Stellantis aborda la "ansiedad por cargar" con una nueva empresa

Stellantis, a global powerhouse in the auto industry, is set to soothe ‘charging anxiety’ with the launch of a new ‘Charging & Energy’ business unit. This fresh enterprise has ambitious plans to streamline electric vehicle usage and make the most of the burgeoning green mobility market.

El punto central de la unidad es Free2move Cargo, a comprehensive platform aiming to give customers access to over 500,000 charging points across Europe by year’s end. This move comes as a response to the electric vehicle (EV) industry’s insufficient charging network, a concern for EV drivers.

Interestingly, Stellantis is still considering whether to use Tesla’s charging standard, a model already adopted by Ford and General Motors in North America. Ricardo Stamatti, the senior vice president of the new business unit, hinted at future discussions, stating, “We look forward to discussing more of that soon.”

Stellantis, whose portfolio includes Jeep, Ram, Peugeot, Fiat, and Opel, targets 100% of its European passenger car sales and half of its U.S. passenger car and light-duty truck sales to be EVs by 2030. “The margin on energy (used for charging points) itself is fairly rich,” Stamatti explained, foreseeing that charging will soon expand beyond energy to advertising, retail, and media consumption.

Free2move Charge no sólo ofrecerá apoyo para la instalación de instalaciones de recarga domésticas, sino que también dará acceso a puntos de recarga públicos en Norteamérica, Europa y otras regiones aún por anunciar.

Stamatti confirmado que la iniciativa implicará importantes inversiones y varios socios clave, como empresas energéticas, minoristas, fabricantes de hardware y empresas de servicios públicos. A lo largo de 2023 se darán a conocer más detalles sobre el proyecto, incluidos los objetivos financieros.