Stellantis wants to reduce the weight of its electric vehicle battery packs by 50% before the end of the decade. As it stands, the conglomerate believes that battery packs are too heavy and it is looking to cut weight with advanced battery technologies and the more efficient packaging of cells.
A key move made by Stellantis is its investment in Silicon Valley-based Lyten. The company is developing lighter lithium-sulpher batteries that don’t just reduce weight but also use fewer exotic materials than traditional lithium-ion batteries. Stellantis is also exploring the potential of sodium-ion batteries that are already being developed by CATL, and others, and could be much cheaper than traditional packs.
During a recent interview with Autocar at the opening of the company’s Mirafiori battery technology center in Turin, Italy, Stellantis head of engineering and technology Ned Curic noted that current batteries are simply too heavy.
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