Reliability and scalability continue to be critical issues facing the zero-emissions freight industry, specifically for battery-electric vehicles.
Fully aware of this, ABB E-mobility has launched an expansion of its EV charging technology portfolio with several new charging solutions, which will be making their debut next week at the 2025 ACT Expo in Anaheim, California.
First up is the upgraded all-in-one A200 public charging unit. Its latest architecture allows operators to start with 200 kW with the option to enhance to 300 kW or 400 kW. The manufacturer claims this approach offers scalability and protects customers' investments which leads to Total Cost of Ownership savings of over a decade.
For public transit, there's the new Charge Dock Dispenser that's been designed and engineered to simplify depot charging thanks to its clever pantograph, roof, and pedestal charging options with upwards of 360 kW of shared power. There's also 490 feet of installation flexibility between cabinet and dispensers, the latter of which maintains up to 500A output.
The MCS1200 Megawatt Charging System (pictured above), as its name suggests, provides up to 1,200 kW of continuous power — a full 20 percent more energy transfer than typical 1MW systems. It can also provide HD trucks with other charging options, specifically CCS truck charging, a dual CCS, and an MCS option.
Lastly, there's the C50 Compact Charger intended for destination and retail purposes. Measuring just 9.3 inches in depth, the charger is not only the slimmest in its category but it's also been optimized for one-hour charging times.
ABB E-mobility's latest charging solutions.ABB E-mobility
Over the past 12 months, ABB E-mobility has launched five key new products, such as the A400 all-in-one charger and the C50 compact charger. Customers benefit from more reliable charging experiences, faster deployment of new stations, and less time waiting for service repairs.
How do drivers benefit? Continued innovation in the charging space.
"The EV charging landscape is evolving beyond point products for specific use cases — we're building platforms that deliver consistent usability, reliability and scalability across the entire charging ecosys-tem,” said CEO Michael Halbherr. "By implementing this modular approach with the majority of our R&D focused on modular platforms rather than one-off products, we've created a charging portfolio that delivers higher quality and higher consistency to end-users and service person-nel. It reduces supply chain risks, while accelerating development cycles and enabling deeper collabo-ration with critical suppliers."
The company adds that its platform approach delivers superior reliability, future-proof scalability, and better economics across multiple market segments in an industry projected to grow to $35 billion globally by 2030.
"We have built a system by logically separating a charger into four distinct sub-systems — the user experience domain, the power delivery domain, the mechatronic domain, and the cloud domain — each functioning as an independent subsystem," added Halbherr. "Unlike conventional chargers, where a user interface failure can disable the entire system, our architecture ensures charging continues even if the screen or payment system encounters issues. Moreover, we can improve each subsystem at its own pace without having to change the entire system."
