The first hybrid Chevrolet Corvette is coming soon.<\/p>\n
Chevy in an Instagram post<\/a> on Tuesday confirmed the debut of the electrified ‘Vette for Jan. 17 and posted a video showing off some of the car, which will be called the Corvette E-Ray.<\/p>\n The video shows the car will have a Stealth mode that will enable it to run on electric power alone. However, there are no details on what range or top speed will be possible in this mode.<\/p>\n Unmasked prototypes are currently testing in the wild<\/a>, and photos of the car briefly showed up on Chevy’s website<\/a> last month. They confirm the Corvette E-Ray will feature the same wide-body design as the Corvette Z06 that arrived for 2023<\/a>, though the Z06 features black accents for its aero parts whereas the E-Ray sticks with body color.<\/p>\n The E-Ray is expected to feature one or possibly two electric motors powering the front axle and the regular Corvette Stingray’s 6.2-liter V-8 powering the rear axle. An electric motor integrated with the C8 Corvette’s 8-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, and capable of driving the rear wheels, is also a possibility, judging by a recent patent<\/a>.<\/p>\n Peak output is expected to fall anywhere from 600-650 hp. A more powerful hybrid configuration is expected during the C8 Corvette’s product cycle, and rumors say it will be a range-topping variant called the Zora<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sales of the Corvette E-Ray are due start in the summer.<\/p>\n Chevy eventually plans to introduce a fully electric Corvette, though most likely not until the arrival of a redesigned C9 Corvette. General Motors has said it aims to have all of its light vehicles powered by electricity by 2035<\/a>. What might surprise some is that the electric Corvette lineup may eventually be expanded with additional body styles<\/a>, such as an SUV. 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