Currently there are 277 electric buses in use in Bulgaria’s urban public transport. The capital Sofia has got 61 battery powered electric buses. Chariot Motors supplied 22 of these buses, which the municipal company Stolichen Avtotransport put into operation last year. In addition, over the last 5 years the company has won tenders for a…
Today, July 11, 2024, the pioneer in electric buses and chargers Chariot Motors signed a contract to supply a battery-powered electric bus, manufactured by the Higer Bus Company for the Sandanski Municipality. The 6,8-meter-long vehicle should arrive in Bulgaria in early 2025. The deal also includes the supply of one 80 kW slow-charging station, as…
Chariot Motors has built a long-term partnership with the Shanghai Aowei Technology Development Company and is its exclusive European representative. Aowei is the world leader in ultracapacitor (UC) technology with a proven track record in many implemented projects, and we are proud to present its high quality innovative products to the European market. Our company…
The tender process for selecting a supplier for the “Delivery of 5 new electric buses and 5 charging stations for them” has now concluded. The tender commenced with a decision No. F407366/09.08.2023 of Gabrovo Municipality, submitted under the pilot scheme for the Support of Sustainable Urban Mobility from the Recovery and Sustainability Plan of the…
The National Conference of the Bulgarian Association for Parking and Sustainable Urban Mobility (BAPUGM) was held on March 12th and 13th in the city of Kardzhali. The forum was opened by the Kardzhali municipality mayor – Erol Mumun, with a special guest speaker Mr. Tom Antonissen, executive director of the European Parking Association. Main topics…
EV WEEK is a forum and a platform for the gathering of leading experts in the field of electromobility, as well as representatives of institutions from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the region, and the EU. This event is organized in two parts – a conference, consisting of 10 expert panels and presentations, and an exhibition fair…
The European electric bus market recorded a 53% growth in registrations during 2023. 6,354 electric busеs were registered in the EU, including Norway, Iceland, and Switzerland. 43% of the city buses were battery, hydrogen, or ultracapacitor-powered e-buses. Overall, 13,466 buses with alternative drivelines were registered, marking a 41% increase as compared with the previous year,…
By the end of 2025, 34% of the buses purchased for the Bulgarian public transport must be sustainable. This is envisaged in the Council of Ministers’ draft decree, as proposed by the Minister of Transport. The decree sets out the requirements for vehicles when procured by the public sector operators. A vehicle’s sustainability is determined…
Chariot Motors’ partner Higer Bus Company, the bus leader in bus and coach manufacturing, launched this October at Busworld the electric battery-powered, nine-meter-long bus Azure as a mid-sized product specifically developed for the European market. The e-bus Azure 9 is equipped with a new CATL battery, high efficiency motor, and intelligent electronic control system. The…
In the monthly issue of Kamioni magazine (for the months of July – August 2023) an article was published by the company Chariot Motors, looking at the advantages of fast-charging ultracapacitor (UC) technology in electric buses used in sustainable urban transport today. Some of the technology’s advantages include: The duration of UC charging is several…
