Stellantis celebrated the grand opening of its first battery technology center on Sept. 8, 2023, at the Mirafiori complex in Turin, Italy.

The €40 million (approx. $42,334,800) investment to develop this state-of-the-art center enhances Stellantis’ capabilities to design, develop and test battery packs, modules, high-voltage cells and software that will power upcoming Stellantis brand vehicles, the company said. Spanning 8,000 square meters and equipped with 32 climatic test cells, 24 walk-in chambers for testing battery packs and eight chambers for testing cells, it is the largest Battery Technology Center in Italy and one of the largest in Europe, Stellantis added.