https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/12/gm-expects-cadillac-to-be-majority-if-not-all-evs-by-2030.html
Interesting, of course, their plans will ultimately reflect what their consumers want. Do domestic luxury buyers want electric vehicles, or will they by 2030 in large numbers?
I do think there's a compelling psychological advantage to charging at home at night. I certainly don't love planning my around-town trips knowing "oh, I have to stop for gas." If every time I leave the house my "tank" is full, I only have to even think about "filling up" for long trips.
Beyond that, I do think the instant torque of electric motors is satisfying to the luxury car buyer. You don't have to do all that much to make them fast, and AWD is a lot easier when you can just drop a motor at each axle and not need a single drivetrain for the 4 wheels. And I think the typical Cadillac buyer would rather have a well-insulated serene driving experience than listen to a big honkin' V8 in order to develop that power.
Right now IMHO it's too expensive, such that the Tesla Model 3 is considered a "luxury" car only because it's priced in line with small sedans from BMW, Merc, Lexus, Acura, etc. While I think the Model S and X are luxury vehicles, the starting point for both is WAY up there price-wise. Very little else about it is all that luxurious. Get the cost of batteries down, though, and I could absolutely see Cadillac being an all-electric brand.
I know I've been bearish on Tesla, and given a lot of things about the company, I think their future is uncertain. That said, IMHO with recent success they seem to be moving from a company that burns money to a company that could actually make money if they didn't have so much debt, which would make their future go from "disappear" to "bankruptcy, restructure, and come out stronger on the other side by shedding their debt." But all that said, I think there are many advantages to the electric drivetrain if some of the infrastructure continues to be built out and matures.