Stellantis has unveiled its new STLA Frame platform, designed to underpin full-size trucks and SUVs for the Jeep and Ram brands. The new platform serves as a direct challenger to General Motors’ BT1 platform, which supports GM’s electric trucks like the GMC Hummer EV and Chevy Silverado EV. The new STLA Frame platform follows the debut of the STLA Large platform back in January, which is expected to underpin various car, crossover, and SUV vehicles in the D and E segments.
Stellantis touts the new STLA Frame platform as highly versatile, accommodating battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), range-extender electric vehicles (REEVs), hybrids, and even hydrogen powertrains. BEVs built on this platform can achieve a claimed 500 miles of range, while REEVs extend the range to 690 miles through the use of an internal combustion engine acting as a generator. Performance specifications include a maximum towing capacity of 14,000 pounds and a payload rating of 2,700 pounds.
The platform incorporates high-strength steel construction and a reinforced battery housing located in the center of the frame. Aerodynamics are improved through a full-length belly pan, contributing to the extended range. Stellantis highlights that vehicles on the STLA Frame will support bi-directional charging, enabling users to share power with other EVs, or even power their homes.
With regard to charging, BEVs riding on the STLA Frame platform will leverage an 800-volt system for rapid DC fast charging, adding 100 miles of range in 10 minutes. REEVs will incorporate a 400-volt system that can also support fast charging, adding 50 miles of range in 10 minutes.
Jeep and Ram are expected to introduce the first STLA Frame-based vehicles, with features such as all-wheel drive, flexible suspensions, and high-performance metrics like a 4.4-second 0-to-60 mph time. Notably, the Ram 1500 REV will also use this platform, although the launch of the all-electric pickup has reportedly been delayed until the first half of 2025.
The new STLA Frame platform is part of Stellantis’ Dare Forward 2030 strategy, which includes a commitment of more than €50 billion ($52 billion USD at current exchange rates) in electrification investments. Other key pieces of the strategy include the STLA Medium platform, introduced in July of 2023, and the STLA Large platform introduced in January of 2024, as mentioned previously.
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No diesel? Wack.
The point of diesel is torque. With EV motors these have more than enough torque.
Drill baby drill
We already are drilling more than we need, dumdum. EVs just have more torque. You can’t argue with physics, but you can argue with a stupid person about physics I guess.
What’s the real-world RANGE when towing that 14,000 lbs?
“50 miles range in 10 minutes” (assuming you can find an available working fast charger) doesn’t cut it. In the commercial world if it’s not moving it’s not making money.
That’s what the range extender is for… Towing
Yawn.
Seriously?! EV’s cannot do heavy duty things, unless you don’t care that you will be able to travel 100 miles before being out of power.
Hyperbole
Give Stellantis credit: this platform can accommodate any power rain unlike gm’s EV only platform.
GM’s current truck platform supports hybrid, EREV, and EV just like Ford’s truck platform. It’s just a ladder frame. You can stick whatever you want in there. The difference is GM built an all-EV platform for Ultium. Having a do-all platform normally means it’s a master of none.
And it means that plants like Lake Orion sit idle waiting for EV demand to pick up- if ever.
Too late from Stellantis.
As bad as the company is circling the bowl, no sane fleet is going to touch these and risk getting stuck with very expensive paperweights with no parts or resale value.