General Motors won’t pull the plug on the combustion-powered Corvette anytime soon, but a separate version with a plug (pun intended) and no gas engine is still in the cards. The only question is when. According to the man in charge of engineering the iconic American sports car, battery power will eventually become part of its future.
Tony Roma, GM's executive chief engineer for Corvette and Performance Cars, recently reaffirmed the company's commitment to a fully electric Corvette. Speaking on The Drivecast, he acknowledged that an EV is inevitable, even if the bowtie-emblazoned company isn't ready to spill the beans on its development timeline.
