The retrofit solution aims to extend vehicle life and usage, ensuring sustainability and affordability at the same time. Successful completion of this joint development in 2023 and positive customer feedback on the demo cars' performance will lead to implementation and commercialization starting in France in 2024.
"In a market boosted by last-mile demand, city access restrictions will soon require recent LCV owners to look for a solution to convert to zero emissions," said Eric Laforge, Stellantis Vice President, Enlarged Europe Light Commercial Vehicles. "Retrofitting technology like this will enable Stellantis to support this trend."
Qinomic creates innovative solutions aimed at upgrading the existing fleet of cars with internal combustion engines, thus facilitating the emergence of a zero-emission mobility (design and integration of innovative technological building blocks for electric or hydrogen powertrains for all means of transportation).
Benefiting from many years' experience in the automobile industry, namely in electronic architecture and vehicle architecture, the Qinomic team has the ambition of becoming a leader in upcycling engineering and of accelerating the deployment of carbon-free solutions while adding value to all vehicle life cycles.
Source: Stellantis
