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Chevrolet and the Crowned Shield, sister companies 'parented' by GM, know how to share. As such, it's not surprising to learn Chevy will be loaning Caddy the leading-edge technology fitted in the Volt. The reason the Crowned Shield has asked Chevy to borrow the Volt technology is another story. It has car enthusiasts, like us, on the edges of our seats.

Remember the Converj coupe concept that debuted at the 2009 Detroit Auto Show? Well, Cadillac has confirmed plans to bring it into production. Coined the ELR, the Converj production car will be engineered with a T-shaped lithium-ion battery…

If you're wondering what that extra tuition is going for at The State College of Florida, you may want to start at the $71,000 Cadillac Escalade they are picking up for officials to use on college business trips. Are students annoyed? Sure, since tuition just "escalated" 8%. Who says college isn't worth it?

For the record, the specific vehicle is a 2011 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid four-wheel-drive SUV with V8 engine, known as "the world's only full-size luxury hybrid SUV." It comes with a price tag of $71,685 before taxes.

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Chevrolet is no longer concerned about defining their brand with ultra-rugged trucks and SUVs. In fact, they'd prefer not to. Over the past couple of years, the American automaker has been busy redefining themselves as industry experts on, fun-to-drive, fuel-efficient vehicles. And, can you blame them? We're certainly not going to see $2.00/gallon gas again, anytime soon. We'll be lucky if the marquees drop to $3.00 again.

The first vehicle demonstrating Chevrolet's initiative at better serving consumers was the Cruze, in 2010. It was a hit then, and continues to be a popular…