Here’s everything we know about the 2024 Corvette E-Ray hybrid

When the hybrid 'Vette goes on sale later this year, it will be the quickest of them all.

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[Dr Gitlin]

I'm still not sure what the point of a hybrid that can only get power from the standard combustion engine is (and has practically no battery, at that)

So, you don't understand the point of a Toyota Prius either?

 

[Dr Gitlin]

That's a tiny battery, I have a 1.7kWh battery in my ebike

It's the same capacity as the battery in a Toyota Prius, which weirdly no one seems to complain about or make fun of. I wonder why?

 

[Dr Gitlin]

For the Prius, I thought the argument was that the hybrid can run with more efficiency than direct ICE and thus cleaner (always in the max mpg mode essentially), but it doesn't seem like this vehicle has that advantage- am I wrong?

Happy to be educated...

Yes, you're wrong, and we should expect this Corvette to be much more efficient than the Stingray.

 

[Dr Gitlin]

It only gives 3-4 miles of range in the Vette, that's nothing.

LMAO do you post dumb things like this about the Prius or the Hyundai Sonata hybrid too? Those cars use “a tiny battery” to get 57-58 mpg.

How about you wait for an actual mpg for the e-Ray before clutching your pearls.

 

[Dr Gitlin]

Man, never thought such a large contingent of our commentariat was unable to grasp the concept of a hybrid car despite them being on sale for about 25 years now.

 

[Dr Gitlin]

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[Dr Gitlin]

If the electric motor is being used for regen braking then it is a motor generator- not in the sense of an F1 MGU, putting energy back into the battery while braking.

Just looked up the McLaren Artura which has a 7.4 kWh battery giving a 19 mile electric range. I'm sure McLaren drivers also don't want to buy a Bolt but the McLaren solution seems more useful than the Corvette's minimally functional virtue signalling, and no this does not mean the Corvette would cost as much as a McLaren. As well as any 'green' issues, using any internal combustion engine for a 2/3 mile journey especially if done regularly, is not good for the mechanicals. So being able to do this sort of short trip running just on battery is definitely good for any car

“hey Siri, please explain to me the difference between a parallel hybrid and a plug-in hybrid?”

 

[Dr Gitlin]

For those who like to complain about paid editorial content, this one is pretty trivial. Even trying to make it cost a lot but not ridiclous (Acela Business Class, refundable tickets, day-before purchase) it's about $500 round trip. IMO that's not payment for content; it's just good business to have somebody else pay for an information-gathering trip. I don't know anybody in business or government who wouldn't take the same deal, and I did a number of times when working full-time (you wouldn't believe the approval process for an out-of-state trip by a state employee, even if the feds pay for the whole thing!).

I’d love to meet the galaxybrain that thinks three hours in Manhattan for a meeting, with seven hours spent either side taking a train, somehow counts as a jolly or a junket or a benefit of some kind.

I guess they’re people who work jobs who never have a single meeting?

 

[Dr Gitlin]

"A plug-in hybrid would have added a lot more weight and cost for diminished performance returns."

This car already has the battery, motor and controller. Adding a plug would be minimal extra weight and cost.

A PHEV doesn't need to have a big battery. I -like- small batteries as they're lighter but adding a plug even at this battery size would make the existing performance more accessible as you could deplete the battery using all that extra front axle power and and then simply plug it in to do it all over again without having to regen the battery the hard way. Not to mention those ICE free short hops that PHEVs are best at.

(I'm a 330e owner for this reason and think BMW has struck a reasonable compromise between battery capacity/range vs weight)

Imagine the negative comments if this was a PHEV with a 1.9 kWh battery. Sometimes I find the things people post in comments here to be utterly ridiculous.