Euro Bus 2024: Karsan enters the UK and Ireland
By Luke Willetts - 2nd December 2024
Karsan e-Jest right hand drive at Euro Bus 2024
UK / Turkey – Earlier this month at the 2024 Euro Bus Expo, held at the NEC in Birmingham, Turkish bus manufacturer, Karsan Otomotiv Sanayi ve Tic AŞ (“Karsan”) of Bursa, announced it has entered the UK market through Horsham based dealer, EVM UK Ltd. After delivering the first right-hand drives in Japan earlier this year, the company unveiled its right-hand drive electric minibus (the 6-metre e-Jest) to British consumers at the show. Two demonstration models are to be delivered to EVM early next year with the order book now open.
The e-Jest offers a motor and battery pack from BMW's i-series which is capable of developing 170 horsepower and 290 Nm of torque. Four battery configurations are available: 33, 44, 66 or 88 kWh, with the latter giving the vehicle a range of 210 km. The batteries can be recharged in 8 hours with traditional AC charging and in 2 hours with DC fast charging. In addition, thanks to the braking system, the energy recovery is up to 25%. The manufacturer also offers a 3-year or 120,000 km battery warranty.
