Chinese-Bulgarian consortium Chariot Motors Higer, whose Bulgarian partners are Chariot Motors, has won the City of Sofia bid to supply 30 low-floor fast charge electric buses. The bid was for leva 34.95 million against an earmarked leva 38.4 million. The European Union Operational Programme Environment provides the funds as financing a move to cut air…
Bulgaria’s capital Sofia will rank among European capitals with sustainable public transport. It gets its first electric buses with ultracapacitors. Route 123 is being stretched by six stops, three new electric buses serving it from 17 January. Metropolitan mayor Yordanka Fandakova announced the route will connect the Simeonovo cable car station to Slatina. Read more…
On 7 January 2020, Sofia mayor Yordanka Fandakova launched the new 123 bus route, served entirely by e-buses. A first for Bulgaria, the route enters operation on 17 January. By March, 15 new electric buses will arrive in Sofia from the Higer-Aowei consortium. They shall also serve routes 84 and 184, including the Sofia airport.…
On 4 December 2019 Bulgaria’s Gabrovo Municipality signed a leva 2.7 million/euro 1.4 million contract with Chariot Motors for three Chariot ultracapacitor e-buses. The e-buses are equipped with 40kWh ultracapacitors. The routes have termini with three AC/DC charging stations and e-buses’ charging time of seven minutes. The project gets EU Regions in Growth Operational Programme…
On June 11, 2019, a Chariot ultracapacitor e-bus jointly developed by Chariot Motors, Shanghai Aowei, and the Higer Bus Company, formally launched trial operation in Aalborg, Denmark. The pilot project of 24km demonstration route connects the airport to the university through the city centre. Charging needs only eight minutes at the airport end to cover…
JSP Skopje starts a pilot project with a Chariot Motors e-bus in March 2018 Skopje, a MatchUp Follower City, is boosting mobility services with the e-buses. The new Chariot e-bus follows the latest trends: an energy efficient bus consuming a minimum of electric power and featuring a quick charger. The biggest advantage is that no…
In March and April 2018, the Commune de La Spezia’s ATC Esercizio starts the preliminary pre-operation phase with a Chariot Motors electric bus. Presently the pilot project will be realized for six months with a three-door Chariot ultracapacitor e-bus. The project is Italy’s first ultracapacitor zero emissions electric bus technology project. Specifically this technology is…
Five new electric buses bought from Chariot Motors launch Tel Aviv’s Dan operator Route 4 next week. Using an ultracapacitor, rather than batteries, the new Chariot Motors e-buses will recharge rapidly between trips, saving much time and boosting passenger service. This was announced by Pan-Dan importers, a partnership of Dan and the Weiss Group’s Pandom.…
A 25 February 2016 contract between Holding Graz and Chariot Motors paves the way to Graz switching to non-fossil-fuel buses. The Chariot Motors Company provides Holding Graz with two e-buses and chargers for a yearlong pilot project. Graz Linien will test the new generation 32kWh ultracapacitor Chariot e-bus with ZF wheel hub electric motors. “Holding Graz will pay…
Israeli/Bulgarian e-bus maker Chariot Motors is set to make its first sales in Belgrade. The company is targeting Central and Eastern European markets, said its chief executive. Milen Milev told SeeNews Chariot Motors expected over 100 electric buses sales this year. “We signed our first contract earlier this year. Before, we focused on research and…