ABB and Porsche combine the efforts for development of the electric transport and the charging systems

2020: The agreement for further development of the electric transport and the charging systems

The ABB company and car maker Porsche announce partnership for joint promotion of the electric transport. Announced this AVV on January 28, 2020. Within the multilevel agreement the ABB company becomes the official partner of a command of TAG Heuer of Porsche Formula E. The ABB company is the third year a title partner of the first series of races on electric vehicles.

The statement is published in anticipation of 3 races of the sixth season of the ABB FIA Formula E championship in Santiago, Chile, in the presence of the chairman of the board and the chief executive of ABB Peter Vozer, Michael Steiner, the member of Executive council on research and development of Porsche AG and Fritz Entsinger, the vice president of Porsche Motorsport. Vozer, Steiner and Entsinger officially provided the updated design of the Porsche racing car with a logo of ABB.

We are glad that ABB, the company in the field of technologies in the market of fast chargers for electric vehicles, is one of our leading partners now and will continue to work with us, maintaining the growing demand of our clients for electric vehicles. It emphasizes our commitment of strategy of Porsche Mission E which includes investments in the amount of 6 billion euros into the sphere of electric vehicles by 2022, said Michael Steiner

The ABB FIA Formula E championship for us is more, than just the race is our polygon for testing of the innovative technologies for electric vehicles which can promote reduction of emission of a carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere and creation of more favorable environment in the future. The Porsche company is a good partner for cooperation - it is a cult bonus brand in automotive industry. Through joint efforts we will advance development of the electric transport, tells Vozer

ABB and Porsche companies signed the agreement on installation of fast charging sets in the Porsche centers for all Japan. Start of the first charging station is planned in the middle of 2020. Besides, Simón de Silvestro, the representative of Switzerland in a series of an auto racing of ABB Formula E, is the acting racer-tester of a command of TAG Heuer of Porsche Formula E.

The extending global geography of holding the races ABB Formula E shows the innovative technologies which are a key to success of this steady type of motorsport. 24 racing drivers piloting racing cars of the second generation take part in the sixth season of the ABB FIA Formula E championship. Arrivals will be carried out on routes in Seoul, South Korea, and Jakarta, Indonesia, participants of races will represent ten global car makers. For the end of January, 2020 the ABB company implements more than 13,000 chargers of a direct current with function of fast charging more than in 80 countries of the world.