The Ministry of Education and Science has announced a public tender, which envisages the staged purchase of electric buses over the next four years, depending on the particular needs of each municipality. The expected total value of the bus purchase is BGN 23 million. The public tender is divided into 10 separate sections depending on…
Bulgaria is holding negotiations with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to finance a project for replacing the buses used in the country’s urban transport with electric buses. This was announced by Finance Minister Asen Vasilev, who attended the Bank’s Bulgarian annual results presentation, as reported by the Bulgarian National Television (BNT). According to him, if…
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…
Busworld Conference & Exhibition is scheduled in Brussels from 7 to 12 October, it’ll be hosting over 500 exhibitors with the aim of gathering 40,000 visitors. Chariot Motors’ partners, which are among the modern giants in world e-bus manufacturing (the Shanghai Aowei Technology Development Company, developer of fast-charging capacitors, and the Higer Bus Company), will be exhibitors…
С регистрацията на 2 567 батерийни елетробуса през първото полугодие на 2023 година, европейският пазар на електрически автобуси нарастна с 45%. Над една трета от пазара на градски автобуси (37,5%) на европейско ниво са представени от беземисионни автобуси, включващи батерийни и такива с горивни клетки. Фокусът е се насочва върху пазара на автобуси с горивни клетки…
The share of zero-emission buses is growing in the European city bus market. In the second quarter of 2023 it was 40%, up from 30% of the first quarter of the year (same share for the entire 2022). The sales figures were shared by Eamonn Mulholland, Associate Researcher at The International Council. Six European Member…
In the electromobility ranking prepared by the Clean Cities Campaign, which unites over 80 European civic organizations, Sofia is placed at the top of the list compared to other European cities due to its investment in ecological urban transport and Spark’s shared e-cars. The capital scored well on certain indicators in the report and was even cited in…
Electreon Wireless is set to achieve a significant milestone by completing a four-day 1500 kilometre/900 mile electric car trip without charging. This will be thanks to the company’s proprietary in-road charging strips. The record-setting drive began on Sunday at Electreon’s headquarters in Beit Yanai, Israel. It is set to end on Wednesday. Throughout the journey,…
