Press Conference: Partnership for sustainable transportation
Channel: World Economic Forum
Date: 2018-01-22

The City of Davos, through a public-private partnership that includes ABB and the local utility, has adopted an electric-vehicle infrastructure, powered by clean, renewable energy. 
An e-bus will be able to run continuously through town and between conference venues. Similarly, the many electric cars that will be transporting attendees around Davos will be able to recharge to 80 percent battery capacity in as little as 12 minutes at eight newly installed fast-charging stations. The press conference will be followed by a demonstration of the e-bus in the village of Davos.

Speakers:
- Tarzisius Caviezel, Mayor of Davos, Switzerland.
- Ulrich Spiesshofer, Chief Executive Officer, ABB, Switzerland.

Moderator:
- Alem Tedeneke, Media Lead, Canada, Latin America and the Sustainable Development Goals, World Economic Forum.


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