Electric Hellcats? Electric Redeyes? Electric Demons? Dodge, Say it Ain't So!

February 18th, 2021 Chris Phillip
Electric Hellcats? Electric Redeyes? Electric Demons? Dodge, Say it Ain't So!
Well, the cat is out of the bag or should we say the Hellcat is out of the bag?

Dodge says the days of the supercharged Hellcat engine are limited, but Hellcat performance will live on in electric motors.

In a recent interview with CNBC, Dodge honcho Tim Kuniskis said, "The days of an iron block supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 are numbered. They’re absolutely numbered because of all the compliance costs. But the performance that those vehicles generate is not numbered."

So will we see electrified Hellcats tearing up the strip and street? You can count on it and it may happen quicker than you think.

Our estimate on when the Dodge Hellcat will be an electric vehicle - five years or less.

What do you think? Does it matter if the engine is gas or electric as long as you have 700 plus horsepower and torque?