PSA unveils a new platform for its C and D segment vehicles
- The PSA group has unveiled its new eVMP platform, intended for models in the C and D segments, such as the Peugeot 308, Peugeot 3008, Peugeot 5008, Citroën C5 Aircross, Opel Astra, Opel Grandland, etc ... This platform is larger than the eCMP platform which is used on B segment models, such as the Peugeot 208, Peugeot 2008, Opel Corsa, Opel Mokka, etc. It is derived from the current EMP2 platform which it will gradually replace. Note that the new Citroën C4 (C-segment) presented in recent weeks, uses this eCMP platform and not the new eVMP platform because it was not ready during the development of the C4.
- These platforms, whether eCMP or eVMP, make it possible to equip all models with 100% electric engines, which goes in the direction of the announced generalization of electric motors in cars of all segments.
- The first models equipped with the new eVMP platform will be the future Peugeot 308 (2021), Opel Astra (2021), Citroën C5 (2021) and Peugeot 3008 (2023). The French group intends to offer, by 2025, a 100% electric version of all its models in all segments. This is the first time that the electric powertrain will appear at PSA in the C and D segments. It is an obvious answer to Volkswagen's electric models in the C-segment, such as the VWs ID3, ID4 and their equivalent from Seat and Skoda.
- PSA announces a range of 400 to 650 km (WLTP cycle) according to the models that will be equipped with the eVMP platform. Initially, PSA will be equipped with batteries supplied by CATL. In the future, the French group will source its batteries from Automotive Cell Company, a company created with Saft, a subsidiary of Total. The Douvrin plant could also switch to battery production.
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