DHL Group has opened three Electric Vehicle (EV) Centers of Excellence (COEs) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region as part of its efforts to enhance its end-to-end EV logistics and supply chain solutions for the area.
These COEs build on DHL’s offering of customized solutions covering capital equipment for new EV-related factories, inbound-to-manufacturing (I2M), finished vehicles and aftermarket logistics in the region.
“Over the next five years, Asia is expected to account for 63% of the new 115 million EVs sold worldwide,” said Fathi Tlatli, global auto-mobility sector president, DHL Customer Solutions and Innovation. “A robust and compliant logistics supply chain ecosystem is needed to support this growing demand, and our EV Centers of Excellence in Shanghai, Singapore and Indonesia serve as hubs of competencies and resources for the growing EV industry across the Asia Pacific.”
End-to-end EV logistics
An EV COE is a center of knowledge and know-how, showcasing existing EV logistics expertise, capability and resources. These centers cover a wide range of solutions, offering modular and integrated end-to-end logistics across the EV supply chain.
The three EV COEs in China, Singapore and Indonesia are connected to a global network of COEs in 10 countries including Italy, the UK, Mexico and the UAE.
“When people think of EVs, it is often associated with the finished vehicle itself. However, there is an entire complex ecosystem behind the EV value chain, which is crucial in orchestrating the process. That is our advantage as DHL Group, as we can offer customized solutions for every segment utilizing our expertise and our extensive global network,” said Audrey Gerard, vice president of auto-mobility, Asia-Pacific, DHL Customer Solutions and Innovation.
EV COEs will also be established in other countries with an existing EV footprint and expertise, such as India, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand.