EV Manufacturer «Sor Libchavy»

SOR Libchavy spol. s r.o. (Ltd.) was established in 1991 with a business plan based on the development, production, sale and service of small buses. The company management decided to develop a 7.5-metre long bus that would use both bodywork and the chassis of the company’s own design and engine and drivetrain systems from world-renowned manufacturers. Development work began at the end of 1992, and by the end of 1993, the first prototype with a Perkins engine and Voith gearbox was launched. Over time, the company has developed into a modern bus manufacturer with a wide product portfolio.

SOR focuses on producing buses with an emphasis on low-cost operation, intended not only for domestic operators, but also for the markets of the European Union or the former Eastern Bloc. SOR buses can be found in Slovakia, Poland, the Netherlands, Serbia, Luxembourg, Russia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, the Ukraine, Croatia, Belgium, Bulgaria, and even in the Faroe Islands. SOR supplies a wide range of different vehicle lengths. The original seven-and-a-half-metre vehicles are no longer offered, but standard buses with lengths of 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11, 12, 12.5 metres and 18.75 metre long articulated buses are available. In time, the company began developing buses powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), electric buses and trolleybuses. Two experimental hybrid buses were also created.