Chariot Motors’ latest product, the 18m UC e-bus, has been road tested in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia. The new articulated 18m UC electric bus is a joint effort by Israeli-Bulgarian company Chariot Motors, China’s largest bus manufacturer Higer, and world-leading ultracapacitor maker Aowei. Cutting edge ultracapacitor technology enables these vehicles to reuse brake energy using what…
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…
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…