Higer is winning renown in Ireland for both coaches and battery electric buses. Dublin-based importer Harris Group is now confident the UK will follow. Four Higer battery e-buses already serve Brighton operator The Big Lemon, alongside a demonstrator being shown to potential buyers there. All these are from the Steed range. This compact mid-sized platform…
Chariot Motors expands presence in Bulgarian capital Sofia with a new Stolichen Avtotransport contract for a delivery of 22 Higer battery e-buses Sofia, Bulgaria, 2 March 2022. Chariot Motors helps the transition to green public transport by offering fully electric zero-emission non-polluting e-buses. The company is a European and Israeli pioneer in innovative ultracapacitor (UC)…
Chariot Motors latest innovation is in Bulgaria. The new fast-charging articulated UC 18m vehicle is produced by the Higer Bus Company and powered by an Aowei 108kWh ultracapacitor. The modern, sustainable vehicle houses its ultracapacitor at the rear and on the roof. Charge time is 10 minutes, after which the e-bus can cover more than 40km. Find…
UN data show transportation is responsible for nearly a quarter of global energy-related CO2 emissions alongside contributing to brown smog over many large cities. As the pandemic recovery starts to take effect, the authorities are eager to get passengers to return to public transport. While social distancing is still a consideration, the electric bus market is set to grow,…
Today sees the inauguration of electric bus operations in Belgrade’s public transport. The brand-new vehicles will whoosh passengers along the new EKO 2 route in the innermost central area of Serbia’s capital without leaving any exhaust emissions. Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, Environment Minister Irena Vujović, and Belgrade Deputy Mayor Goran Vesić attended the handover of…
We are pleased to announce that Chariot Motors is now certified under ISO 45001:2018, the much-anticipated international standard for occupational health and safety (OH&S). It provides a robust and effective set of processes for improving work safety in global supply chains. ISO 45001 is designed to integrate with other ISO management systems standards, ensuring a…
The 30 rapid charging UC electric buses delivered by Chariot Motors now ply four bus routes in the metropolis. The Metropolitan Municipality received the lion’s share of funds from the European Operational Programme Environment and ran tenders for rapid charging UC electric buses, as well as battery-powered ones. One order, by the Stolichen Elektrotransport operator…
From 25 October Chariot UC e-bus will ply the routes of the Italian capital Rome for an experimental period of six months. The local public transport operator ATAC will run the trial on route 64 between Termini and San Pietro stations. Joint-venture partners of the innovative fast-charging electric bus are Chariot Motors with its (local)…
The first of the order of 30 new e-buses from the Chariot Motors – Higer consortium inaugurated service in the city of Sofia today. The Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Mayor Transport, Kristiyan Krastev, attended the inauguration, stating that Sofia public transport fleet rollover continued, the 30 new e-buses bringing Sofiyski Gradski Elektrotransport electric bus numbers up…
The latest Chariot ultracapacitor electric bus has finished development and is ready for service. The new fast-charging articulated 18m vehicle is produced by the Higer Bus Company and powered by an Aowei 108kWh ultracapacitor. The modern, sustainable vehicle houses its ultracapacitor at the rear and on the roof. Charge time is 10 minutes, after which…
