Stellantis has unveiled its global BEV-by-design platform with state-of-the-art features, including a range of 700 kilometres (435 miles), energy efficiency, embedded power and charging power, called STLA Medium.
The platforms are designed with provisions for future battery chemistries, including nickel- and cobalt-free and solid-state batteries. This enables Stellantis brands to tailor vehicle capabilities for the ideal balance of cost and performance.
STLA Medium is the first of four global BEV platforms, outlined on EV Day 2021, that underpin the company’s future products and are key to achieving the bold targets of the Stellantis Dare Forward 2030 strategic plan, including reaching a 100% passenger car BEV sales mix in Europe and a 50% passenger car and light-duty truck BEV sales mix in the United States by 2030
Vehicles based on STLA Medium will be sold globally and be available with front-drive propulsion or all-wheel drive with the addition of a second electric drive module at the rear, with BEV power output range from 160 to 285 kW.
Body styles will include passenger cars, crossovers and SUVs with a wheelbase ranging between 2.7 - 2.9 metres, an overall length range of 4.3-4.9 meters, ground clearance of more than 220 mm to ensure off-road capability and performance and wheels up to 750 mm in diameter, a key attribute for the platform design.
The STLA Medium platform using a 440V electric architecture, delivers a claimed range of more than 700 km (435 miles) with a Performance pack, while a Standard pack is rated at more than 500 km (310 miles) on the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), with a useful energy up to 98 kilowatt-hours (kWh).
A press release from Stellantis noted that consumption can be less than 14 kWh per 100 km depending on the application, which is best in class in energy efficiency. Owners can take their battery from 20% to 80% charge in 27 minutes, a rate of 2.4 kWh per minute.
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