A new five-year relationship between Stellantis and CEA, a world-renowned research organization and a driving force behind innovation in the French automotive sector, is centered on the in-house development of battery cells for electric vehicles. Stellantis is moving closer to their objective of becoming carbon neutral by 2038.
The goal of this cooperative research project is to create cutting-edge battery cells with greater longevity, lower carbon emissions, and better performance at competitive costs. Future battery electric car accessibility and environmental friendliness are anticipated as a result of this endeavor.
Chief Engineering and Technology Officer Ned Curic of Stellantis talked about the company’s new project and stressed that they are aware that battery technology is about to undergo a big change. He underlined the company’s commitment to spearheading this development, even though the specifics of the change are still unknown. He mentioned that numerous strategic investments are being made by their own teams, who are actively researching different technologies. Meanwhile, in an effort to take the lead in the creation of cutting-edge battery cell technology, Stellantis is aggressively forging strong alliances with top research organizations such as CEA, academic institutions, and tech startups. In order to support their mission of offering their clients mobility solutions that are safe, inexpensive, and clean, he emphasized the importance of this relationship in accelerating the introduction of innovative technologies.
Leading the way in providing innovative decarbonization solutions is CEA’s Energy Division. The main goal of CEA, a Research and Technological Organization (RTO), is to promote technological and industrial innovation in order to give its partners a competitive advantage and better market distinction.
The head of CEA’s Energy Division, Philippe Stohr, expressed his excitement about supporting Stellantis in their multi-year, highly ambitious battery cell research and development program. He emphasized that the alliance helps a significant rival in the global battle for electric mobility by leveraging CEA’s more than 25 years of knowledge in Li-ion battery technology. Stohr highlighted their goal of accelerating the design and production processes and improving knowledge of state-of-the-art cell technologies via knowledge, talent, and vision sharing.
The joint battery cell program’s goal is to supply Stellantis and its joint venture gigafactories with next-generation EV batteries that are more reasonably priced and integrate cutting-edge technologies.
The 20-year dynamic partnership with CEA is strengthened by the battery cell design initiative. Other study topics covered by this collaboration include fuel cell development, life cycle assessment, battery modeling, CO2 footprint analysis, innovative battery chemistries, and connection solutions.
