Karsan receives order for 320 e-buses from Italy
By Luke Willetts - 9th September 2023
Karsan e-ATAK
Italy / Turkey – Turkish bus manufacturer, Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi ve Tic AŞ (“Karsan”) of Bursa, announced that after signing an agreement to supply Italian public procurement company, Consip SpA, with 80 e-Atak buses in 2021, it is set to provide another 320 e-buses, over the course of the next 18 months. The agreement covers Karsan’s six-metre e-Jest electric bus and the eight-metre e-Atak.
The e-Jest has a 125-kW drive with up to 290 Nm of torque and is available with a choice of 44 or 88 kWh battery capacity, the latter sufficient for up to 210 kilometres. The eight-metre e-Atak can be equipped with up to five battery packs of 44 kWh each. The 220-kWh maximum configuration provides a range of 300kms.
