The new tech center helps Stellantis line up better with Toyota, the king of hybrids. –Micky Bly, Stellantis Senior Vice President-Global Propulsion Systems EngineeringIt was Bly who pushed for the battery center as part of a $2.8 billion investment, announced in May 2022, to build the battery tech center as an extension of Stellantis's Automotive Research and Development Center in Windsor. This year, the ARDC celebrates 30 years of automotive development and testing, as a satellite of the Stellantis North American tech center across the Detroit River in Auburn Hills, Michigan. All About Extending Range, Reducing CostStellantis Battery Tech Center in Windsor, Ontario Tom Murphy / CarBuzz / ValnetFor the new battery center, it's certainly handy to have the Dodge Charger Daytona EV assembled nearby at Stellantis' Windsor plant. With all those powertrains in the pipeline, the new Windsor battery tech center makes sense.​​​​​​