And then the Corvette kingdom collectively breathed a sigh of relief…
That might be one way to sum up the word this week that an all-electric Corvette was never in the works, despite the rumor mills.
Executive Chief Engineer Tony Roma reassured the Corvette faithful in an interview with CarBuzz at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed that gasoline-powered ‘Vettes are here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future.
“The technology really isn’t there to make a car you would enjoy, and to make a car light enough with enough range, with enough capability at a cost point that people could afford,” Roma told CarBuzz. “So I don’t think the technology is there yet, and I don’t think the market is really there, not in volume. It would be a very niche product. So I think it’s going to be a while before you see an all-electric Corvette.”
Indeed, when former President Biden mentioned at one point during his term wanting to take an electric Corvette for a drive, he apparently was actually referring to the E-Ray and ZR1X, both of which have additional power provided by electric motors in the front.
“It was about an electrified Corvette, which is the car we’re standing next to,” Roma explained. “And that was the discussion back then, and that is and has been the discussion. Some people took that and assumed we meant all electric.”
During the interview, Roma explained that the all-wheel-drive system on both electrified versions of the Corvettes helps make the cars more stable in curves.
“Instead of drifting away from the apex, you get to the point where you realize, oh, the front axle is going to vector me into the apex, and it helps pull you,” Roma explained. “And it does things that it really takes a while to get used to driving, and it does things that you can’t do any other way. It’s incredible.”
Hopefully, that means the C9 will still have internal combustion engines, meaning that the days of hearing the beautiful roar of gasoline-powered Corvettes are far from over.
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Thank God! A Corvette is not a Corvette without a gasoline engine and fine tuned exhaust!
At 75 years of age, my hearing just isn’t what it once was! My ’66 Big block w/ side pipes may
be a contributor to my “what’d you say?” issue! loved every minute! And to all Corvette
platform guys! Try to get away with making Corvette as loud as you can get away with! 🙂
No EV’s!! ..say again?” Said, No EV’s!!
I sure hope this is not a Baghdad Bob proclamation. Remember, Mary Barra is still the boss.
just build the worlds largest capacitor , hollow it out and put wheels on it… we can worry about , later…. lol
GM and Executive Chief Engineer Mr. Tony Roma are making a huge mistake. Ferrari, Porsche, BMW and several other key high performance sport car companies are already producing and developing EV sport cars for the market place. This, will be a major set back in terms of the future performance and development of the C9 Corvette. GM must stay competitive in the global market place. Moreover, Gm is now targeting a wealthier younger tech buyers for the Corvette, that will not need nor miss the roar of a Big Block 427(RAT) motor. Corvette’s direct world competition will not stand by or wait while GM considers whether to join the rest of the global comminuting in offering a light weight competitive EV sports car.
Many thanks,
Ray
Ray that is opinion not fact in regards to an e.v. market there isn’t any. Even with subsidies and tax credits they wouldn’t sell and those you mentioned probably receive govt cheese as is the custom in Europe.
Ray, you’re on point a lot of the time, but I’m going to have to disagree with you on this one as its the smartest EV decision GM has ever made (if Roma actually speaks for his bosses).
1. There’s no such thing as a lightweight electric anything.
2. The handful of tech-first buyers out there aren’t and will never be interested in a Chevy.
3. All of the smart money is hedging away from full-electric right now, especially for sports cars. Why? No demand. I detailed the mass abandonment of these projects with links in the second paragraph of the article below, but the most compelling argument against trying to push a plug-in Corvette is the Rimac Nevera. On paper it’s one of the most impressive cars ever built, but they’ve only sold 50 or so of the planned run of 150 in three years of trying because there’s no joy to be found in the electric motor, as Tony aluded to in the interview.
https://www.corvetteblogger.com/2025/04/12/gm-shows-a-corvette-ev-concept-just-as-other-manufacturers-waive-the-white-flag-on-electric-sports-cars/
And a more indepth nterview with Rimac’s founder about the facts of the high-end car marketplace and its aversion to EV sportscars:
https://www.carscoops.com/2024/05/slow-selling-nevera-is-a-sales-flop-because-rich-people-want-ice-supercars-mate-rimac-says/
That’s great news!
GM will make an all electric Corvette when they are ready to do so. Tony Roma just said in the article that the technology is not ready yet to make it worth doing for now. The competition is also back pedaling on getting rid of their ICE powered sports cars. The EV Sport Cars that are coming out are very expensive / not affordable to produce in numbers that make sense for GM at this time. We all know the EV / All Electric Vette is going to come the question is when will it make it practical
to do so. The negative comments regarding EV’s are as usual the people who have never driven an EV. Once you drive one you will understand why that is only a matter of time before there will be an EV -Vette.
GM sells a lot of Corvettes so the EV format is not ready. People don’t want them in mass numbers right now. I’m happy with my C8 Stingray. I keep considering an upgrade to the hybrid E-Ray but I always get cold feet.
“If I listened to my customers, I’d given them a faster horse.”
Henry Ford
Thanks
Ray
Disagree with Wayne. I’d prefer to keep my hearing. I do not like owning cars that sound like they have an exhaust leak.
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