Stellantis opens center for battery technology

Stellantis opens center for battery technology

A few days ago, Stellantis celebrated the opening of its first battery technology center at the Mirafiori site in Turin. The €40 million investment in the development of the state-of-the-art research center expands Stellantis' capabilities to design, develop and test battery packs, modules, high-voltage cells and software. The center is the largest in Italy and one of the largest in Europe. More than 100 employees at Mirafiori's Battery Technology Center - most of them Stellantis employees who have undergone further training - will carry out and monitor climatic stress tests, endurance tests, the development and calibration of software for battery management systems (BMS), as well as the dismantling of batteries and cells for analysis and benchmarking. Stellantis is building another battery technology center for North America in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, as part of a global battery development and production network with six Gigafactories.

“We have a unique opportunity to redefine mobility and offer our customers intelligent and sustainable solutions,” said Ned Curic, Stellantis Chief Engineering and Technology Officer. “Our new battery technology center in Mirafiori combines the resources and qualified employees to develop, test, inspect and produce first-class products.” The Mirafiori Battery Technology Center covers an area of ​​8,000 square meters on three levels. The heart of the system is 32 climate test chambers, the room climate of which can be controlled from -40 °C to +60 °C. The center can test up to 47 battery packs at the same time. As part of its Dare Forward 2030 strategic plan, Stellantis announced that it will achieve a sales mix of 100% battery-electric passenger vehicles in Europe and 50% for passenger cars and commercial vehicles in the United States by 2030. To meet these sales targets, the company is securing around 400 GWh of battery capacity, supported by six battery gigafactories in North America and Europe. Stellantis aims to become a net-zero carbon emissions company across all business areas by 2038, with remaining emissions offset in the single-digit percentage range.