After Ford tamed the Mustang into a pure electric crossover SUV, Chevrolet Corvette, one of the representatives of American muscle sports cars, has also confirmed by General Motors that it will usher in electrification next year. It is expected to gradually introduce a hybrid version and use the group's Ultium battery platform to create a pure electric model. Models with conventional petrol engines will continue to be produced and sold along with the newly introduced power specifications.
Not only is it electrified, the Ultium platform is built, and there may be obvious differences with the gasoline version
Mark Reuss, president of General Motors, revealed in an interview a few days ago that a pure electric version of Chevrolet Corvette will appear in 2023. The new car is based on the Ultium battery platform developed by the Group and is equipped with the AWD4-wheel drive system. Details such as power output and exact publication time remain confidential.
Due to the special design of the Ultium battery platform, I am afraid that it cannot be directly integrated into the current Chevrolet Corvette body, so there may be a certain degree of difference between the pure electric American sports car and the gasoline version released at that time. Automakers have to make adjustments to create space that can accommodate batteries, and adjust the distribution of the body's center of gravity to achieve the feasibility of mass production and maintain handling.
The oil and electricity version has a thousand horsepower? Gasoline models don't die
As for the Chevrolet Corvette with a hybrid unit, President Mark Reuss did not say that it would be built in hybrid or PHEV form. According to previously leaked information, the new car will be equipped with an electric motor with a twin-turbo engine, outputting nearly 1,000 horsepower and equipped with the same AWD4-drive system as the all-electric version.
For the traditional fuel model segment, President Mark Reuss believes that the traditional internal combustion engine is a major reason for Chevrolet Corvette's public awareness. Therefore, he said that the purpose of the launch of the fuel-electric and pure electric versions of the model is only to increase the richness of the product line, not to replace the fuel model. After the new power specification is introduced in 2023, the gasoline version of Corvette will continue to be sold.
GM hopes to launch 30 all-electric models by 2025 and become an all-electric automaker by 2035.