- GM has confirmed that an electric version of the Corvette is coming soon.
- A hybrid powertrain will be added next year, and a battery-powered model will follow as well.
- The EV model will use GM’s Ultium battery platform and it could be called E-Ray.
What could be more radical, a mid-engine? Escort ship Or an electric Corvette? We’re about to find this out, as GM President Mark Reuss confirmed today on CNBC that the Corvette EV is coming, and that it will soon after Chevy launches a hybrid model in 2023.
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The electric Corvette will use GM’s Ultium battery platform, and we’ve previously speculated that Chevy’s trademark of name “E-Ray” can be used for certain types of electrified Corvette models. We’re guessing that the prototype in this video is a hybrid model, since there’s an obvious track of the V-8 petrol engine playing in the background, but Chevy should roll out some trailers of the EV model in time. suitable. The camouflaged prototype appears to have the exact same bodywork as the gas-powered Corvette – the main difference we can spot is the yellow color of the brake calipers.
When the electric Corvette arrives, it will have to offer impressive performance specs to compete with its internal combustion brethren. For a Corvette Z06, which has a 5.5-liter V-8, flatbed engine, 670 hp, while the engine rumored hybrid model to deliver about 1000 horsepower from a twin-turbo version of that engine paired with an electric motor powering the front wheels. We look forward to hearing more about both hybrid and electric models over the next few months as Chevy prepares to offer the Corvette more widely than ever.
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