Automotive Exports August 2022

Europe’s Largest
Electric Midibus
Fleet from
Karsan
Offering high technology mobility solutions
with the vision of being ‘One Step Ahead
in the Future of Mobility’, Karsan continues
to be one of the most important actors
in electric mobility in Europe. Taking firm
steps towards its objective of tripling
the electrical export figures it set at the
beginning of the year, Karsan delivered the
largest electric midibus fleet of Europe with
an event. Within the scope of the project,
Karsan sold a total of 89 e-ATAK buses to
6 different companies to operate on the
city and intercity public transport lines in
Luxembourg. Carrying out most of the sales
to Sales Lentz and Emile Weber, operators
leading the electric transformation of the
city, Karsan has completed the delivery of
76 vehicles with the event and also plans
to deliver the remaining vehicles by the
end of July. With the e-ATAK fleet that will
be put into service in Luxembourg in-mid
July, Karsan will have the largest electric
midibus fleet of Europe. Being one of the
leading companies in Turkey’s automotive
industry, Karsan continues to offer high
technology mobility solutions to export
markets. Continuing its overseas expansion
in 2022, Karsan, the pioneer of electric
mobility, concluded the sale of Europe’s
largest electric midibus fleet with its e-ATAK
model. Stepping up and entering this
year with a triple growth plan in exports
compared to the previous year, Karsan
completed the sales of 89 electric buses
to operate on the city and intercity public
transport lines in Luxembourg. Within
the scope of the project implemented via
HCI, of which Karsan has a 50% share and
manages the sales and service network of
the Karsan brand in France, Luxembourg,
Belgium and Switzerland, the e-ATAK buses
were delivered at the magnificent event
held. Karsan’s entry into Luxembourg with
this project also succeeded in becoming
the largest electric bus export and the
largest electric bus delivery of Turkey
and Karsan at once. This way, Karsan
becomes one of the biggest shareholders
in the transformation of its bus fleet to
electric in Luxembourg, which accelerated
environmentalist actions to reduce carbon
emissions.
“Luxembourg and Karsan look at the future
exactly the same way”
Karsan’s CEO Okan Baş said, “.Karsan’s
perspectives coincide with a country
like Luxembourg, which has an
environmentalist approach, works to
reduce its carbon footprint and seeks
solutions to the global warming problem
of the world. I am very happy on behalf of
Karsan to be part of electric transformation
and to deliver such a large electric bus fleet
to Luxembourg, which has accelerated its
environmental activities to zero its carbon
emissions.”
European market leader e-ATAK has
become not only Luxembourg, but also
Europe’s largest electric midibus fleet!
According to market data (Chatrou, 2021),
Karsan e-Atak, which is the European
segment leader with a 30% share in the
electric midibus class between 8-15 tons
in 2021, is now conquering Luxembourg.
While a total of 161 electric buses over
8 tons were registered in Luxembourg
between 2012 and 2021, the Karsan e-ATAK
fleet of 89 that will provide services in the
country, will be not only the Luxembourg’s,
but also Europe’s largest electric midibus
fleet. While the Luxembourg market
expands in public transportation with
the sale of 89 Karsan e-ATAK, Karsan
seems to have a significant share in this
market. Karsan will continue to speed
up the electrification process of buses in
Luxembourg in the upcoming period.
“We will continue to grow with electric
vehicles in Europe”
Emphasizing that Karsan, which succeeded
in breaking new ground in electric
vehicle tenders in 2021, has carried out
important projects in growing markets
such as Germany, Italy, Spain, Bulgaria and
Lithuania, Karsan CEO Okan Baş said, “after
this delivery of 89 units, Karsan’s largest
electric vehicle fleet will be in Luxembourg
after France and Romania. Karsan’s electric
vehicles, which are available in 19 different
countries all over the world, continue to
spread further in countries such as France,
Romania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Italy,
Spain and Bulgaria. Our Karsan electric
vehicle fleet, which currently has over 350
units, continues to provide services on
the roads in Europe. This will be a year for
us to enter new export markets with our
electric models and achieve triple growth
in electric vehicles compared to 2021.”
Karsan e-ATAK will also provide intercity
services in Luxembourg!
With its new comfortable passenger seats
with seatbelts developed specifically for
the market, Karsan e-ATAK will provide
services in intercity public transportation
lines as well as in urban transportation in
Luxembourg. Karsan e-ATAK, which takes
its power from proven BMW batteries with
a capacity of 220 kWh, is the leader of its
class with a range of 300 kilometers. With
its 8,3 meter length and 230 kW electric
motor power, e-ATAK can be charged in 5
hours alternating current charging units
and in 3 hours with fast charging units.
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