Because Americans shed poor car-purchasing habits like they do railing entire rows of Oreo cookies, the Escalade IQL somehow makes sense in this wacky reality.

Some details remain untested for now, the most obvious being how close the Escalade IQ will be able to get to its claimed 460-mile range in the real world. The 8000-pound tow rating invites some testing too, also the question of how using it will affect the achievable range.

The big SUV is a step in fulfilling Cadillac's vision for an all-electric lineup of "tier one" luxury vehicles.