TURIN – Stellantis will engineer its coming STLA Small and Medium electric-vehicle platforms in Europe, CEO Carlos Tavares mentioned.
The brand new platforms are outlined by Stellantis as “BEV by design,” that means that they’re being developed primarily for battery-powered automobiles however might additionally assist inner combustion variants the place there’s a demand for them.
Tavares, talking at a information convention Thursday right here, didn’t give specifics in regards to the growth of the STLA Small and Medium platforms.
Requested by Automotive Information Europe if the group’s different two future EV platforms, STLA Massive and STLA Body (for body-on-frame automobiles), can be developed in North America, Tavares smiled however didn’t give a direct reply.
Tavares confirmed that Stellantis would construct a complete of 4 fashions for 3 of its manufacturers on STLA Medium in its manufacturing unit in Melfi, southern Italy. ANE beforehand reported that the fashions will embrace two for DS and one every for Lancia and Opel/Vauxhall.
The 4 new architectures are anticipated to every underpin the manufacturing of as much as 2 million automobiles yearly, Stellantis mentioned in 2021.
“The 4 platforms are designed with a excessive degree of flexibility and elements sharing, to create scale economies,” Stellantis’ head of Italy, Santo Ficili, mentioned final October. “On this approach, every platform will be capable to assist [the production of] as much as 2 million items yearly.”
The STLA platforms are notable for his or her longer vary in contrast with most present electrical automobiles. Their specs and meant functions embrace:
- STLA Small: Autos on this platform can be 3500 to 4300 mm lengthy, and have battery packs of 37 to 82 kilowatt-hours with a spread as much as 500 km (300 miles), the corporate mentioned final yr in its EV Day presentation. They may embrace small and “entry compact” automobiles primarily from Citroen, DS, Fiat, Lancia, Opel/Vauxhall and Peugeot. They’re set to debut in early 2026, with the Jeep Renegade small SUV successor.
- STLA Medium: Autos can be 4350 to 5000 mm lengthy, and have battery packs of 87 to 104 kWh and a spread as much as 700 km (440 miles). They may embrace compact and midsize fashions for a lot of of Stellantis’ 14 manufacturers. The primary fashions would launch in early 2024, presumably with a brand new flagship crossover for the DS model.
- STLA Massive: Autos can be 4650 to 5400 mm lengthy, have battery packs of 101 to 118 kWh and a spread as much as 800 km (500 miles). It’s meant for high-performance midsize and enormous automobiles, for the Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep manufacturers. The primary launch is deliberate for 2024, with a mannequin recognized as a “efficiency muscle automobile” for Dodge, in accordance with Stellantis’ “Dare Ahead 2030″ plan introduced on March 1.
- STLA Body: Fashions can be 5400 to 5900 mm lengthy, and have battery packs of 159 to over 200 kWh and a spread as much as 800 km (500 miles). It is going to be used for body-on-frame automobiles for the Ram and Jeep manufacturers. Debut is deliberate to start in 2024, presumably on a full electrical model of the Ram light-duty pickup.