MILAN, July 5 Reuters Stellantis on Wednesday unveiled its new 39;STLA Medium39; vehicle platform, the first of four new electriccentric bases that will underpin all future models made by the world39;s fourth largest carmaker by sales.

Stellantis, formed at the beginning of 2021 through the merger of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot maker PSA, sold around 6 million vehicles last year.

It has plans to move all its future products onto four new BEV platforms, STLA Small, Medium, Large and Frame, starting with STLA Medium from Europe this year.

STLA Medium is intended to be manufactured in many countries France, Italy, Germany and then in North America in different locations, CEO Carlos Tavares said, adding further locations could added at later stage.

The group said on Wednesday all its new platforms were designed with provisions for future battery chemistries, including nickel and cobaltfree and solidstate batteries.

This enables Stellantis brands to tailor vehicle capabilities for the ideal balance of cost and performance, it said.

The STLA Medium platform will support several propulsion configurations; in full electric configuration it will feature a standard range of over 500 kilometres, which can be raised to up to 700 kilometres with a 39;performance pack39;.

Battery charge from 20 to 80 will take 27 minutes, Stellantis said.

BEV is the focus of the design of this platform, Tavares said.

Stellantis said it currently offered 26 models in the market segments…