PSA Peugeot Citroën develops new battery technology with shorter charging times

PSA PSA Group's next-generation lithium-ion batteries will be installed in new electric models and plug-in hybrid models
.
The voltage range of the new generation lithium-ion battery is 210 to 350 volts (240-400 volts for SUV models).

Among them, plug-in hybrid models can be charged within 4.
5 hours when equipped with a 3.
3 kW on-board charger, and can be charged within 2.
5 hours if equipped with a 6.
6 kW on-board charger
.

The pure electric model has a charging time of 90 minutes after a 7 kW on-board charger, followed by a range of 100 kilometers and a charging work completed within 8 hours
.
When using the wall-mounted fast charger, it can charge 80% in 30 minutes and add 12 kilometers of range with each minute of
charging.

Carlos Tavares, Chairman of the Board of Directors of PSA PSA Group, said that in the future, the demand for clean energy will continue to increase, and the PSA Group will achieve commercial recovery driven by its 'push-to-talk strategy' and will focus on the research and development of innovative and
sustainable technologies.
Carlos Tavares also said that efficient research and development work could save €1.
5 billion (£1.
4bn) in costs over five years, with an average of €300 million (£228 million)
per year.