Stellantis may simplify EVs by dropping onboard charger, inverter

Stellantis rendering showing proposed direct AC charging systemStellantis claims to have made significant progress in eliminating two major hardware components from EVs: the onboard charger and power inverter. As spotted by Autoblog, the automaker has said a four-year research project with French battery company Saft and the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) has yielded a prototype battery...