Mouser Electronics Celebrates Exciting Formula E Racing Season TTI, Molex and AVX Join Global Distributor to Support Visionary Technology
Mouser Electronics Celebrates Exciting Formula E Racing Season
TTI, Molex and AVX Join Global Distributor to Support Visionary Technology
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader empowering innovation, congratulates the DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT racing team on its strong showing in the 2020–2021 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Mouser and DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT continue to build on their long-term partnership with a shared vision for the future of the motor sports industry, serving as a framework for research and development around zero-emission motoring.
“Our partnership with DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT aligns us with the future of racing and leading edge of automotive technology,” said Todd McAtee, Vice President, Americas’ Business Development for Mouser Electronics. “We are all exceedingly proud of the team and look forward to the excitement of new cities and new challenges next season!”
Mouser partnered with the team throughout the season, in collaboration with TTI, Inc. and valued manufacturers Molex and AVX. This is the seventh-straight year that Mouser and Molex have sponsored Formula E racing.
The upcoming 2021–2022 season will be the first to feature 16 races, including all-new events scheduled in Cape Town, South Africa; Vancouver, Canada; and Seoul, South Korea. The new season kicks off January 28, 2022, at the Diriyah E-Prix.
“Molex is proud to have once again teamed up with Mouser Electronics to support this dedicated motorsport team,” said Fred Bell, Vice President of Global Distribution, Molex. “At Molex, we are always looking for ways to advance the electric automotive industry by developing solutions that help racing teams and everyday drivers alike.”
“TTI would like to congratulate the entire team for the hard work they put in all season long. We are excited to be a part of such a cutting-edge racing series and to promote all the new technologies that go with it,” said Mike Morton, TTI’s Chief Executive Officer.
“The team fought hard in every race, and we at AVX congratulate them on that determination,” said Alex Schenkel, AVX’s Senior Vice President of Global Sales. “It is special to be a part of such an advanced racing series and to be on the forefront of the electric car movement.”
The Formula E series features cars that are powered solely by electricity and represent a vision for the future of the motor sports industry, serving as a framework for research and development around zero-emission motoring. The Gen2 cars offer a huge step forward in electric vehicle racing technology, with maximum power of 250 kW and speeds up to 280 km/h. Racing is all about speed and endurance, and racing sponsorships are an innovative way for Mouser to communicate its performance-driven business model and promote the newest technologies from its manufacturer partners.
About Mouser Electronics
Mouser Electronics, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is an authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor focused on New Product Introductions from its leading manufacturer partners. Serving the global electronic design engineer and buyer community, the global distributor’s website, mouser.com, is available in multiple languages and currencies and features more than 5 million products from over 1,100 manufacturer brands. Mouser offers 27 support locations worldwide to provide best-in-class customer service in local language, currency and time zone. The distributor ships to over 630,000 customers in 223 countries/territories from its 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the-art distribution facilities in the Dallas, Texas, metro area. For more information, visit https://www.mouser.com/.
About AVX
AVX Corporation is a leading international manufacturer and supplier of advanced electronic components, interconnect, sensing, control, and antenna solutions with 33 manufacturing facilities in 16 countries around the world. AVX offers a broad range of devices including capacitors, resistors, filters, couplers, sensors, controls, circuit protection devices, connectors, and antennas.
About TTI
TTI, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, is an authorized, specialty distributor of electronic components. Founded in 1971, the emphasis on a broad and deep product portfolio, available-to-sell inventory and sophisticated supply chain programs have established TTI as a distributor of choice to manufacturers in the industrial, defense, aerospace, transportation, medical, and communications sectors worldwide. TTI and its wholly owned subsidiaries, the TTI Family of Companies, Mouser Electronics, Sager Electronics and TTI Semiconductor Group, employ over 7,000 people in more than 133 locations throughout North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. Globally, the company maintains over 2 million square feet of dedicated warehouse space housing over 850,000 component part numbers. For more information about TTI, visit www.ttiinc.com.
About DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT
DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT was founded in 2006 by owner and team principal, Jay Penske. DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT is headquartered in Los Angeles, California — the largest single metropolitan EV (electric vehicle) market in the world — and has additional operations in Silverstone, U.K. In 2014, DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT became one of the three founding teams of the FIA Formula E Championship. The team finished 2nd (runner-up) in the inaugural 2014/2015 Formula E championship and 4th in the second 2015/2016 Formula E championship. The team scored the first-ever Formula E race wins in both Germany and Mexico in 2016 and 2017. DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT develops its powertrains under the Penske Autosport marque. The team’s engineering and mechanic personnel are some of the finest and most experienced engineers and crew in the world, collectively accumulating over 185 years of racing experience, with over 275 race wins, 24 Indy 500 victories, and 17 series championships. The DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT team motto is the Latin phrase “E Pluribus Unum,” meaning “out of many, there is one.”
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