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TECHNOLOGY
REPORT
ELECTRIFICATION
Stellantis goes all-in on EVs
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Jeep envisions solar
charging stations at offroad
trailheads to support
its transformation to plugin
products including the
2022 Grand Cherokee 4xe.
Five months after the merger of auto giants
FCA and PSA into Stellantis, the new EuroAmerican
OEM on July 8 unveiled its strategy
to attain global leadership in electrified vehicle
development, technology, and sales within this
decade. The company is committing more than
€30 billion ($35.5B) through 2025 to vehicle,
subsystems, software and tooling/plant development.
In the process, it expects to outpace
the industry by 30% in its total R&D spend and
Capex versus revenues, according to CFO
Richard Palmer, one of the Stellantis executives
who spoke during the 3-hour online conference
for media and analysts.
The ambitious plan includes development of
four new dedicated, flexible electric-vehicle (EV)
platforms, each capacitized for up to 2 million
units per year; three scalable electric-drive modules
(EDM); one scalable power inverter, plus
proprietary controls and hardware and software
solutions for vehicle charging. The plan also includes
five new battery 'gigafactories' capable
of producing over 260 gigawatt-hours of cell
energy, a comprehensive battery repair, reuse
and recycling enterprise, and the establishment
of at least two sources of secure, sustainable
(geothermal brine) lithium supply.
Three lithium-based battery chemistries are
cleared for production, including solid-state
technology that will be ready by 2026, according
to Jean Personnaz, head of electrified powertrain
engineering. He said the engineering
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teams are targeting a driving range of 300 to
500 miles (500-800 km) depending on vehicle,
and fast-charging capability of 20
miles/32 km of range per minute. Battery energy
density of ~60 kWh/L is realistic, he said.
The plan is not only about battery EVs. An
advanced range-extender hybrid, known as the
REPB (Range Extender Paradigm Breaker) is in
development. Personnaz described it as " secret
for now. " His presentation indicated that the
REPB is aimed at a new Ram midsized unibody
pickup in the MY2024 timeframe. A hydrogen
fuel cell-powered medium-commercial van
based on the Peugeot Expert will enter production
in late 2021, likely for European deployment
first.
Cashing out of credits
Stellantis' 14 vehicle brands will have 55 new electrified
products (40 of them BEVs) in their collective
global portfolio by 2025, noted CEO Carlos
Tavares. By 2030, " no less than 80 percent " of
product will be pure EVs, he asserted. For the U.S.
in the same timeframe, more than 40% of the
company's vehicles will be battery-electric, plugin
hybrid and fuel cell passenger cars and commercial
vehicles, compared with 70% in Europe. A
Ram 1500 battery-electric pickup is in the pipeline
for MY2024 and Jeep will have a BEV in each of
its models, including Wrangler.
Executives hope that an upcoming hyperperformance
Dodge EV capable of 0-60-mph
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Secretary
Pascal Joly
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