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Stellantis partners with Qinomic on a project to convert vans from combustion engines to EVs
Stellantis Group, a global reference with production in 30 countries and owner of giant brands such as Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS, Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Ram and Vauxhall, announced that it has entered into a partnership with Qinomic, a French high-tech company focused on mobility, to develop a project with the aim of converting diesel and gasoline combustion engine vans into vehicles powered by electric energy, the famous EV.
The concept will target commercial customers and ensure that the quality and specifications of the manufacturer's combustion engines can be maintained in terms of safety, durability and type approval.
Plan to transform gasoline and diesel combustion engines into electric ones, promises to be the affordable solution for customers who want to switch to zero emissions
Stellantis says that the plan to transform gasoline and diesel combustion engines into electric, Known as an “electrical retrofit”, is intended to be a sustainable and affordable solution for customers who want to move to zero emissions and lower their total cost of ownership but maintain their existing vehicles.
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“In a market driven by last mile demand, city access restrictions will soon require recent LCV (light commercial vehicle) owners to look for a solution to convert to zero emissions,” said Eric Laforge, Vice President of Stellantis Light Commercial Vehicles for the so-called Broader Europe region.
“Refitting technology like this will allow Stellantis to support this trend,” he added.
Stellantis said the project would be developed next year, while implementation and commercialization should start in France in 2024.
In your business plan presented earlier this year, Stellantis has set a goal to increase revenues from its recycling-focused business tenfold to more than €2 billion by 2030. It also aims to quadruple revenues from extended life parts and services.
No financial details or investment numbers for the partnership were released.
