The 2024 Corvette E-Ray is a first for the iconic sports car nameplate, and in more ways than one. Not only is it the first production Corvette with all-wheel drive, but it’s also the first production Corvette with a hybrid powerplant. Of course, all that means the E-Ray is equipped with several new components previously unseen in a vehicle with a Crossed Flags emblem on the body. With that in mind, the 2024 Corvette E-Ray’s battery pack is covered by a specific warranty.
As it turns out, the 2024 Corvette E-Ray’s 1.9 kWh battery pack and management system are covered by an eight-year / 100,000-mile warranty, whichever comes first from the original in-service date of the vehicle. The coverage should be similar to what was applied to the Chevy Volt and Chevy Malibu Hybrid, extending to the high-voltage wiring, battery and power control modules, generator power inverter module, brake modulator assembly and the hybrid drive unit. The warranty should be transferable at no cost to any subsequent person or persons who assume ownership within the eight-year / 100,000-mile term.
That all said, GM has applied certain ownership requirements to the 2024 Corvette E-Ray which stipulate the vehicle cannot be sold by the initial owner within six months of taking delivery in order to maintain the factory warranty. Stay tuned to GM Authority for more information on E-Ray ownership requirements.
For those readers who may be unaware, the 2024 Corvette E-Ray mates the naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 LT2 gasoline engine (the same ICE cradled by the C8 Corvette Stingray) to a single front-mounted electric motor and the aforementioned 1.9 kWh battery pack. The hybrid propulsion system yields a combined output of 655 horsepower, with the LT2 driving the rear wheels (via a new variant of the C8’s dual-clutch eight-speed automatic gearbox), and the front-mounted motor driving the front wheels, yielding all-wheel grip. Stealth Mode allows the E-Ray to be temporarily driven on electric power alone at speeds up to 45 mph.
The GM Y2 platform provides the underpinnings, with production taking place at the GM Bowling Green plant in Kentucky.
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Im on the list fir an Eray, but the carbon ceramic brakes are a problem. You don’t need them for a car that never goes to the track, and i couldnt figure out why they are standard. Then it dawned on me that Chevrolet is using an open differential for the front wheels but it isn’t electronically controlled with clutches like Audi uses for its performance cars. Because it is not, GM is using the brakes to control wheel spin. That means they will wear sooner. I bet that’s were the cc brakes came from. I configured an Eray to duplicate my Stingray and it comes to $121,500. For that money, i would much rather have a smart differential than cc brakes as replacing them is about $20,000 which will be a big factor when trading in or selling the Eray. For all the great engineering that went into the car, using the brakes rather than an electronic differential, is not in keeping with the sophistication of the car.
Michael may be right here, but they could modulate the electric motor to limit wheel spin and forgo some performance. My gut says that GM wanted to tout “It’s the Fastest Corvette EVER”, so they bolted on performance parts to help. The CC brakes and Lithium battery help, possibly just enough to beat the Z06 in the headlines by a fraction of a second to 60. Corvette claims it was to reduce mass to offset the FWD system and battery, which is not lying, but then why not put the Li car battery on the Z06?
Still, great work Corvette. Amazing car. Will the 2025 have an iron brake setup standard…?
Chevy is not unique in this approach. Lambo does the same thin a couple of their AWD cars.
Have to admit I like that silver with the blue stripes.
Beautiful car.
Is it really only a 1.9kw battery? A Prius has a battery 5 times that size. Does the engine constantly charge the battery so it can power the front wheels?
Go get yourself a Prius. You obviously don’t understand this car…
People read about battery state of charge ( soc ) . fuel oil refresh should run motor as well as brake regen will put energy back into battery as its not a plug in hybrid . carbon ceramic brakes also because of weight , but wait till the brake job bill comes in 😂.
Only 8 year warranty. Most corvette owners don’t drive them more than 3-5000 miles per year. It should be 100,000 miles no matter how long it takes. No thanks. Not for me. Give me a straight up ICE corvette.
I can’t wait until this insufferable EV nonsense finally runs it’s course.
Just like the Z06, you can’t sell for 6 months or be penalized and lose the warranty. I personally don’t know how GM can get away with this. There are many reasons you may need to sell it, I.e. health issues, loss of income, owner passed away, divorce, or you basically don’t like the vehicle. GM thinks this will stop people from flipping the car yet they don’t care about dealers marking them up. Maybe if they would build another manufacturing facility to increase production to meet the demand it would solve the flipping, satisfy consumers who have been waiting to buy one, it would employ more workers and GM would be making more money. A win win for everyone. With the new E-Ray, then the ZR1 and Zora being added to the same production line, it’s only going to get worse. Will GM do anything to address Corvette production? No, their focus is on investing in EVs. Why not do both?
I put my deposit down with Ciocca Chevrolet 2 hours after they began accepting deposits on the Z -06 I am still 1978 on their list. I was at the GM plant in June. They are building 40 Z’s a day . I am sure the buyers of the E Ray will be going through the same misery the Z buyers are going through