REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMILAN, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Carmaker Stellantis (STLAM.MI) aims to develop lighter electric vehicle batteries, cutting weights in half to improve sustainability, the group's technology chief said on Friday.
Ned Curic said current electric vehicle (EV) batteries were "just too heavy", making vehicles "not compatible" with sustainability purposes.
"So what I have in mind and a very hard goal for my team by 2030 is to change the battery weight to at least 50% lighter battery," Curic said during the inauguration of the group's Battery Technology Center in Turin, Italy.
"We will have to think about completely new materials, new chemistry, new way of replacing this heavy, heavy, heavy materials to something much lighter," he said.
"We are consuming a lot of carbon-based energy in existing systems so moving to electric vehicle systems does allow for a lot more sustainable a future," he added.
Persons:
Carlos Barria, Ned Curic, Curic, Stellantis, Giulio Piovaccari, Susan Fenton
Organizations:
FIAT, Los Angeles Auto Show, REUTERS, group's Battery Technology, Fiat, Peugeot, Battery Technology Center, Thomson
Locations:
Los Angeles , California, U.S, Turin, Italy, North America, Windsor , Canada