Stellantis has unveiled STLA Medium, a global BEV-by-design platform which the company says can host a variety of vehicles and configurations for the C- and D-segments of the market.
Stellantis says the platform delivers range of more than 700km with a Performance pack, while a Standard pack is rated at more than 500km on the WLTP procedure. Useful energy is up to 98kWh and a 400-volt electric architecture is used. Depending on the application, Stellantis claims consumption can be less than 14kWh per 100km with charging possible from 20 to 80 per cent in 27 minutes.
Vehicles based on the STLA Medium platform will be sold globally and be available with front-drive propulsion or all-wheel drive, with a power output range from 160 to 285kW. Body styles will include passenger cars, crossovers and SUVs.
STLA Medium is the first of four global BEV platforms that underpin Stellantis’ future products which are, the company says, key to achieving the targets of its Dare Forward 2030 strategic plan, including reaching a 100 per cent passenger car BEV sales mix in Europe and a 50 per cent passenger car and light-duty truck BEV sales mix in the U.S. by 2030.
Stellantis says the STLA platform family (Small/Medium/Large/Frame) is engineered to be future proof – modular and flexible in wheelbase, width, overhang, ride height and suspension design – with capabilities and performance that will adapt and improve over time with the implementation of the STLA Brain architecture, STLA SmartCockpit and STLA AutoDrive platforms – enabling over-the-air updates to software and enhanced hardware.
The platforms’ flexibility includes propulsion – front-drive, rear-drive, all-wheel drive and multi-energy – covered by a family of three, scalable electric drive modules (EDMs). They are also designed with provisions for future battery chemistries, including solid-state batteries. Stellantis says this will enable it to tailor vehicle capabilities for the ideal balance of cost and performance.
Source: Motor Trader e-Magazine (July 2023)
16 July 2023