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Stellantis Opens Its First Battery Technology Center in Italy
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Stellantis (NYSE: STLA) said today it is marking the grand opening of its first Battery Technology Center, at the Mirafiori complex in Turin, Italy. The ~€40 million investment increase Stellantis’ capability to design, develop and test battery packs, modules, high-voltage cells and software that will power upcoming Stellantis brand vehicles. The center with 32 climatic test cells is the biggest in Italy and among the largest in Europe, Stellantis claimed. (AutoInformed: Maserati – First Italian Luxury Brand to Produce EVs?; Stellantis, LG Energy Solution JV for Battery Plant in Canada)
“We are in the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to redefine mobility, providing smart and sustainable solutions for our customers,” claimed Ned Curic, Stellantis Chief Engineering and Technology Officer. “Our new Battery Technology Center at Mirafiori brings together the tools and talented people we need to design, test, verify and produce class-leading products that will meet our customers’ needs and accelerate bringing class-leading electric vehicles to customers around the world.”
More than 100 employees at the Mirafiori Battery Technology Center, most of them retrained Stellantis workers, will perform and oversee climatic stress tests, lifespan durability testing, battery management system (BMS) software development and calibration, and tear downs of packs and cells for analysis and benchmarking. Vertical integration of EV battery packs – from design to development and testing, to production – is underway at most global automakers.
Stellantis has announced plans of reaching a 100% passenger car BEV sales mix in Europe and 50% passenger car and light-duty truck BEV sales mix in the United States by 2030. To achieve these sales targets, the Stellantis is securing approximately 400 GWh of battery capacity, to be supported by six battery manufacturing plants in North America and Europe. (AutoInformed: Dare Forward 2030 – Stellantis Survival Plan Unveiled)
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