The German tuning company ABT is best know for its ability to extract extra high performance out of VAG internal combustion engines but with an eye firmly on the future it has now formed the ABT eMobility Engineering department to promote and further electric powered vehicles.
Actually ABT are no newcomers to electric power. Back in 2009 the company released the ABT eCaddy and its very latest offering is the ABT eCab based on the VW T6.
The ABT eMobility Engineering department will now offer development services to third parties.
“As a tuner we deal so intensely with complete vehicle architectures, that a technology transfer in other segments was only a matter of time and I personally find alternative drives very exciting, as our recent history shows. We have gained such extensive experience in this field through our projects for the eCaddy, eCab and the development in Formula E, that we now wish to offer our expertise externally, in order to support the idea of electric mobility”, says Managing Director Hans-Jürgen Abt.
The spectrum ranges from the development and programming of control units through to lithium batteries and complete drive trains up to the construction of ready-to-drive prototypes. Should something very special be required, there is also the possibility to customize special vehicles and produce limited series. “We are expecting a highly promising sector with ABT eMobility Engineering” says Hans-Jürgen Abt.
Thanks to many years experience in the programming of the AEC (ABT Engine Control) ECUs for increased performance, ABT Sportsline has the ability to develop software and electronics in house to suit the needs of the customer. Parallel battery systems can also be built in, in order to achieve enhanced battery capacity and high coverage.
“We are the perfect partner for SMEs”, according to Hans-Jürgen Abt, “because we have years of experience in the development of components and complete drive trains for pure electric and hybrid vehicles.” Since ABT Sportsline began the construction of an electrified VW Caddy in 2009 a fleet of 40 all-electric commercial vehicles have travelled a total of one million plus kilometers throughout Germany and are still highly popular with their drivers.