The main barrier to the electrification of vehicles is the availability of charging stations. The CEO of Stellantis, Carlos Tavares, spoke about it at CES this week and ruled out the possibility of building a charging network in the US
“Infrastructure is not part of Stellantis’ core business”Tavares said. “It requires a significant investment in resources. We have no plans to build a fast charging network in the US, but we do plan to sell chargers as part of our strategy”.
A different strategy from that of the conglomerate in Europe, since on that continent they partnered with Charging to create a new public charging network more than 15,000 points.
This is different in the United States, where they have their focus on Mopar’s rollout of home-charging units, starting with the Jeep 4xe and Chrysler plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
Read More: Stellantis and Toyota partner to produce large van with electric version in Europe
The WIFI compatible Level 2 charger will deliver 32 amps of power, giving your Chrysler or Jeep PHEV a full charge in just over two hours.
Stellantis also wants to reduce the cost of EVs, in fact Tavares expressed concern about the high cost of electric vehicles, which must be reduced by 40%.
In that context, Stellantis is investing in battery technology. The conglomerate has partnered with Kercedes to invest in Factorial Energy, a developer of solid-state batteries. These have the potential to increase the drive range while lowering your cost per kWh, as well as being safer.
Writing New Electric Autos Source: engine1
