Karsan and ASELSAN, which came together in the focus of battery production, reveal that qualified production can be provided in Turkey with the focus of electricity.
Karsan, which has become the leading brand of the electric minibus market in Europe for two consecutive years with its e-JEST model, is entering into an important cooperation with ASELSAN that will also affect the domestic market. The brand’s first electric model, e-JEST, which was launched in 2018 and brought to the road at the beginning of 2019, will be on the road with domestic and national batteries as part of the cooperation with ASELSAN. Within the scope of the agreement, Karsan will manufacture the new e-JEST model equipped with the ASELSAN traction system. As the domestic and national electric traction system, there will be a battery with a capacity of 65 kWh, an electric motor with a power of 70 kW, a motor driver, a vehicle control computer, a driver display panel and a charge control unit. Karsan e-JESTs will be charged in approximately one hour with the ASELSAN fast charging infrastructure. In the first examples of the model, a BMW partnership battery and engine were used.
Karsan and ASELSAN partnership will be an important example for domestic production
Making statements about the realized cooperation, ASELSAN Chairman of the Board and General Manager Prof. Dr. Haluk Gorgun; “Technologies developed by ASELSAN engineers with national resources turn into competent products in every field that our country deems necessary. As a company that has proven itself in the military field, we have transferred our knowledge and experience in subjects such as command-control, power electronics, engine control and mission computer systems to the electric vehicle sector. We are working to create an ecosystem in this regard in our country by expanding domestic and national electric vehicle systems. For this, we thank our Ministry of Industry and Technology for encouraging us with Industrial Cooperation Projects (SIP).”
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Emphasizing that the agreement they made with ASELSAN is extremely important, KARSAN CEO Okan Baş said; “As KARSAN, we pioneer the technologies of the future with all our projects and collaborations, and shape our solutions in the field of public transportation with this perspective. We represent our country by serving with our 100 percent electric vehicles in different countries of Europe. Now, we are producing the new version of our KARSAN e-JEST model, which has been the leader of the electric minibus market in Europe for two consecutive years, equipped with ASELSAN traction system. We are extremely proud to have signed such an exemplary work in terms of modern transportation transformation in Turkey. This is our step; I believe it will set a precedent for similar collaborations.” he stated.
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