It’s Wednesday. Okay, so this is an actual thing—I think. It’s called the Beaver Receiver and it’s a trailer hitch accessory. They claim that it’s meant to replace the “truck nuts” that you generally see hanging from the back of big-ass redneck trucks. However, as far as I know, truck nuts don’t actually fit into the hitch receptacle. They only hang from the hitch where as the Beaver Receiver slides right in. A technicality, I know.

Sadly, it appears that they are no longer available for sale on their facebook page. A joke or real product is anyone’s guess. One thing is for sure. There are plenty of people out there willing to buy a nasty plastic nutsack and attach it to their trucks, so how far off the mark could a plastic vagina be?

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It’s Tuesday. Woohoo! With all eyes on the incredible new Chevrolet Corvette Z06 coming later this year, Chevrolet officially confirmed that an electrified hybrid Corvette will be available possibly as early as next year. And the hybrid will be followed by a fully electric version!

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Corvette EV Officially Confirmed, Hybrid Coming in 2023
The electric Corvette will use GM’s Ultium batteries and could be called E-Ray. It will come after a hybrid that’s rumored to have 1000 hp.

After years of spy photos and speculation, president of GM Mark Reuss has finally confirmed plans for both a hybrid Chevy Corvette C8 and a full-electric model. He even dropped a launch window for the hybrid. All this comes with a trailer that reveals the hybrid is all-wheel-drive.

The most information we have is on the hybrid. The trailer shows the car skidding about in the snow, but the clip of it launching from a standstill is what makes the all-wheel drive very obvious. It’s all in slow-motion, and it sure seems the front wheels get going more quickly than the rears, which makes us think the front wheels are powered by an electric motor rather than being mechanically connected to the engine. That’s consistent with previous reports, too.

We won’t have long to wait for the hybrid either. Reuss said it should launch early next year. It doesn’t have a name yet, but GM has been holding on to the trademark for the “E-Ray” name for a while. Power is also unclear, but the latest reports have it somewhere above 600 horsepower combined. It will likely come in below 670 horsepower, though, in order to maintain the Z06’s position at the top of the Corvette hierarchy.

As for the full electric, Reuss didn’t offer much. He simply said that it’s coming, and will definitely be after the hybrid Corvette. Details around the car are scarce. It would certainly use the electric car technology used in most of GM’s new electric cars, named “Ultium.” Some reports have suggested an electric crossover SUV could be possible.

We’ll just have to wait and see how it all plays out with the full-electric Corvette. And in the meantime, we’ll be looking forward to more about the hybrid.

It’s Monday. My sister, my girlfriend, and I all have birthdays in April so we had a family cookout Saturday afternoon. As you can see, ribs were on the menu and they were fantastic. Even the weather cooperated, warming up to 80 degrees with beautiful sunny blue skies. I got a slight sunburn and filled my belly with quite a few tasty ribs. Really couldn’t have asked for a better day.

Went to lunch with a buddy on Sunday and hung out with him the rest of the afternoon watching the Talladega race. Had a really good time and hope to do that more often.

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