ABB and Shell are Freight Solution Partners

ABB supports Shell in building the global infrastructure for charging electronic vehicles through its portfolio of charging stations. (Photo: ABB)

The collaboration addresses two important challenges regarding the acceptance of electric mobility. On the other hand, Shell wants to operate 500,000 charging points worldwide by 2025 and then 2.5 million by 2030 – including in apartment buildings, commercial sites or at points of sale. from Shell. On the other hand, the partners want to address the issue of upload speed. With the so-called Terra 360, ABB claims to have the world’s fastest all-in-one charging station.

The new global framework agreement covers the supply of ABB’s full range of AC and DC charging stations. The product range extends from a wall AC box for homes, businesses and retail to a Terra 360 charging station. According to ABB, this is particularly suitable for gas stations, urban charging stations, shopping malls and fleet applications. The company only recently announced that it is investing more in charging infrastructure And it increased its stake in the Chinese provider Chargedot to 80%.

ABB and Shell have been working together to introduce public charging infrastructure since 2019. The latest agreement expands this collaboration, says Frank Mollon, CEO of ABB E-mobility. According to ABB, it has so far sold more than 680,000 charging stations in more than 85 markets, more than 30,000 DC fast chargers and 650,000 AC charging stations, including products sold through Chargedot.