GM Confirms an All-Electric Corvette Is Coming
No date set for the first fully electric Corvette as C9 approaches.
Chevrolet’s current-generation Corvette has marked the first time in its history that the nameplate includes an electric motor, producing three variants so far: the E-Ray, the 2027 Grand Sport X, and the 1,250-horsepower ZR1X. Each uses a front-axle electric motor for all-wheel drive. What remains open is whether General Motors will ever build a fully electric version.
Tony Roma, GM’s executive chief engineer for global Corvette and performance cars, said an all-electric Corvette is part of the brand’s future. “The electric cars are the end game, so someday there will be an electric Corvette,” he said on The Drivecast podcast.
Roma did not offer a date. “Not today,” he said, defending Mark Reuss’s earlier statement that an all-electric Corvette would arrive “at some point.” Reuss made that comment in 2022, when GM’s plan was to sell exclusively electric vehicles by 2035.
GM has since dropped that 2035 deadline in favor of a mix of gas, hybrid, and electric powertrains. Roma says the plan for Corvette electrification stands regardless.
Timing could hinge on the next generation. The C8 Corvette is expected to end production in late 2027 or early 2028, with the C9 possibly unveiled in late 2028 and production starting in 2029. That would put a battery electric Corvette no earlier than the 2030 model year.
The stance contrasts with Porsche, whose CEO Michael Leiters has repeatedly said the 911 “will never be fully electric.” Porsche’s strategy has changed multiple times in recent years, so the position may not be final.
The CX Concept, an all-electric Corvette, was shown to illustrate what the future model could look like.
GM executives say the company’s plan to fully electrify the Corvette remains in place.
