General Motors has filed to register “E-Ray” as a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, GM Authority has discovered. Filed on July 31st, 2020 and assigned serial number 90087059, the application states that the name will be used in conjunction with “Motor land vehicles, namely automobiles.”
This application represents the second time that GM has moved to trademark the E-Ray name with the USPTO, with the first time being in December 2015.
| Work Mark | Filing Date | Serial Number | Goods & Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| E-Ray | July 31, 2020 | 90087059 | Motor land vehicles, namely automobiles |
| E-Ray | December 16, 2015 | 86850500 | Motor land vehicles, namely, automobiles |
| Corvette E-Ray | December 16, 2015 | 86850510 | Motor land vehicles, namely, automobiles |
We believe that this new filing is meant to supersede the December 2015 filing, since the latter will soon expire without being fully registered. More importantly, a second filing for “E-Ray” shows that The General is serious about the nameplate, lending more credibility to the notion that the Corvette E-Ray will be a hybridized variant of the C8 Stingray that joins the Small Block V8 LT2 used in the C8 Stingray with a hybrid-electric motor.
An electric drive unit located between the front wheels will be fed by battery packs located in the middle of the car. Peak output of the hybrid system has been rumored to be roughly 85 kW (115 horsepower) and 100-115 pound-feet of torque, resulting in a total system output of about 600 horsepower and 575 pound-feet of torque. Thanks to this unique configuration, the E-Ray will also be the first C8 Corvette (and the first Corvette ever) to feature all-wheel-drive.
Potential Corvette C8 E-Ray Prototype
Though we have had conflicting reports on the matter, the body of the C8 E-Ray should be more along the lines of what we see today in the C8 Stingray, and not like the wide body that will be featured of the C8 Z06.
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Given the misfires by builders who have tried to install turbochargers to the LT2 engine of the Chevrolet C8 Corvette and failed, one has to almost think that the only way to build a very fast C8 Corvette is with a hybrid where an electric motor bypasses the DCT.
Who has failed? What misfires? So far, all have succeeded.
Emelia Hartford blew her twin turbo C8 up already. check it out on you tube. https://youtu.be/UQK35gjzsQM
One example on a questionable build / install / tune is hardly a failure.
If Ford can design and build an electric Mustang as the Mach-E, then why has GM taken its time to offer an electric sportscar? There is an electric Camaro called the e-COPO so GM has the technology to build a production version.
Not saying Ford isn’t beating GM to the punch (although you could say the same about the Bolt), but since when is a midsize SUV a sports car? The Mach-E much more resembles the Lyriq, which maybe GM will do a Chevy version – Blazer-Ray anyone?
I am very hopeful this will be a much longer EV range and a much, much cheaper alternative to the amazing Ferrari SF90 Stradale. GM has to throw all the Tech it can muster on the upcoming E-Ray as did Ferrari on the SF90.
That won’t be the E-Ray’s function.
Remember that there will still be the Zora with twin-turbo and hybrid tech:
https://gmauthority.com/blog/gm/chevrolet/corvette/chevrolet-corvette-c8/chevrolet-corvette-c8-zora/
@Alex Luft
Are you saying we will get a so called SF90 version called the Zora which will be ICE and BEV mix and an all electric C8 called E-Ray?
If so, wooooow. That would be amazing to see which one customers will prefer.
GM really has a massive hit with the C8 and it is very well deserved. They did everything right on it. They did not let the so called Bean-Counters ruin anything.
No, the E-ray and Zora are both hybrids, bu the E-ray is more of a GT, and the Zora a hypercar.
This is a great idea. The electric motor helps provide instant torque to get the vet off the line and the ICE takes over to get to higher speeds.
@Dan
Yes exactly. And it is Major City Future proof as well as a lot of them have passed Legislation that ICE vehicles cannot drive through.
I have a feeling all of that anti-ICE legislation will be removed before going into effect.