Alexandre
After unveiling the STLA Large, STLA Small and STLA Smart, Stellantis adds a new asset to its electric arsenal: the STLA Medium platform. This platform is set to be a game-changer for electric vehicle users. The promise? Offer a long-distance driving experience that rivals combustion-powered vehicles.
Record range for uncompromising journeys
The STLA Medium platform displays an impressive range of 701 km on the WLTP cycle. The Peugeot E-3008, which inaugurates this new platform, demonstrated its capabilities during a trip from Paris to Nice. This test, carried out under conditions close to the real thing - driving at 130 km/h with a temperature of 20°C - is intended to demonstrate the platform's ability to offer a range similar to that of a gasoline-powered vehicle.
Ned Curic, Chief Engineering and Technology Officer at Stellantis, underlines this breakthrough: "Our aim has always been to design technologies that directly benefit our customers." For Curic, the STLA Medium Long Range (with 98 kWh battery) represents the ideal balance between performance and peace of mind, making it possible to cover long distances with a minimum of stops, while enjoying the fluidity and comfort typical of electric vehicles.
Tests have shown similar results across Europe, with routes such as Turin-Naples and Prague-Brussels. The Long Range version of the STLA Medium can cover almost 1,000 km at high speed with two charging stops..
By way of comparison, a Tesla Model Y Long Range, with its 80 kWh battery, offers a WLTP range of 600 km.
Soon available in other models
In addition to the Peugeot E-3008, the STLA Medium platform is also used on the E-5008 and the Opel Grandland. But also with the arrival of Italian models on this platform, such as the the future Lancia Gamma in 2026 and the future Alfa Romeo Tonale, due for unveiling in 2027.
At the very least, let's hope that the Alfa Romeo models will be well designed and offer great driving pleasure, but I doubt very much that Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos will be able to come up with a design that is light, timeless and summed up by "necessary beauty". In fact, I'd like to see Klaus Busse become Alfa's head of design again.
A good range is the beginning of interest in electric cars. As long as it's true when you've got a heavy foot, and not when you're driving like an old man.