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 is sponsoring an exhibition by New York City-based Bulgarian artist Houben R. T. The name of the exhibition is Why So Serios and it is open to the public at the Museum of Humor & Satire in Gabrovo, Bulgaria. Why So Serious is Houben Tcherkelov’s first solo exhibition at the Museum of Humour…
To stay abreast of the zero emission bus sector during the Covid pandemic, visit the European zero emission bus (ZEB) conference webpage. You will find free presentations from autumn 2020 and registration details for the ZEB2021 Paris Conference in March. The Paris ZEB conference will look at solutions and challenges to decarbonising the bus industry.…
Adoption of electric buses into public transport urban fleets is growing worldwide. The transition began in China and is now spreading. European electric bus sales marked a definitive jump in 2019. Some 4000 electric buses are now running in the Old Continent. This includes battery electric buses, plugin hybrids, trolleybus in motion charging, and fuel…
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…