13 July 2022: Electric bus and charger pioneer Chariot Motors, supplier of Ultracapacitor (UC) e-buses to Sofia operator Stolichen Elektrotransport, won a tender and signed a contract for delivery of four more UC e-buses. Announced in May, the contest was for fast-charging, low-floor buses plus three electric chargers. Chariot 12-metre-long UC e-buses are produced by…
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Israeli company Electreon has announced it is planning to build the United States’ first road stretch with built-in electric vehicle wireless charging. The pilot project is set to be finished next year in Detroit, Michigan. Initially it will be a mile long. The road will have a sub-surface network of charging coils connected to the…
A key study of ultracapacitor technology used in Chariot fast charging city e-buses, has appeared on the smartcityvpraxi.cz website – page 27. The Czech Ministry of Transport website has also picked up the guide. Read more in English on the Chariot UC e-bus study below: Chariot UC fast charging e-buses and their features The Chariot…
England’s Portsmouth City has welcomed funding for 34 new electric buses as a significant milestone. The Portsmouth City Council said the scheme would transform local bus services and help achieve its pledge of becoming net carbon zero. The British government awarded the city £6.5m for the vehicles which will serve routes across Portsmouth, Gosport, and…
Sofia, 12 April 2022. Electric bus and charger pioneer Chariot Motors has signed an important contract for supply of battery electric buses to Sofia operator Stolichen Avtotransport. The 22 units 8.5 meter long vehicles are slated to arrive in Bulgaria at the close of 2022. The deal also includes delivery of 22 units of 40kW…