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Stellantis and Ample to make Battery Swapping Technology

December 13, 2023

Stellantis and Ample, a company specializing in electric vehicle battery swapping, entered into a binding agreement to develop modular battery swapping.

The plan is to integrate Ample’s Modular Swapping into Stellantis electric vehicles, enabling a fully charged battery in less than five minutes. The technology allows EV customers to swap their depleted batteries for fully charged ones at a battery swapping station as seen in the above video.

The initial program is set to launch in Madrid, Spain in 2024, using a fleet of 100 Fiat 500e’s within Stellantis’ Free2move car-sharing service.

Ample’s technology offers an alternative method of delivering energy to electric vehicles, making the refueling experience as fast and convenient as refueling with gas. Ample batteries are designed to be a drop-in replacement for an electric vehicle’s original battery. This is made possible by Ample’s modular batteries, which can fit into any electric vehicle, allowing Stellantis to integrate Ample’s technology without reengineering its vehicle platforms.

When an Ample-enabled EV approaches the Ample station, the vehicle is immediately recognized. Once parked inside, the driver initiates the battery swap from the mobile app, resulting in a fully charged battery replacement. This approach would reduce the upfront total cost of the vehicle, as well as allow the customer to benefit from always having the latest battery technology, effectively increasing the EV’s range and lifespan.

Ample’s lightweight battery swapping stations can be deployed in public areas in as little as three days, providing a rapidly scalable infrastructure that can meet drivers’ demands.

Ricardo Stamatti, Stellantis Senior Vice President, Charging & Energy Business Unit, stated, “The partnership with Ample is another example of how Stellantis is exploring all avenues that enable freedom of mobility for our electric vehicle customers. Ample’s Modular Battery Swapping solution has the opportunity to offer our customers greater energy efficiency, outstanding performance and lower range anxiety. We are looking forward to executing the initial program with our stellar Fiat 500e.”

Khaled Hassounah, CEO of Ample, expressed, “At Ample, we believe in the importance of making electric vehicles accessible to everyone without compromises, which is the only way that we will make a significant impact on lowering greenhouse gas emissions. The combination of offering compelling electric vehicles that can also receive a full charge in less than five minutes will help remove the remaining impediments to electric vehicle adoption. We look forward to working with Stellantis to deploy our joint solution across communities around the world.”

As part of the Dare Forward 2030 strategic plan, Stellantis announced plans of reaching a 100% passenger car battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales mix in Europe and 50% passenger car and light-duty truck BEV sales mix in the United States by 2030. To achieve these sales targets, the Company is securing approximately 400 GWh of battery capacity. Stellantis is on track to become a carbon net zero corporation by 2038, all scopes included, with single-digit percentage compensation of remaining emissions.

Ample was named among Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech 2023 – Winner of Transportation Category, TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies of 2023, XPRIZE’s XB100 Top Private Deep Tech Companies of 2023, Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas and 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2022, and TIME’s Best Inventions in 2021.