Stellantis on Wednesday revealed some technical highlights of its STLA Medium platform, certainly one of 4 devoted EV platforms in growth for future electrical fashions.
The automaker revealed its STLA platform technique two years in the past this month, unveiling STLA Medium alongside the STLA Small, STLA Massive, and STLA Body platforms, however up till now it hasn’t launched way more details about the technical structure. It is now confirming some particulars for the STLA Medium platform.
STLA Medium is designed for mid-size automobiles in what is thought within the business because the C- and D-segments, a Stellantis press launch stated. The automaker famous that it at the moment has 26 nameplates globally in these segments, and could have manufacturing capability for as much as 2 million STLA-Medium-based autos per yr unfold throughout a number of vegetation, with the primary autos coming from Europe.
Stellantis STLA Medium platform
A Customary Pack and Efficiency Pack will probably be accessible, providing as much as 310 miles and 435 miles of vary, respectively, as measured on the European WLTP testing cycle (corresponding U.S. EPA figures will probably be decrease). Stellantis did not escape particular capability numbers, however stated autos based mostly on the STLA Medium platform could have a most 98 kwh of usable power and can goal power consumption of lower than 14 kwh per 100 km.
Stellantis is sticking with a 400-volt electrical structure, fairly than 800-volt, however remains to be aiming for a 20% to 80% cost in 27 minutes with DC fast-charging, a charge of two.4 kwh per minute, based on the corporate.
The platform can accommodate single-motor front-wheel-drive or dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrains, with focused outputs between 214 hp and 382 hp.
Stellantis STLA Medium platform
Deliberate physique types embody “passenger automobiles, crossovers, and SUVs,” based on Stellantis. The platform can accommodate wheelbase lengths of 106.2 inches to 114.1 inches, general lengths of 169.2 inches to 192.9 inches, plus floor clearance of greater than 8.6 inches for off-road autos.
Off-road competence will probably be essential, as certainly one of a number of deliberate Jeep electrical SUVs may very well be based mostly on the STLA Medium platform. Stellantis plans to launch 25 EVs within the U.S. by 2030, together with a Dodge electrical muscle automotive based mostly on the STLA Massive Platform and a totally electrical and range-extended Ram electrical truck. And STLA Medium could type the premise for heart-of-the-market crossovers from Peugeot, Citroën, and Fiat in Europe.
The corporate has acted to localize manufacturing of core programs for these platforms—with drive modules from Indiana and batteries probably from Indiana and Canada. Final week the automaker additionally gave a glimpse of the way it plans to mixture EV charging info, but it surely did not but say whether or not it’d bounce to the Tesla NACS normal.