From 28 to 30 October 2025, the city of Kazanlak hosted the Second National Conference of the Bulgarian Association for Passenger Services and Urban Mobility (BAPUGM), with the participation of Chariot Motors.
The event brought together representatives of more than 30 municipalities from across the country, experts in urban mobility, as well as representatives of financial institutions and the business community. The main focus of the forum was on the challenges and opportunities for developing sustainable urban transport in Bulgaria.
Key Topics of the Conference
- Trends and challenges in parking management in Bulgaria and Europe, as well as intelligent parking management solutions;
- Green policies and innovations for cleaner cities, including challenges and perspectives related to electric vehicles;
- New technologies and regulatory aspects in parking payment systems;
- Traffic control through municipal video surveillance systems and the role of municipalities and businesses in building a sustainable transport ecosystem;
- Challenges and proposals for the sustainable development of the sector;
- Sustainable urban mobility and the electrification of public transport as key factors for reducing emissions and improving quality of life in urban areas.
During the opening session, Ms. Temenuzhka Lyutskanova, Director of the “Ecology and Transport” Directorate at Kazanlak Municipality, welcomed the participants and presented the municipality’s good practices in the fields of parking management and urban mobility.
Chariot Motors participated in the conference as a sponsor, presenting its successfully implemented projects in Europe and Israel, as well as its range of battery-electric buses.
On the second day of the conference, Mr. Ivan Shterev from Chariot Motors delivered a presentation on the company’s current portfolio and offered a comparison between the two energy storage technologies used in its electric buses – ultracapacitor and battery-based systems. He emphasized the advantages of electric buses in achieving sustainable and environmentally friendly urban and intercity transport.
- You can view Ivan Shterev’s presentation from the event here.
