Stellantis on Wednesday revealed some of the technical highlights of the STLA Medium platform, one of four dedicated EV platforms being developed for future electric vehicle models.
The car manufacturer revealed STLA platform strategy two years ago this month, announced the STLA Medium alongside the STLA Small, STLA Large and STLA Frame platforms, but so far it has not revealed much more information about the technical layout. It is currently confirming some details for the STLA Medium platform.
STLA Medium is designed for mid-size cars in the industry known as C and D segments, a Stellantis press release said. The automaker notes that it currently has 26 nameplates globally in those segments and will have a production capacity of up to 2 million STLA-Medium-based vehicles per year spread across several plants, with The first cars came from Europe.
Stellantis STLA Medium Platform
Standard and Performance Packages will be available, offering up to 310 miles and 435 miles respectively, as measured on the European WLTP test cycle (US EPA figures will be low, respectively. than). Stellantis did not give specific capacity numbers, but said that STLA Medium-based vehicles will have a maximum of 98 kWh of usable energy and will target energy consumption of less than 14 kWh per 100 km. .
Stellantis is sticking to a 400-volt electrical architecture, instead of 800, but is still aiming for a 20% to 80% charge in 27 minutes with DC fast charging, at 2.4 kWh per minute, according to the company.
The platform can be matched with a single- or dual-engine four-wheel drive powertrain, with outputs targeted between 214 hp and 382 hp.
Stellantis STLA Medium Platform
According to Stellantis, planned body styles include “tourists, crossovers and SUVs”. The platform can accommodate a wheelbase of 106.2 inches to 114.1 inches, overall length from 169.2 inches to 192.9 inches, plus a ground clearance of more than 8.6 inches for terrain vehicles.
Off-road capability will likely be important, as one of several plans Jeep electric SUV may be based on the STLA Medium platform. Stellantis plans to launch 25 electric vehicles in the US by 2030, including one Dodge electric car based on the STLA Grand Platform and all-electric and extended range ram electric truck. And the STLA Medium could form the basis of popular crossovers from Peugeot, Citroën and Fiat in Europe.
The company acted to localize production of the core systems for these platforms—with drive modules from Indiana and batteries that could be from Indiana. India And Canada. Last week, the automaker also gave a glimpse of how they plan to go Synthesize EV charging informationbut has not yet said whether it will be able to migrate to Tesla’s NACS standard.
