Starting at
$50,900
Range
250–317 miles
Type
All-Electric
Battery
85 kWh
Level 2 charge rate
11.5 kW
Level 2 speed
~30 mi/hr
DC fast charging
Up to 150 kW
Plug
NACS (Tesla) plug
Body style
Compact SUV
Fast charging: 10–80% in ~40 min (estimate; Cadillac publishes none). 19.2 kW Level 2 charging on Premium trims.
Living with the Cadillac Optiq
What the spec sheet leaves out, worked out the same way for all 48 all-electric cars in the catalogue: 1,000 miles a month, the U.S. average electricity rate, and one 300-mile day.
Winter range
200–254 mi
23rd longest of 48
EPA range less the 20% cold-weather loss the check assumes.
Home charging
$59 a month
30th cheapest of 48
At 18.4¢ per kWh. The same miles on gas at 28 mpg: $121.
A 300-mile day
1 stop, 17 min charging
27th fewest of 48
Summer, leaving home full, at this car's own fast-charging speed.
Home charging by state
The same 1,000 miles a month at each state’s residential rate. Of the 13 states with a page for this car, the two ends:
Cheapest
- New Mexico$45/mo · 14.1¢
- Washington$48/mo · 15.0¢
- Arizona$49/mo · 15.2¢
- Florida$49/mo · 15.2¢
- Georgia$51/mo · 15.8¢
Most expensive
- California$107/mo · 33.3¢
- New York$96/mo · 29.9¢
- Illinois$77/mo · 23.9¢
- New Jersey$75/mo · 23.3¢
- Virginia$57/mo · 17.6¢
Best suited for
What the Cadillac Optiq costs to charge
Home charging cost depends on your local electricity rate. See the full breakdown — cost per mile, yearly cost, and winter impact — for your area:
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Base MSRP before incentives. Range figures are EPA estimates. Data sourced from Plug In America’s EV Guide.