--- title: "An Electric Corvette Is Still Coming. GM Won’t Say When" date: "2026-10-14" modified: "2026-10-14" authors: - name: "Joel Feder" job_title: "Director of Content and Product" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/joel-feder.md" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/an-electric-corvette-is-still-coming-gm-wont-say-when" categories: - "Chevrolet News" - "News" - "News by Brand" tags: - "Electric Vehicle" - "sports car" --- # An Electric Corvette Is Still Coming. GM Won’t Say When ![Electric Chevy Corvette Hypercar concept]() *\General Motors\  * [Where is the electric Chevrolet Corvette]() that General Motors President Mark Reuss announced on [CNBC in 2022]()? That’s the question I’ve been asking for years, and the answer is it’s still coming, someday. On [the latest episode of *The Drivecast*](), Tony Roma, who is now the Executive Chief Engineer for the Chevy Corvette and Performance Cars at General Motors, told *The Drive*, “The electric cars are the end game, so someday there will be an electric Corvette, and I think that’s what Mark was trying to say.” Listen below to the moment that Roma addresses the electric Corvette. While Mark Reuss was clear in that announcement in 2022, which accompanied a [teaser of the then upcoming Corvette E-Ray](), no electric Corvette materialized in the following four years. When I went digging in 2025 asking Team Chevy where the electric Corvette was, I was met with dead air and then non-answer answers. When Reuss made the comments in 2022 it was implied, though not explicitly stated, that an electric Corvette would be part of this C8 generation. The C8 generation is now well into its later chapters with the [arrival of the Grand Sport model](). While the C9 is years off, we are much closer to it and the end of the C8 than the beginning of this mid-engine Corvette era. Across the pond Porsche’s new CEO Michael Leiters has been saying at every turn and opportunity that [the iconic 911 will never go electric](). Never is a long time, and quite the opposite of what Roma just said while backing Reuss’ statement from 2022. For now there are two electrified, though not electric, Corvettes. The [Corvette E-Ray]() morphed into the [Grand Sport X for 2027 ]()and [the ZR1X]() also features a hybrid powertrain with an electric motor sitting up in a cradle between the front wheels. Whether that’s the end of the hybrid C8 Corvette story or not is yet to be seen. For now, Roma was clear, “Yeah, someday we will announce something to the world, but yeah, I’m not going to take anything away from Mark’s statement, it stands on its own, and someday we will fully electrify Corvette. But not today.” *Got a story? Send us a line at tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Overseeing what you see, read, touch, hear, and interact with from the vast lakes of Minnesota, Joel Feder shapes how The Drive looks and operates as the head of content and product initiatives. On a daily basis, Joel leads the newsroom and editorial staff playing point on both short-term coverage and long-term strategic plans. His mission is to help ensure The Drive shapes the future of automotive media by helping the team execute original reporting, breaking news, and exclusive opportunities. Regarded as an industry insider and recognized by colleagues, fellow journalists, and manufacturers as a point-person and leader in the industry, Joel owns and runs the largest automotive professionals group on Facebook in an effort to serve and help others. Joel serves as a juror for the World Car Awards. In addition, he sits on the Board of Directors for Move Forward MN, a local non-profit that helps at-risk youth with barrier-free mental health and housing services. While you’re reading this he’s either on his computer or iPhone chasing the latest news or drafting a story. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]() [Bluesky]() [Email]()