With a give attention to unparalleled functionality, security and flexibility for enterprise {and professional} prospects, Stellantis immediately unveiled a full vary of renewed and electrified compact, mid-size and enormous business vans – 12 automobiles in all – for the Citroën, FIAT Skilled, Opel, Peugeot, Ram and Vauxhall manufacturers as a part of the Professional One strategic offensive for the Stellantis Industrial Automobiles Enterprise.
Stellantis and its manufacturers are leveraging a full vary of superior electrified propulsion, security, ADAS and connectivity applied sciences to offer a stress-free atmosphere for drivers and a dependable enterprise associate to business house owners.
“This 2nd era of zero-emission vans, in step with buyer expectations and providing elevated BEV autonomy, extra fuel-cell supply, 18 ADAS, full connectivity, and improvements akin to ‘electrical Energy Take Off’, will reinforce even additional our present management in BEV vans and in all van segments,” mentioned Xavier Peugeot, Senior Vice President, Stellantis Industrial Automobiles Enterprise Unit.
The renewed business automobile lineup brings with it a 2nd era of zero-emission applied sciences, together with in-house EV battery techniques that ship larger vary with no compromise in functionality.
The 2nd era of BEV propulsion offers the brand new compact vans best-in-class vary of as much as 330 kilometers (205 miles). Within the new mid-size BEV vans, battery packs supply 50 or 75 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of vitality and as much as 350 km (224 miles) of vary. Within the giant van section, a 110-kWh battery delivers best-in-class EV vary of as much as 420 km (261 miles). Moreover, quick charging at 150 kW will take the massive van’s battery from 0 to 80% in lower than one hour.
The enhancements additionally prolong Stellantis’ management in zero-emission hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion. A 2nd era of hydrogen fuel-cell energy within the mid-size vans, launching in mid-2024, adopts a Stellantis unique mid-power system and supplies a section report of as much as 400 km (249 miles) of vary. Hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion expands to the massive vans in 2024 with the mid-power structure, vary as much as 500 km (311 miles) and a refill time of 5 minutes.
Further applied sciences embody:
– Regenerative braking system, activated through steering wheel paddles, considering automobile weight and street dynamics to maximise vitality restoration.– A warmth pump in BEV compact vans optimizes vitality utilization in chilly and winter situations to maximise automobile vary.
The driving force is the main target of the renewed vary of vans together with the next applied sciences:
– New era of human-machine interface (HMI) that enhances productiveness and security. Instrument clusters and middle shows are bigger and configurable by the driving force.– Dynamic Encompass Imaginative and prescient makes use of exterior cameras that present a large view across the automobile, an help for navigating site visitors and crowded streets.– Wi-fi connectivity, activated when the automobile is delivered, retains drivers knowledgeable and managers related with their fleets in actual time. It allows accessible cost-saving service packs akin to preventive upkeep, eco-drive teaching, EV routing and cost administration. Over-the-air updates let automobiles evolve with their customers.– In compact vans, a brand new Smartphone Station connects to a devoted app enabling the cell phone to change into a management panel for the automobile, together with interplay with steering wheel buttons, making it a cheap technique to improve the net expertise.– In giant vans, class-leading Degree 2 assisted driving answer through the mixture of Adaptive Cruise Management with stop-and-go operate, Lane Centering and Visitors Jam Help. Additionally, a brand new era of the inner combustion engine mates with an 8-speed automated transmission for improved vary and functionality.– All-new business vans are geared up with full LED headlights for exemplary imaginative and prescient and security.
“The essence of our customer-centric renewal of our whole van lineup isn’t any compromise – in vary, functionality, security and connectivity,” mentioned Luca Marengo, World Head of Product – Serial Life for the Stellantis Industrial Automobiles Enterprise Unit.
A 400V e-Energy Take Off (ePTO) brings electrification throughout the vary of business automobiles with out compromising the automobile’s payload. The ePTO attracts its energy from the put in traction battery as an alternative of requiring a separate energy supply.
The Ram model business automobile product lineup might be reinvigorated in North America with the upcoming electrified van and pickups, together with the Ram ProMaster EV by the tip of 2023 and the Ram 1500 REV in late 2024. The longer term portfolio contains hydrogen fuel-cell expertise. Particulars might be launched sooner or later.
Oct 23, 2023