Car Wearing: Is a lineup of Corvette EVs on the way?

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Yes, Chevy Really Is Planning on an Electric 4-Door Corvette—and an SUV

Not long ago some doubted that the Ford Mustang could become a performance sub-brand, especially one that coupled the storied name with an electric crossover. But the Mustang Mach-E has become part of the EV landscape in record time.
Could the same be done with the Corvette name?
The latest intel paints just such a picture a few years from now, with an electric four-door expected in 2026, followed by an electric crossover SUV in 2027. The vehicles themselves won't be based on the current version of Ultium platform, which underpins the Cadillac Lyriq and others, but rather on new architecture that will be unique to the Corvette EVs.
In many ways, it is Porsche rather than Ford's Mustang Mach-E that has opened the door to such an expansion, with its debut of the Taycan. But the recipe is there for an expanded lineup of premium vehicles with the Corvette name.
Will the current Corvette itself receive an electric version any time soon?
Read on to find out more about the chances of such a model in the near future.

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This Is Our First Look at the Mini Countryman EV

Mini has publicized its goal to go all-electric by 2030, but for now EV buyers have only been able to try the Cooper SE Electric with its very modest range. Soon, the automaker will begin building the electric version of the new Countryman, alongside the new internal combustion version.
This week Mini gave the EV world a first look at the new Countryman, due next year as a 2025 model.
"The new Mini Countryman comes off the production line in Leipzig together with the BMW 1 Series, BMW 2 Series Gran Coupé, and BMW 2 Series Active Tourer," the automaker said.
This isn't the only electric Mini we'll see in the next few years, either.
Read on to find out what else the automaker has in the works when it comes to EVs.

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Why Sono Has Dropped Its Solar Car Project

Sono Motors captured the imaginations of some EV fans with the concept of a $25,000 car that could add dozens of miles per week from the sun. Now the German startup, which planned to begin production the Sion hatchback later this year, has abruptly canceled the project.
The sudden reversal is the latest in a series of EV startup setbacks, with Lightyear abandoning its high-priced solar-powered sedan just weeks prior.
Sono says the project could yet be taken over by another automaker, keeping the door open for a relaunch of the effort. After all, Sono has filed quite a few patents in developing the Sion hatchback, so the underlying hardware appears to have promise, at least from a technological standpoint.
This leaves Fisker as one of the main proponents of integrating solar panels into electric models, with Ocean SUV production having started in Graz, Austria not long ago.
Does solar body panel technology for EVs have a longer term future, or are the production costs and other business considerations just too niche to make it in the EV mass market?