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…
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A total of 122 electric articulated and single buses are set to be delivered to Gothenburg, Malmö, and Hässleholm in southern Sweden by 2022/2023. The public transport operator has ordered 84 electric buses to start operating in Gothenburg in the summer of 2022/2023, 29 e-buses are being delivered to Malmö and 9 will be delivered to Hässleholm at the end…
Chariot electric bus and an electric heave duty truck are wirelessly charged from ElectReon’s electric road on the Swedish island of Gotland. ElectReon implanted 1.2-metre-long coils fist-deep into a 4.1km road linking Visby airport and town center on Gotland Island. The project then equipped a Chariot electric bus with three underfloor receivers picking up charge…
This summer 30 brand new Chariot-Higer electric buses will ply the streets of Bulgaria’s capital Sofia. Operated by Stolichen Elektrotransport, they will replace diesel buses in the city. Alongside the 15 e-buses already delivered by Chariot to Sofia, the new e-buses will further improve the city’s air quality. They produce no NOx, CO2, or particulate…
The Chariot Motors company has run a Green Future initiative in the woods at Malo Buchino, near Sofia. The message of the initiative was Plant a Tree for а Better Future! Chariot employees planted 60 coniferous saplings across 1000 square metres. The EcoCommunity foundation partnered Chariot Motors. Chariot Procurator Mr Milen Milev said of the…