Alpine is preparing to inaugurate a new engineering center that is fundamental for its future, both in motorsport and in the automotive sector. Is called Hypertech Alpine, consists of a real center of engineering excellence based in Viry-Châtillon and will be fully operational by the end of this year: this is the first information relating to this new structure made known by the French company itself.
Hypertech Alpine
In addition to everything related to Alpine’s motorsport activity, this new high-tech engineering center will also focus on the road side: in particular, it will contribute to the development of future Alpine Supercars and will be responsible for the short and medium term development of the brand’s sports car batteries. In the long term, moreover, it will also conduct a series of activities Research and Advanced Engineering on the chemistry of very high energy density cells, especially with solid-state battery technology in extreme use conditions for applications such as Supercars.
From supercars to batteries
All Research and Advanced Engineering activities relating to these technologies, Alpine itself states, will be conducted in collaboration with Amperesto contribute to the technological revolutions of the next generations of electric vehicles. As mentioned, the French brand intends to transform the site into a center of excellence specialized in engineering and high technology starting from the end of 2024: in this sense, it has guaranteed that every employee involved in the structure’s transformation project will be offered a new workplace in the Hypertech Alpine center.
Site transformation
“The creation of the Hypertech Alpine center is by fundamental importance for the development strategy of Alpine and, more generally, for the Group’s innovation strategy – commented Philippe Krief, CEO of Alpine – It marks a turning point in the history of the Viry-Châtillon site, which will allow continuity of the know-how and inclusion of its precious skills in the ambitious future of the Group, also consolidating Alpine’s position asinnovation garage‘. Its sporting DNA remains a backbone of the Brand and will continue to fuel, especially thanks to the Hypertech Alpine centre, an unprecedented industrial and automotive project.”
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