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DHL moves 40 electric race cars by road, sea and rail from UK to Beijing
GERMAN global logistics provider DHL has delivered 40 electric race cars, spare parts and lithium-ion batteries to China from Britain for the opening of the FIA Formula E Championship's at the Olympic Park in Beijing on October 24.
As the official logistics partner of Formula E, the company delivered the consignment, weighing a total of 450 tonnes, from Donington Park, Leicestershire, to Beijing via Belgium, Germany, Belarus and Russia by road, sea and rail.
"Logistics challenges of delivering both cars and supporting equipment have become more complex, particularly when transporting increasingly bespoke cars and power systems," said DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific chief Kelvin Leung.
"It's testament to our personnel that we were able to deliver cars, medical, broadcast and ancillary race equipment in a safe and timely manner," he said.
DHL said the lithium-ion batteries, which weighed 320 kilogrammes and contain 200 kilogrammes of lithium ion cells, required specialist handling, packaging and certification and were subject to stringent safety regulations.
As the official logistics partner of Formula E, the company delivered the consignment, weighing a total of 450 tonnes, from Donington Park, Leicestershire, to Beijing via Belgium, Germany, Belarus and Russia by road, sea and rail.
"Logistics challenges of delivering both cars and supporting equipment have become more complex, particularly when transporting increasingly bespoke cars and power systems," said DHL Global Forwarding Asia Pacific chief Kelvin Leung.
"It's testament to our personnel that we were able to deliver cars, medical, broadcast and ancillary race equipment in a safe and timely manner," he said.
DHL said the lithium-ion batteries, which weighed 320 kilogrammes and contain 200 kilogrammes of lithium ion cells, required specialist handling, packaging and certification and were subject to stringent safety regulations.
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