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ABT and mobility

The DNA of ABT has always consisted of movement and agility. This is proven not only by our history, but also by our vehicle refinement and motor sports divisions. But not only in terms of mobility, also in terms of progress and further development of mobility, we are always at the pulse of time and regularly invest in innovation projects.

This is how the ABT e-Line was created over a decade ago, in which we are driving forward the development of electromobility - particularly in the commercial vehicle sector.

THE ABT E-LINE - A MULTIFACETED HISTORY

It may come as a surprise that a vehicle tuner is starting to deal with alternative drives. But from the very beginning of its history, the name ABT has been inextricably linked with mobility and drive technologies. Due to the innovative spirit deeply rooted in our DNA and the urge to break new ground, we have also established ourselves in the field of alternative drives over the last few years.

As early as the 1990s, our engineers converted race cars to natural gas drives that competed in the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring and in the German Rally Championship to demonstrate the potential of this drive technology.

From that point on, a process began that finally culminated in the official founding of ABT e-Line in 2018, making us what we are today.

STEP BY STEP TO BECOMING A SPECIALIST FOR ALTERNATIVE DRIVES

2009: ABT participates in the design of an electric car as part of an EU research project.

2010: ABT takes part in the model project "eE-Tour Allgäu", sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, and looks after the motley vehicles up to and including the Segway

2010 - 2014: Construction of the first own electric prototype, the ABT eCaddy (2011), and subsequent conversion of further eCaddys as well as T6 for test operation, among others for the German postal service

2013: ABT becomes the first German racing team to sign up for Formula E

2014 - 2016: Development of a completely new drivetrain with motor, inverter, kinematic, aux battery, and gearbox for Formula E

2015 - 2017: Construction of several eCabs based on the VW T6.

2015 - 2017: Gaining further experience by upgrading a horse-drawn carriage with a hybrid drive for the castles of Hohenschwangau

2015 - 2017: Development of a parallelizable battery system for a fleet of logistics vehicles of the company kama

2016 - 2018: Development of a motor control unit (eMCU) for the company Ziehl Abegg (software and electronics hardware)

2018: construction of two spectacular prototypes: the 1,200 hp 4ePerformance with 4 Formula E single-wheel motors, which ABT built in 2018 for the Formula E technology partner Schaeffler, and the 1,018 hp RS6-E power hybrid realized in the same year.

2018: ABT e-Line becomes the official body manufacturer of Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and, as a premium partner, converts Caddys and T6 buses into e-cars

2019 - 2022: two major projects for the integration of fuel cell drives

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ABT and mobility

THE ABT E-LINE - A MULTIFACETED HISTORY

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