Category Archives: Chariot Motors News

Chariot ultracapacitor e-bus proves wireless in-motion charging in world leading Swedish Smartroad project

A unique pre-commercial electric road technology proving project, Smartroad Gotland, will build knowledge for future electric roads. Electric roads will charge electric vehicles wirelessly as they travel along them. Backed and funded by the Swedish Transport Administration, Smartroad Gotland is led by ElectReon AB, Swedish subsidiary of Israel’s ElectReon Wireless. The project features a Chariot…

Case study: air pollution in the city of Sofia and the Chariot ultracapacitor e-bus solution

In 2021, Sofia will operate 45 ultracapacitor electric buses. Chariot Motors became a worldwide supplier of this innovative solution. Sofia’s air quality challenge Sofia is one of Europe’s most polluted cities. It constantly breaches WHO and EU air safety criteria, increasing the risk of heart disease, lung cancer, respiratory disease, and stroke. The main reason…

Chariot Motors wins bid for 30 new fast charging e-buses to Sofia

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…

Three new Sofia electric bus routes by the end of February

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…

Higer-Aowei consortium deliver 15 e-buses to Sofia, Bulgaria

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.…

December: the Gabrovo Municipality signs up for three Chariot ultracapacitor e-buses

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…

Chariot e-bus on the Energy Cluster Annual Conference in Aalborg, Denmark

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…

New Chariot ultracapacitor e-bus in Skopje, North Macedonia

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…

Chariot ultracapacitor e-bus starts operation in La Spezia, Italy

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 Chariot e-buses to begin running in Tel Aviv

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.…