ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 ABB provides charging solutions for Dongfeng ’s EV models ABB chargers are helping an electric vehicle (EV) assembly line in China guar- antee the charging performance of up to 120,000 EVs a year

The AC and DC chargers have been supplied to – a between China’s and Japan’s Honda Motor Company – to support final factory inspection of its best-selling models.

The ABB units have been installed in the electric vehicle assembly line allowing each EV to be test- charged before leaving the factory. They will also establish that every car can correctly receive both an AC and a DC charge. The plant, located in the Economic and Technological Development Zone, in China’s Province, mainly produces Dongfeng Honda’s best-selling models and the more than 980,000 square meter large site will help the company meet surging demand in China for EVs.

A range of ABB chargers have been selected for use throughout the assembly line, chosen based on Dongfeng Honda’s previous experience with ABB’s low- and medium-voltage distribution products. Standard 60kW Terra 63Z DC chargers and EVinn 7kW AC chargers have been installed on the car inspec- tion line and fault analysis area. In the tighter confines of the inspection line, the smaller 120kW 2 in 1 Terra 124Z DC charger is used.

Data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) shows more than 1.2 million EVs were sold in China in 2019 – the second consecutive year of more than one million EV sales in the country.

China’s New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Plan (2021-2035) estimates that by 2025, a quarter of new vehicles sold in China will be EVs; it further estimates that by 2030 China will have more than 64 mil- lion EVs on the road.

Frank Muehlon, Head of ABB’s global business for E-mobility Infrastructure Solutions, said: “Charging capacity needs to grow hand-in-hand with China’s booming EV sales and adoption. With the develop- ment of the country’s new energy automobile industry, car manufacturers are transforming to meet con- sumers’ increasing preference for EVs. We are very pleased to help Dongfeng Honda realize its EV devel- opment strategy.”

Muehlon added that ABB would continue to increase its investment in EV charging technology to contin- uously improve users’ charging experience.

ABB, a world leader in the field of EV infrastructure, entered the EV charging market in 2010. ABB has in- stalled 14,000 connected DC fast charging stations in 80 countries around the world. In China, ABB's fast-charging solutions have been successfully deployed in more than 30 cities, supporting the country to build a future-oriented and sustainable transportation system. ABB can provide end-to-end closed- loop solutions in the field of electric mobility to meet varied needs from power distribution systems, to infrastructure to daily operation and maintenance.

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