STLA Body platform can deal with electrical, range-extended electrical, hybrid, and ICE powertrains
Towing capability maxes out at 14,000 kilos, which exceeds rivals by 4,000 kilos
Stellantis once more confirmed Ram 1500 REV electrical truck can have as much as 500 miles of vary
On Tuesday, Stellantis crammed in some additional information in regards to the STLA Body platform that may underpin each the 500-mile Ram 1500 REV electrical pickup truck and 690-mile Ram 1500 Ramcharger range-extended model.
The massive information from Stellantis for its greatest world platform, first introduced in 2021, is its multi-energy flexibility supposed to help electrical, plug-in hybrid, hybrid, hydrogen gas cell, and even inner combustion powertrains sooner or later. Stellantis estimates 50% of automobile and light-duty truck gross sales within the U.S. might be electrical automobiles by 2030, and the STLA Body rollout begins with Ram and Jeep.
STLA Body platform measurement
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 so-called multi-energy platforms detailed in Stellantis’ portfolio represents the most important and can underpin the whole lot from the Ram vehicles to gentle business automobiles and full-size SUVs equivalent 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 giant sedans such because the 2024 Dodge Charger Daytona EV and midsize crossovers that might embody the Jeep Grand Cherokee
The STLA Giant maxes out at 201.8 inches in size, 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 vehicles and enormous SUVs
STLA Body platform towing and payload scores
Plug-in hybrid 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 strengthened body rails supposed to guard the liquid-cooled battery packs. A defend, or stomach pan, beneath the body guarantees to scale back drag and improve effectivity.
The collection plug-in hybrid, which Stellantis calls a range-extended EV (REEV), represents probably the most attention-grabbing improvement 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.
On this mannequin’s series-hybrid operation, a basic Pentastar 3.6-liter V-6 engine acts as a large generator to transform mechanical vitality into electrical vitality 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 12 months, 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 STLA Body; we’re awaiting affirmation if that applies to each the REV and 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 stated the STLA Body automobiles can have versatile suspension designs, together with an accessible air suspension that may seemingly be provided with a multi-link rear suspension. A conventional strong 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 vehicles and enormous SUVs
STLA Body vary and charging estimates
EV vary of as much as 500 miles, 800-volt DC fast-charging at 350 kw
PHEV vary of 690 miles, 400-volt DC fast-charging at 175 kw
Bidirectional charging functionality for dwelling and grid purposes
Battery pack sizes had been listed between 159 kwh “to greater than 200 kwh” within the press briefing, however Ram beforehand introduced a 168-kwh battery pack normal on the 1500 REV, and an accessible 229-kwh battery pack that may present 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 achieve 50 miles of vary in 10 minutes at 175 kw.
