Stellantis Is Expanding Its Line Of Hybrid Vehicles Due To Growing Demand

Stellantis announced this week that it will expand its line of hybrid vehicles to 36 models in Europe by 2026, to meet the growing demand for this type of engine, an alternative to gasoline cars and electric vehicles.

The American-French-Italian carmaker, created by the merger of Peugeot PSA and Fiat Chrysler in 2021, said in a statement that it will offer 30 hybrid models this year for nine of its 14 brands, including Fiat, Peugeot, Jeep and Alfa Romeo, and will launch more six over the next two years.

Stellantis points out that this is in response to the rapid increase in customer orders for hybrids in Europe. He adds that sales of this type of vehicle in the region increased by 41 percent in the first six months of this year.

The group said in June that its sales of electric vehicles will be stable from the start of 2024, despite reduced global demand.

Stellantis said he is focusing on selling “mild hybrid” vehicles, those without a plug that uses a low-voltage, 48-volt battery, a robotic dual-clutch transmission and an enhanced brake-energy regeneration system.

“When you compare this system to a high-voltage hybrid, it has a very similar CO2 gain at a lower cost to our customer,” said Christian Müller, Stellantis’ senior vice president of drive systems for the EMEA region.

“Our system is just as good as the others, but with a slightly better price entry point.”

Stellantis’ affordable hybrid technology enables a range of up to one kilometer in pure electric mode, compared to around 80 kilometers for the group’s plug-in hybrid technology.

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