Karsan, which has been producing in the automotive industry for more than 55 years, started to produce its own branded electric vehicles in 2018. In 2018, it launched the JEST vehicle with the name of e-JEST. After 6 months in 2019, Karsan has launched its 8 meters electric bus model e-ATAK vehicle. After 1.5 years, presenting the driverless version of the e-ATAK vehicle at the beginning of 2021. Karsan launched its new electric bus series e-ATA, with lengths of 10-12 and 18 meters, in the second half of 2021. Its 100% electric product range was completed from 6 meters to 18 meters and managed to become the first and only bus company in Europe.
With its environmentalist, innovative and dynamic perspective since the first day of its establishment, Karsan has become the segment leader in Europe with its e-JEST vehicle in 2020 and with both e-JEST and e-ATAK vehicles in 2021. With the use of the Autonomous e-ATAK vehicle on the Michigan State University campus, it was the first in North America, and with the use in Norway’s Stavanger public roads, became Europe’s first driverless vehicle carrying passengers. Also Autonomous e-ATAK is operated in Presidential Palace of Turkey and in technopark of Bucharest, Romania for R&D study.
Karsan continues its efforts to leave a cleaner, sustainable and safer world to future generations with the transformation it has been carrying out for the last 5 years and named e-Volution. Karsan continues nonstop on its way with the vision of ” One Step Ahead In The Future Of Mobility”.
