Stellantis particulars 690-mile vary for STLA Body platform

Stellantis confirmed on Tuesday a 500-mile vary for its forthcoming Ram 1500 REV electrical pickup truck and a 690-mile vary and 14,000-pound towing capability for the Ram 1500 Ramcharger range-extended model by way of its versatile STLA Body platform.

The large information from Stellantis for its greatest world platform is its multi-energy flexibility supposed to help electrical, plug-in hybrid, hybrid, hydrogen gasoline cell, and even inside combustion powertrains sooner or later. Stellantis estimates 50% of automobile and light-duty truck gross sales within the U.S. will likely be electrical autos by 2030, and the STLA Body rollout begins with Ram and Jeep. 

STLA Body platform dimension

• Size: 216-234 inches 
• Width: 81.2-83.6 inches 
• Wheelbase: 123.7-145.3 inches 
• Floor clearance: 6.6-10.3 inches (168-262 mm)

The third of 4 multi-energy platforms detailed in Stellantis’ portfolio represents the most important and can underpin every thing from the Ram vans to mild business autos and full-size SUVs corresponding to the subsequent iterations of the Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer. It is considerably longer and wider that the model’s STLA Giant platform that underpins forthcoming massive sedans such because the 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV and midsize crossovers that would embody the Jeep Grand Cherokee 

The STLA Giant maxes out at 201.8 inches in size and with a wheelbase of as much as 121.1 inches. The STLA Giant has a broader delta of floor clearance, nevertheless, from 5.5 inches to 11.3 inches.

Stellantis’ STLA Body platform for vans and huge SUVs

STLA Body platform towing and payload scores

• Vary-extended towing capability of 14,000 kilos
• Payload ranking of as much as 2,700 kilos
• Water-fording functionality of 24 inches

The Body platform makes use of high-strength metal and bolstered body rails supposed to guard the liquid-cooled battery packs. A protect, or stomach pan, beneath the body guarantees to cut back drag and enhance effectivity. 

The range-extended EV (REEV), broadly labeled as a plug-in hybrid although mechanically distinct, represents probably the most attention-grabbing growth within the electrical pickup truck house. With entrance and electrical drive modules rated at as much as 250 kw within the entrance and fewer within the again, and a 92-kwh battery pack, the Ramcharger can go 145 miles on electrical energy alone.

A basic Pentastar 3.6-liter V-6 engine acts as an enormous generator to transform mechanical power into electrical power and it has no connection to the wheels and no propulsion element. The entrance wheels can disconnect whereas cruising to optimize effectivity. 

Earlier within the yr, Ram quoted specs of 663 hp and 615 lb-ft of torque, and a 0-60 mph time of 4.4 seconds for the Ramcharger. Stellantis on Tuesday confirmed a 14,000-pound towing capability and a payload of as much as 2,700 kilos for the Ramcharger. That far exceeds the max 10,000-pound towing capability for each the Ford F-150 Lightning and the Chevy Silverado EV.

Stellantis mentioned the STLA Body autos could have versatile suspension designs, together with an accessible air suspension that may possible be supplied with a multi-link rear suspension. A conventional stable axle on the rear with coil springs might additionally carry over to combustion variations of the STLA Body. 

One other noteworthy spec, particularly for the subsequent iteration of the Jeep Wagoneer new to this platform, was a water-fording functionality of 24 inches.

Stellantis’ STLA Body platform for vans and huge SUVs

STLA Body vary and charging estimates

• EV vary of as much as 500 miles with 800-volt DC fast-charging at 350 kw
• REEV vary of 690 miles with 400-volt DC fast-charging at 175 kw
• Bidirectional charging functionality to cost different EVs or backup a house or to promote power again to the grid

Battery pack sizes have been listed between 159 kwh “to greater than 200 kwh” within the press briefing, however Ram beforehand introduced a 168-kwh battery pack commonplace on the 1500 REV, and an accessible 229-kwh battery pack that may offered the estimated 500-mile vary. 

The Ramcharger makes use of a 92-kwh pack. EVs on the STLA Body can recoup 100 miles of vary in 10 minutes at 350 kw, whereas the REEVs can acquire 50 miles of vary in 10 minutes at 175 kw.