Category Archives: Chariot Motors News

Chаriot Motors at the annual Green Transition 2023 conference in Sofia

The international Green Transition 2023 conference this week brought together politicians, ministers, European commissioners, MEPs and businesses including Chariot Motors AD. The event addressed current challenges in the green transition to a low carbon economy. Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, Bulgarian National Assembly Chair Rosen Zhelyazkov, Deputy European Commission President Maroš Šefčovič, and European Investment Bank…

Monday 3 April sees 22 more Chariot battery e-buses in Sofia

Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova and Deputy Mayor Doncho Barbalov inspected 22 new Chariot Motors battery electric buses today. Metropolitan operator Stolichen Avtotransport will put ten of them into operation Monday 3 April. Plying routes 23, 82, 100 and 101, they will feed the metropolis’ other electric transport modes: the metro and trams. All 22 should…

Sofia gets four extra Chariot UC electric buses

Four new Chariot Motors low-floor ultracapacitor electric buses arrived in Sofia today. Local public transport operator Stolichen Elektrotransport shall put them into use along route 73, due to extend to the Mladost Edno residential estate. Sofia Mayor Mrs Yordanka Fandakova wrote in Facebook, “In 2021, we managed to obtain 30 electric buses secured by funds…

Ljubljana begins testing Chariot Motors’ 18m UC e-bus

The Chariot 18m ultracapacitor electric bus plied the routes in Slovenian capital Ljubljana for an experimental one-week period. Public transport operator LPP Ljubljana ran the trial and was satisfied with the results. The 18m articulated UC e-bus is the most efficient zero-emission city transport electric bus on the market. It recharges automatically in 10 to…

Higer serves the FIFA Doha, Qatar 2022 World Cup with no fewer than 6000 buses

The world’s top football players received tsunami-like adulation as they rode the roaring streets draped in Argentine motifs and Argentina Champion titles. Their open-top victory double-decker was made by Higer! The iconic vehicle was one of over 6000 Higer buses serving the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar. This was one of the largest orders…

Croatian capital Zagreb begins testing Chariot Motors’ 18m UC e-bus

The Chariot 18m ultracapacitor electric bus will ply routes in Croatian capital Zagreb for an experimental two week period. Public transport operator ZET will run the trial. The innovative vehicle has an ultracapacitor rated at 108kWh. It draws about 1.3 kWh per kilometre when the vehicle total load is 4.5 tonnes in optimal conditions. When…

Article in Sustainable bus: Sofia and Belgrade to operate Europe’s first 18m ultracapacitor e-bus

Focused on clean buses and public transport sustainability, Sustainable Bus announced Chariot Motors’ new product: the 18m Ultracapacitor e-bus. This innovative and sustainable vehicle plied the streets of two European capitals last months: Sofia and Belgrade. Read the Sustainable Bus article of Chariot-Higer electric bus. The 18 UC electric bus is going to continue its…