ABB at WEF Davos powers first electric shuttle, brings Formula E racing car to Swiss mountains

Even as IMF report has forecast gloomy scenario on the eve of the World Economic Forum summit (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, due to global challenges that policymakers are facing from the US-China trade war and Brexit deal, global technology firm ABB has come up with a few firsts powering the first electric shuttle at Davos and also brought ‘Gen2’--latest ABB Formula E racing car to the Swiss mountains. This would facilitate leaders and thinkers of all sectors of society to make the journey up the mountains to the city of Davos, to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), scheduled from January 22-25, according to a company statement. 

ABB deploys new digital technologies across the transport sector to make e-mobility a reality on the road, on rail and at sea, said the statement, adding that delegates would experience the benefits of electric transportation first hand with a sustainable shuttle service. 

It is the first e-shuttle service from Zurich Airport to Davos, an almost 2-hour drive through the Swiss Alps, said ABB, adding that the shuttle will also run in Davos.

Just a few days before the start of the WEF 2019, Davos celebrated a world premiere: The latest ABB FIA Formula E racing car - dubbed Gen2. It was transported on a train from Swiss Rhaetian Railway to Europe’s highest city, where it will be an exciting eye-catcher at the Davos Platz railway station.

Notably, one of the five working principles of this year’s WEF annual meeting is that global growth must be inclusive and sustainable. Electric mobility answers both of these requirements and ABB brings this vision to life for the WEF delegates, adding a new chapter to its more than 130-year history as a pioneering technology leader. 

According to ABB statement, the firm is the global market leader for charging infrastructures having the fast-growing global installed base of approximately 8,500 ABB DC chargers, including 1,200 DC high-power chargers, up to 350 kW, sold in 70 countries. 

ABB’s Terra HP charger, the fastest in the world adds up to 200-kilometers of range to an electric vehicle in just 8 minutes and is ideally suited for use at highway rest stops and petrol stations.