Karsan, which pioneers the electric transformation of public transportation in the world, continues to rapidly increase its presence in Romania, one of its main target markets.
Karsan, which plays a leading role in the transformation of public transportation to electric and autonomous vehicles in Europe, continues to rapidly increase its presence in Romania, one of its main target markets. Karsan, which develops the most preferred models in Europe with the vision of being "One Step Ahead in the Future of Mobility", will add 22 more points to its large electric vehicle park spread across 6 different points in Romania at the end of the year.
Deliveries in the last quarter of the year
Karsan, which recently delivered a 12-meter e-ATA to the city of Chitila in Romania, continues to make the world's leading cities suitable for the electric age with its high-tech products that attract attention with their innovative designs. Karsan, which has received orders for a total of 36 e-ATA units from Satu Mare, Campuling, Horezu, Teccuci and Petrosani in Romania in the past months, has now reached an agreement through its Romanian Distributor AAR for the sale of 25 e-ATA units of 10 meters in IASI city.
The delivery of these 61 e-ATA vehicles will be made at the end of the year. Thus, Karsan will operate its electric vehicles in 28 different locations in Romania, with deliveries to be made at the end of the year.
Stating that Romania has taken great steps to ensure the transformation of electric vehicles in public transportation, Karsan CEO Okan Baş said, “We made the first export of the innate electric Karsan e-ATA to Romania at the end of 2022. As of today, our electric vehicle park in Romania has reached 238 units. Karsan e-ATA is a model that has already proven how assertive it is by winning the 'Bus of the Year' award in the urban transportation category at the Sustainable Bus Awards. "As one of the largest electric vehicle manufacturers operating in the Romanian market and as a Turkish brand, this demand for Karsan products makes us very happy," he said.
Emphasizing that Karsan is among the most preferred brands in Europe in electric public transportation, Okan Baş said, “In Romania, where we first exported our e-ATA series, we have a total of 79 e-ATA vehicles in different cities including Slatina, Timşoara, Braşov and Chitila.” servicing. With the e-ATA orders we received from 5 different cities at the beginning of this year together with IASI, we will deliver 61 more 10m, 12m and 18m e-ATA to Romania at the end of the year. "We will continue to make our name known in the world with our innovative products," he said.
Different battery packs are offered
Taking its name from Ata, which means elders of the family in Turkish, e-ATA consists of the largest bus models in Karsan's electric product range. Naturally electric e-ATA can quickly respond to needs by offering a highly flexible structure in many areas, from battery technologies to carrying capacity.
The e-ATA model family, which can be preferred with different battery packs from 150 kWh to 600 kWh, can travel up to 450 kilometers under real driving conditions without compromising the conditions such as stop-start, passenger drop-off, pick-up and drop-off, and air conditioning operation all day long on a normal bus route when full of passengers. It offers range. Moreover, with its fast charging technology, it can be charged in 1 to 4 hours, depending on the size of the battery pack.
Can cope with all road conditions
Karsan e-ATA's electric hub motors positioned on the wheels have a capacity of 10 kW at 12 and 250 meters.zamDelivering i power and 22.000 Nm of torque, it enables the e-ATA to climb the steepest slopes without any problems. At 18 meters, a 500 kW azami power provides full performance even at full capacity. The e-ATA product range, which fully adapts to the different geographical conditions of different cities in Europe, also impresses with its futuristic exterior design.
It promises passengers an unobstructed movement area by offering a completely low floor in the interior. e-ATA, which does not compromise on passenger capacity despite the high range it offers, can carry 10 passengers at 79 meters, over 12 at 89 meters, and over 18 at 135 meters, depending on the preferred battery capacity.