Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Munich, Jul 14, 2023 -
A fantastic result with three first places in this year’s readers’ choice organised by the trade magazine busplaner published by Munich-based Huss-Verlag: the innovative and environmentally friendly technologies in the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro fuel cell and Intouro K buses as well as the Daimler Buses Active Brake Assist 5 were declared the winners in three categories and awarded the busplaner Innovation Award 2023.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / The Hague, Jul 10, 2023 -
Daimler Buses will deliver at least 95 battery-electric solo and articulated Mercedes-Benz eCitaro and eCitaro G city buses to the city of The Hague together with the e-infrastructure required for operation by 2024.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Jul 6, 2023 -
At the beginning of June, Mercedes-Benz showcased the new eCitaro fuel cell for the very first time, the first regular-service bus with a fuel cell to extend the range. Before the start of series production, the eCitaro fuel cell had to pass numerous functional and safety tests. This also included a winter alpine crossing – a test run with many challenges.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Mannheim, Jun 19, 2023 -
A milestone for the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro: More than 1,000 units of the low-floor electric bus rolled off the production line in Mannheim. In the nearly five years since its start of series production at the end of 2018, the eCitaro has become a true success story.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Barcelona , Jun 6, 2023 -
The Mercedes-Benz eCitaro is the 2023 Electric Bus Champion. In this year’s electric bus comparison test, organised by Omnibusspiegel bus magazine, the current low-floor bus version featuring highly-efficient NMC°3 batteries bearing the three-pointed star came out on top against five rivals.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Barcelona, May 22, 2023 -
At Global Public Transport Summit (GPTS) 2023 from 4 to 7 June 2023, Daimler Buses will be showcasing the first series-production electric bus with fuel cell as a range extender: the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro fuel cell.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Bremen, May 12, 2023 -
Bremer Strassenbahn AG (BSAG) is rapidly expanding electrification of the local public transportation network: A total of 35 new all-electric eCitaro G low-floor articulated buses from Mercedes-Benz with the latest NMC 3 battery technology will be added to the 20 eCitaro solo buses that have been driving on the streets of Bremen since 2022.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Nijkerk, Apr 17, 2023 -
Daimler Buses is making an important contribution to the electrification of local public transportation in the Netherlands. QBuzz and OV-bureau Groningen Drenthe local public transportation companies have decided to purchase 35 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G articulated buses with fully electric drive.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Hamburg, Mar 16, 2023 -
Verkehrsbetriebe-Hamburg-Holstein GmbH public transport provider has ordered 95 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro/eCitaro G buses. The first of the fully electrically powered and locally emission-free buses is expected to be delivered by the end of this year, while the other vehicles will be delivered in the first half of 2024. In addition, VHH has secured an option for a maximum of 155 further vehicles by 2028.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Mannheim / Berlin, Feb 28, 2023 -
At the 14th Electric Bus Conference, organized by the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) on 27/28 March in Berlin, bus and touring coach manufacturer Daimler Buses will present comprehensive, sustainable electromobility solutions for today and tomorrow.
Leinfelden-Echterdingen / Hagenow , Jan 12, 2023 -
Electric mobility is usually associated with cities and densely populated areas. The fully electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro can do more: Ludwigslust-Parchim transport company (VLP) in the southwest of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has now taken charge of the last 15 vehicles of a large order consisting of a total of 45 eCitaros. They are mainly used in regional transport.
Stuttgart/Vienna, Nov 3, 2022 -
The Austrian metropolis of Vienna is now an even better place to live: The Wiener Linien transport company has ordered 60 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro vehicles. Low-floor buses with zero local emissions will be delivered from next year until 2025.
Køge, Denmark / Stuttgart , Nov 2, 2022 -
Køge, Denmark / Stuttgart – The Danish bus company Vikingbus has ordered 31 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro all-electric vehicles. In future, they will mainly be used in Køge, a harbor town south of the Danish capital Copenhagen in the east of the island of Sjӕlland.
Stuttgart / Mannheim / Heidelberg, Oct 17, 2022 -
Verkehrsbetriebe Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (rnv), headquartered in Mannheim, is accelerating its transformation to electromobility. In the presence of Elke Zimmer, State Secretary at the Ministry of Transport for the State of Baden-Württemberg and Prof. Dr. Eckart Würzner, Mayor of Heidelberg and Christian Specht, Chairman of the Supervisory Board rnv, the first ground-breaking ceremony took place for the depot in Heidelberg with a hydrogen filling station that was also accessible to the public.
Sep 18, 2022 -
Daimler Buses is vigorously pressing ahead with the transformation to e-mobility with buses in cities and metropolitan areas and the company is proving a point at IAA Transportation 2022 Press Days in Hanover, where the Mercedes-Benz Benz eCitaro with NMC 3 high-performance batteries will be showcased for the very first time.
Stuttgart / Wien, Aug 18, 2022 -
Postbus AG will be putting eleven new Mercedes-Benz eCitaros into operation. These low-floor solo buses will be used on behalf of the transport association Ost-Region (VOR) for the “Schweinbarther Kreuz” project in the southern Weinviertel region of Lower Austria
Stuttgart / Dresden, Aug 8, 2022 -
It runs through the city center and is very busy: City bus route 68 operated by Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe (DVB) is part of the backbone of local public transport provided by buses in Saxony's state capital. It has now been fully electrified – with the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro.
Stuttgart/Mannheim, Aug 1, 2022 -
Hamburger Hochbahn AG, the largest local public transport operator in Hamburg, has ambitious goals: The city's entire bus fleet is to be converted into locally zero-emission vehicles by 2030.
Stuttgart / Wiesbaden, Jul 7, 2022 -
the greatest compliment for every manufacturer is for a customer to repeat an order. And that's exactly what ESWE Verkehr in Wiesbaden have done: Three years ago, the mobility service provider placed its first major order for 56 all-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro city buses. In all, 120 electric buses have now been ordered.
Stuttgart / Mannheim / Berlin , Jun 30, 2022 -
The bus manufacturer Mercedes-Benz is presenting comprehensive and sustainable solutions for the electromobility of today and tomorrow in the form of its electric city buses and innovative concepts with hydrogen range extenders. The event takes place on July 12 and 13 in Berlin at the 13th electric bus conference of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV). Experts from transport companies from all over Germany will meet for this event, also known in industry circles as “ElekBu”, which will once again take place as a physical event for the first time since spring 2020.
Stuttgart / Mannheim / Dresden, May 3, 2022 -
Making a clear statement on the transportation revolution and local public transport, Chief Financial Officer and Technical Officer of Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe AG (DVB) Andreas Hemmersbach and DVB Motor Vehicle Manager Robert Roch have accepted the 250th Mercedes-Benz bus to be delivered to this transport company based in Dresden since 1990.
Stuttgart / Mannheim, May 2, 2022 -
Daimler Buses aims to offer locally CO2-neutral vehicles based on batteries and hydrogen in every segment by 2030. The initial focus will be on the core markets of Europe and Latin America. By 2039, only locally CO2-neutral new vehicles are to be sold in the core market of Europe. In the city bus segment, this is to be the case in Europe as early as 2030.
Stuttgart / Ludwigshafen, Apr 12, 2022 -
Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (rnv) launched its e-bus mobility mission just over three years ago with the handover of three Mercedes Benz eCitaro buses. Today, April 11, 2022, with the commissioning of 15 eCitaro buses for Ludwigshafen’s urban traffic, this mission has gained even more importance.
Stuttgart / Berlin, Apr 7, 2022 -
It's a trade fair, industry gathering and platform for high-profile debates: The BUS2BUS trade fair on April 27th and 28th in Berlin is a cornerstone of the bus industry. Daimler Buses will be taking part with an all-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro.
Stuttgart / Berlin, Apr 5, 2022 -
Sometimes one plus one equals more than two: For example, if the hardware and software fit together perfectly and the performance of the all- electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro can be fully exploited with the support of tailor-made software.
Stuttgart / Wroclaw, Mar 18, 2022 -
Following Gdynia, the city of Wroclaw has now also opted for the electric variant of the classic Mercedes-Benz city bus.
Mannheim / Duisburg , Feb 23, 2022 -
Today, Duisburger Verkehrsgesellschaft AG (DVG) put into operation seven Mercedes-Benz eCitaro G buses in the presence of Ina Brandes, the North Rhine-Westphalia Transport Minister, Ronald R.F. Lünser, Chairman of the Board of Management of Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) , Sören Link, Mayor of the City of Duisburg and DVG Board of Management members Marcus Wittig (Chair) and Andreas Gutschek (Technology).
Stuttgart/Bozen, Feb 9, 2022 -
Plenty of snow, wintry temperatures, all at an altitude of around 2,000 metres above sea level: in mid-January 2022, the eCitaro G articulated bus demonstrated its outstanding abilities in scheduled-service operation at Seiser Alm in South Tyrol.
Bremen / Stuttgart, Dec 17, 2021 -
Even bus pros don't experience this every day: vehicle handover and follow-up order in one go. Today, Mercedes-Benz handed over five eCitaro buses to Bremer Straßenbahn AG (BSAG), and immediately afterward the transport company ordered another 15 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro as well as 24 Citaro G hybrid buses.
Stuttgart, Sep 3, 2021 -
The new version of the eCitaro with charging rail equipment for rapid intermediate charging makes this all possible: Verkehrsbetriebe Glattal (VBG), a transport corporation near Zurich, is planning to operate the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro from September almost around the clock on its regular bus service.
Stuttgart, Sep 2, 2021 -
"What will move us next," is the slogan of the IAA MOBILITY 2021 from 07 to 12 September of this year in Munich.
Stuttgart / Darmstadt, Aug 27, 2021 -
It is not surprising that Darmstadt, as Hesse's city of science, wants to make its local public transport emission-free as soon as possible. Darmstadt has developed to become one of Germany's top future-oriented cities.
Stuttgart, Jul 22, 2021 -
They are living proof of the innovative power of medium-sized bus companies, as well as of the versatility and steadfastness of the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro: two fully electric urban buses have covered a combined 200,000 kilometres within the space of exactly one year of tough regular-service operations.
Stuttgart / Oberwil, Jul 1, 2021 -
The electric bus era has just begun for the Baselland Transport AG (BLT) transport company, with five eCitaro. BLT is now starting to operate them on route no. 37. This operation with solo buses is a pilot project. Very soon, eight more eCitaro for BLT will follow.
Stuttgart, Jun 29, 2021 -
Regensburg is switching: The Regensburg transport company "das Stadtwerk.Mobilität" wants to convert a good part of the bus fleet to fully electric city buses within a short period of time.
Stuttgart / Hamburg , Jun 10, 2021 -
This is where it's at! Where musical fans usually start getting in the mood for their event with a view of Hamburg's skyline, passers-by were today able to discover state-of-the-art vehicle technology and passenger comfort of urban buses on-board two innovative articulated buses.
Stuttgart / Basel, May 18, 2021 -
Mercedes-Benz has received a large order for 54 fully electric eCitaro buses from Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB). The decision was made following a tender and intensive testing of several vehicles.
Stuttgart, Apr 28, 2021 -
With the quiet, fully electric and locally emission-free Mercedes-Benz eCitaro urban bus, cities and urban areas are becoming a better place to live. At Daimler Buses, looking after the environment and being sparing with resources are inextricably linked.
Stuttgart, Apr 20, 2021 -
Announced last autumn and already implemented: three years after its world premiere, we have an update for the fully electric eCitaro city bus: Mercedes-Benz is switching to an even more powerful generation of lithium-ion batteries.
Stuttgart, Mar 18, 2021 -
"We're putting our trust in 100 % electrified buses," announces Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, Chair of Métropole Rouen Normandie. The region in north-west France consists of the city of Rouen and 70 predominantly small municipalities.
