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At ABB, Angela Merkel and Enrique Peña Nieto got to know the latest fast-charging station for electric cars. ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer presented ABB's solution for fast charging stations to the two politicians: The Terra HP charging station has a charging capacity of up to 350 kilowatts. It charges car batteries for a range of 200 kilometers in just eight minutes.