The Wiener Linien transport company, which operates the subway, bus and streetcar networks in Vienna, Austria, has ordered 60 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric buses, to be delivered between 2023 and 2025. Wiener Linien plans to convert 9 of its 127 routes to electric operation with the low-floor eCitaro by the end of 2025. The 12-meter solo… Read more »
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Mercedes eCitaro G electric bus to be available with solid-state batteries
Scientists around the world are hard at work on solid-state batteries, which could offer significant technical and safety advantages over current lithium-ion designs. However, while micro-solid-state batteries are already in commercial use in some applications, most experts believe that large-scale automotive solid-state batteries are still years away from commercialization. Apparently, Mercedes didn’t get the memo,… Read more »
AKASOL begins mass production of batteries for Mercedes eCitaro electric bus
This fall, AKASOL is set to begin mass producing batteries for Mercedes-Benz’s eCitaro. AKASOL’s first-generation battery systems will contain ten battery modules for up to 243 kWh per vehicle and a charging rate of up to 300 kW. In order to make this possible, AKASOL uses a water-cooling system to keep its batteries at 25° C in various… Read more »
Mercedes-Benz unveils eIntouro electric intercity bus
Daimler Buses has unveiled a new electric bus aimed at the interurban transport segment. The Mercedes-Benz eIntouro is a high-floor bus based on the diesel-powered Intouro. In terms of its electric drive, however, it has less in common with the Mercedes eCitaro electric city bus and more with the Mercedes eActros 600 electric truck. Daimler… Read more »
Autoservizi Troiani orders 110 e-buses from Daimler Buses Italia
Daimler Buses Italia, the Italian Daimler Buses sales company, is in the process of delivering 110 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses to Autoservizi Troiani, operator of suburban routes in Rome’s eastern periphery. Ten are already in operation, and delivery is scheduled to be completed by mid-2026. Each of the 12-meter-long, three-door buses can accommodate up to 26… Read more »
Daimler Buses and ESWE Verkehr open electric bus depot with 120 charging stations
Daimler Buses has delivered an electric bus fleet for the German transport company ESWE Verkehr in Wiesbaden and supplied a total of 120 battery-electric eCitaro buses since the start of the project in 2019. Daimler Buses supervised all construction measures and oversaw the installation of a total of 120 charging stations. The company deployed charged management… Read more »
Daimler Buses to supply electric public transport buses and charging infrastructure in The Hague
Daimler Buses’ e-infrastructure subsidiary, Daimler Buses Solutions, will supply charging stations and charging management, including software and operating concept, for an e-bus depot in the Dutch city of The Hague. The depot will be operated by public transport provider HTM Personenvervoer. Commissioning of the project is planned for the third quarter of 2024. Daimler Buses… Read more »
The facts about recent electric bus fires in France
False or misleading posts about EV fires flood the internet on a daily basis. The latest spurious sensation was a natural gas-powered bus that caught fire in Italy—a video of the catastrophic conflagration was posted online, and within hours, it had travelled around the world and back again, falsely described as an EV fire. In… Read more »
Swiss city of Basel orders 62 electric buses from Mercedes and Hess
The city of Basel, located on the Rhine at the confluence of Switzerland, Germany and France, plans to fully electrify its bus routes, and power them with 100% renewable energy, by 2027. Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe (BVB)’s fleet currently includes 115 buses serving 14 routes (there are also 135 trams serving 9 lines). The city’s latest tender… Read more »
Daimler and PGE develop the electric truck stop of the future
The Electric Island project, a collaboration between Daimler Trucks North America and Portland General Electric, will be a test bed for all kinds of heavy-duty EV charging solutions. Electric trucks are finally starting to roll. After years of vehicle development, research projects and pilot deployments, major fleet operators around the world are beginning to place… Read more »