Formula
E on Tuesday announced a new partnership with voestalpine - global
leading technology and capital goods group - for select events next
season in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, titled the voestalpine
European races.
Starting
from season five, voestalpine will put its name to the European leg
of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship - where the fully-electric next
generation of Formula E cars make their way across the continent
competing in iconic city-centre locations.
As
a platform to test and develop road-relevant technologies and
speed-up the mass adoption of electric vehicles on a global scale,
Formula E will work closely with voestalpine to make further
advancements in the field of e-mobility and assist with technology
transfer.
Alejandro
Agag, Founder & CEO of Formula E, said: “Formula
E is the most relevant platform to trial and test the latest
technological innovations in the automotive sector and partnering
with leading companies such as voestalpine allows the series to
further develop in the field of e-mobility. Both brands have a shared
strategic focus tailored towards dynamism, speed and creativity. I
look forward to working closely with voestalpine for the European
races in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship from next season and
continuing to set future mobility trends.”
Wolfgang
Eder, CEO of voestalpine AG, said: “Accounting for around a
third of our Group revenue, for years the automotive industry has
been a key driver of innovation and growth at voestalpine. With our
comprehensive automotive expertise, we see huge potential to grow
faster than in the traditional segments, especially in the
electromobility sector. Both Formula E and voestalpine are
international pioneers when it comes to literally putting tomorrow’s
technologies on today’s roads, and making them ready for series
production. The aim of our partnership with Formula E is to jointly
develop electromobility further, as well as to encourage technology
transfer between automotive suppliers, manufacturers, and customers.”
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