Global Mobility Summit: ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer lauds India’s efforts to effect e-mobility revolution

The Indian government for its ambitious, enlightened vision with the intent to transform the transport system to e-mobility has been commended by Ulrich Spiesshofer, Chief Executive Officer of ABB. He highlighted a few of  ABB's pioneering technologies with which the the company looks forward to support India’s e-mobility revolution.
 
Spiesshofer was one of the key industry leaders to deliver his thoughts at the inaugural session in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the Global Mobility Summit 2018, MOVE, organised at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi today.
 
Ulrich said that ABB’s presence in India dates back over a century, and that it has been in the manufacturing business here for 60 years. He said the company is helping India to achieve its ambitious goals of: Moving towards a stronger, smarter and greener grid; advancing industrial development through the “Make in India” initiative; and shifting towards a low-carbon, and sustainable transport system.
 
He also highlighted as to how the ABB has revolutionized EV charging infrastructure. He said, "Seven years ago we revolutionized electric vehicle charging by using direct current, which reduced charging times to tens of minutes, rather than the many hours needed with AC. Today, ABB has the largest installed base of fast-chargers worldwide – 8,000 stations in 68 countries."

He added, "A few months ago, at the Hanover industry fair in Germany, we launched a new record-breaking, new Terra High Power EV charger, which is able to deliver enough charge in just eight minutes to power an electric car for 200 kilometers. We’ve brought one of these fast-chargers to this event."
 
In his closing remarks, Ulrich said that India can leapfrog other nations by embracing e-mobility now, and become a world leader in sustainable transport, while reducing emissions and dependence on imported fossil fuels. At the same time, India can use e-mobility as a lever to move its industry up the value chain and to drive economic growth.
 
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the government would soon put in place a new policy to promote the use of electric vehicles in the country and fight against climate change.

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"We want to build India as a driver in electric vehicles. We will soon put in place a stable policy regime around electric and other automated vehicles...Clean mobility powered by clean energy is our most powerful weapon in our fight against climate change," he said, adding "this means a pollution-free clean drive, leading to clean air and better living standards for our people."