EV Magazine January 2023 | Page 31

COVER STORY takes away lessons in charging and mobility infrastructure that can be applied at home , on business premises , and across cities to decarbonise transport .
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ABB : A PRIMARY PARTNER AND CRITICAL ENABLER OF SUSTAINABLE RACING

COVER STORY takes away lessons in charging and mobility infrastructure that can be applied at home , on business premises , and across cities to decarbonise transport .

Further to ABB ’ s contribution to motorsport , the teams and their sponsors are heavily involved , allowing them to show how they leverage data in a bid to be the fastest on the track and the most effective in decarbonising their operations . is also transferred into the everyday car that you and I are driving recently .
In fact , seeing the teams working behind the scenes to prepare for the race tells us just how important data is in achieving success across all facets of each event and how it can be applied to wider industry . “ The technology around electric vehicles , mostly in the formula cars , is about software , which is extremely important because the EVs that we purchase and drive are very much based on the software ,” says Pallé .
“ This is really the heart of technology . What is interesting is that the technology developed in the garage from the software perspective

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ABB : A PRIMARY PARTNER AND CRITICAL ENABLER OF SUSTAINABLE RACING

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The key comments of Formula E are batteries and charging . Without these , even the most aesthetically pleasing , aerodynamically sound EVs wouldn ’ t make it out of the pits .
This is the same for electric cars in the realworld and we caught up with Antti Matinlauri , Product Group Manager Traction Motors , IEC LV Motors Division at ABB , and Oliver Johnson , E-Mobility Lead UK , to find out how lessons for motorsport are carried into the automotive industry .
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