Karsan Presented the Future of Public Transportation
with Innovative Models!
Karsan is the Star of Busworld 2024 in Istanbul with its
Innovative Products!
Karsan will conquer the UK after Japan with the righthand drive e-JEST!
Bringing the technologies of the future to the present and leading the sector with
its pioneering moves, Karsan continues to present its technology and production
power to consumers at the world's leading fairs and organizations. In this context,
Karsan participated in Busworld 2024, the industry's largest bus fair, with its
innovative product range and attracted attention with its innovative technologies
such as hydrogen, electric and autonomous driving. Stating that the fair was very
productive for Karsan, Muzaffer Arpacıoğlu, Deputy General Manager of Karsan,
said: “We continue to take important steps as part of our vision of being ‘One Step
Ahead in the Future of Mobility’ and Karsan Electric e-VOLUTION journey. Just
3 years after launching our first electric model, we became the first brand to offer
the full e-range in all sizes from 6 meters to 18 meters. We are also the only
European brand that can offer electric, hydrogen and autonomous technologies inpublic transportation at the same time. As of today, in 23 countries more than 1100
Karsan electric buses provide environmentally friendly and high comfort services
to the people . We have already reached an experience of more than 160 million
kilometers, which guides us in developing both our existing vehicles and our newvehicles. Our goal is to become a global mobility leader in our industry and makeKarsan a global brand. This year, we aim to maintain our position at the top byincreasing our growth rate in electric segment. We have also put other right-handdrive countries on our agenda after the Japanese market. In this context, we plan
to introduce the right-hand drive e-JEST to the UK market at the end of this year.”
Playing a pioneering role in the electric and autonomous transformation of public
transportation in Europe and the world, Karsan continues to present its new technology
and production power to consumers at the industry's leading fairs and organizations.
Karsan, which develops Europe's most preferred vehicles with its innovation power andimpeccable service approach in public transportation, took part in Busworld 2024, thelargest bus fair in the sector, with its wide product range and solutions. At the exhibition,
which was held in Istanbul, Karsan made a show with its Autonomous e-ATAK, anenvironmentally friendly model equipped with the technology of the future, e-ATA
HYDROGEN, which represents the most efficient form of hydrogen technology inpublic transportation, and the new right-hand drive e-JEST.
Karsan Leading the Electric Conversion in Türkiye!
Karsan attracted great interest by bringing together all the innovations in the sector with
its vehicles featuring hydrogen, electric and autonomous technologies at Busworld.
Offering the comfort of environmentally friendly and sustainable transportation to thepeople of the world with more than 1100 vehicles, Karsan continues to play a pioneeringrole not only in the international arena but also in its home country. Having taken action
for the electric transformation in public transportation in Türkiye after Europe, Karsan
reinforces its leadership in this field with the delivery of 66 electric vehicles. Karsan
recently delivered 60 e-JEST vehicles to Aselsan and is now operating two Autonomous
e-ATAK vehicles at Istanbul Technical University and the Presidential Complex.
Karsan continues to make significant contributions to regional transportation with its 8meter e-ATAK and 12-meter e-ATA models, the first electric public transportation
vehicles in Antalya and Bursa. Stating that the fair was very productive for Karsan,Muzaffer Arpacıoğlu, Deputy General Manager of Karsan, said that they act with a“start-up” spirit with 60 years of automotive experience and a work team of 2,600
people. Muzaffer Arpacıoğlu emphasized that as a company, they have taken greatsteps towards becoming a pioneer and leader in the future of urban transportation. “Wecontinue to take important steps within the scope of our vision of being ‘One Step Aheadin the Future of Mobility’ and Karsan Electric e-VOLUTION journey. Just 3 years after
launching our first electric model, we became the first brand to offer the full e-range inall sizes from 6 meters to 18 meters. As of today, in 23 countries more than 1100 Karsan
electric buses provide environmentally friendly and high comfort services to the people.
We have already reached an experience of more than 160 million kilometers, which
guides us in developing both our existing vehicles and new ones.”

We carry passengers even at minus 25 degrees!

Pointing out that Karsan has become a brand recognized for its success in Europe,Muzaffer Arpacıoğlu continued as follows: “We entered the European market in 2019and have been growing continuously for the past five years. Last year, we ranked 6th in
the European electric bus market. e-JEST, the pioneer of its class, has been the leader ofthe electric minibus market in Europe for the last 4 consecutive years with a market
share of 29 percent. Likewise, our 8-meter e-ATAK model, which has been the leaderof the electric midibus segment in Europe for the last 4 years, has a 24 percent share.
On the other hand, our Autonomous e-ATAK model continues to achieve firsts. While
our vehicle became the first driverless vehicle to pass through a tunnel in Europe, it has
carried 27 thousand passengers so far. We have driven more than 75 thousand kilometers
in autonomous vehicles and had the opportunity to experience this even in harsh weather
conditions such as -25 degrees Celsius. To date, we have commissioned 8 different
Autonomous e-ATAK projects in different cities including the USA, Romania, France,
Norway, Finland and Türkiye. Our largest model, the 18-meter e-ATA, is the segment
leader in Italy and Romania. To date, we have received 184 e-ATA orders from Europe,
106 of which have already been delivered. We will have delivered the remaining 78
vehicles by the end of the year.”

Karsan is Shaping the Mobility of the Future!
Muzaffer Arpacıoğlu, Deputy General Manager of Karsan, stated that Karsan not only
produces vehicles, but also develops innovative mobility solutions using the mobility
technologies of the future. “We renew, improve and develop our technologies every dayto build the mobility of the future. Among our innovations in this direction, 'Platooning'and 'Remote Driving' are the features we have implemented in our Autonomous eATAK vehicle in cooperation with ADASTEC.” Emphasizing the advantages ofPlatooning technology, Arpacıoğlu said, “Platooning technology allows 2, 3 or more 8meter Autonomous e-ATAK vehicles to operate as if they were a single bus withimaginary bellows, 16 meters or 24 meters long, during peak hours. Instead of buying abus with a large articulated bellows, operators can run 2 or 3 Autonomous e-ATAKvehicles in synchronized operation with this feature and have the same passenger
capacity or even more. In this way, it can be used back-to-back during peak hours, whileenergy consumption can be saved by intermittent use during less crowded hours. Remote
Driving technology allows the vehicle to be intervened instantly in unexpected
situations, thus eliminating the cost of a safety driver.”More Efficient Vehicles with Karsan's Heat Pump Technology

Speaking about the new technologies developed to increase efficiency in electricvehicles, Arpacıoğlu said, “We have developed the heat pump technology to operate at-25 degrees Celsius. In this way, we offer a longer range by reducing energy
consumption by 80% in our e-ATA series. In addition, we will lighten our 12-meter eATA vehicle by 900 kilograms in 2025 with efforts to reduce the weight of our vehicles.
With these improvements, our e-ATA model will offer the best energy consumption andpassenger capacity in its class.”

New target for right-hand drive e-JEST is the UK!
Muzaffer Arpacıoğlu, Deputy General Manager of Karsan, said that Karsan is
rapidly progressing towards becoming a preferred brand in a wide geography fromNorth America to Japan, just as it is in Europe. “We have made significant progress in
the North American market in a short period of time. We have now delivered 153 eJEST vehicles to North America for service in Canada and the U.S. In addition, at theend of last year, we introduced the first right-hand drive e-JEST to the Japanese market
and became the first European electric bus brand in Japan. Japan was our first market towhich we exported right-hand drive models. With our last vehicle, the 12-meter eATAK HYDROGEN, we have achieved another first in Europe. Our vehicle, which has
the best features of its class with a range of more than 500 kilometers and a capacity of
95 passengers, offers a remarkable performance with a filling speed of only 7 minutes.”
We are where you are!
Muzaffer Arpacıoğlu stated that Karsan is rapidly progressing towards becoming a
global brand in the field of electric mobility and added: “Our mission is to offer ourcustomers innovative products during sales and the best experience after sales. For thisreason, we stand by our customers whenever they need us with the slogan 'Wherever
you are, we are there'. With our technical trainings, online help desk, 24/7 internationalcall center, dedicated after-sales teams and remote diagnostics system, we support andoffer solutions whenever our customers need them. We have accelerated shipments with
our spare parts warehouses in Germany, Bursa and most recently in Italy. Our goal is tobecome the global mobility leader in public transportation. This year, we aim to maintainour leading position in our target markets by continuing our growth. In addition, after
the Japanese market, we have put other right-hand drive countries on our agenda. In thiscontext, we plan to introduce the right-hand drive e-JEST to the UK market at the endof this year.”About Karsan:With 58 years of experience in the Turkish automotive industry, Karsan produces for the world's leading automotive companies, including its
own brand, in its state-of-the-art facilities in the commercial vehicle segment. Since 1981, Karsan has been producing commercial vehicles,
and its factory in Hasanağa, Bursa has the capacity to produce 20,000 vehicles in a single shift every year. The Hasanağa Plant, which isstructured with the flexibility to produce all kinds of vehicles from passenger cars to heavy trucks, minivans and buses, is located 30 km from
Bursa city centre on a total area of 203 thousand square metres, 99 thousand square metres of which is covered.
Karsan is the only independent multi-brand vehicle manufacturer in the Turkish automotive industry. In line with its vision of being one stepahead in the future of mobility, Karsan aims to take part in all segments of passenger transport by developing new and derivatives of existingproducts with its business partners and licensors.
Continuing its activities to develop and launch "innovative products and services" in the public transport sector "from idea to market",Karsan aims to strengthen the main manufacturer/OEM business line in particular. Karsan manages the entire automotive value chain, from
R&D to production, marketing, sales and after-sales activities. Karsan produces the environmentally friendly Jest and Atak models under its
own brand. In 2018, Karsan e-JEST, Karsan e-ATAK in 2019, Autonomous e-ATAK in 2021, Karsan e-ATA family's 10m, 12m, 18m
models in the same year and e-ATA HYDROGEN in 2022 were launched one after the other, making Karsan the first and only company inEurope with a fully electric product range from 6 meters to 18 meters. In addition, at the end of 2023, it became the first European brand toenter the Japanese market with its right-hand drive 6-meter e-JEST vehicle.