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ABB chargers are helping an electric vehicle EV assembly line in China guarantee the charging performance of up to 120000 EVs a yearThe AC and DC chargers have been supplied to Dongfeng Honda a joint venture between Chinas Dongfeng Motor Group and Japans 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 Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone in Chinas Hubei Province mainly produces Dongfeng Hondas best-selling models and the more than 980000 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 Hondas previous experience with ABBs low- and medium-voltage distribution products. Standard 60kW Terra 63Z DC chargers and EVinn 7kW AC chargers have been installed on the car inspection 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.Chinas 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 million EVs on the road.Frank Muehlon Head of ABBs global business for E-mobility Infrastructure Solutions said Charging capacity needs to grow hand-in-hand with Chinas booming EV sales and adoption. With the development of the countrys new energy automobile industry car manufacturers are transforming to meet consumers increasing preference for EVs. We are very pleased to help Dongfeng Honda realize its EV development strategy.Muehlon added that ABB would continue to increase its investment in EV charging technology to continuously improve users charging experience.ABB a world leader in the field of EV infrastructure entered the EV charging market in 2010. ABB has installed 14000 connected DC fast charging stations in 80 countries around the world. In China ABBs 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.
