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Mercedes-Benz: 24 eCitaro accelerate public transport electrification in Darmstadt

By 2025, the transport operator HEAG mobilo intends to completely convert its fleet of around 80 vehicles to electric operation.

With over 700 employees, HEAG mobilo operates route services in Darmstadt, in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, and in the Groß-Gerau district. Pictured is one of a total of 13 eCitaro articulated buses, which will ensure emissions-free public transport in Darmstadt in the future. (Photo: Daimler)
With over 700 employees, HEAG mobilo operates route services in Darmstadt, in the Darmstadt-Dieburg district, and in the Groß-Gerau district. Pictured is one of a total of 13 eCitaro articulated buses, which will ensure emissions-free public transport in Darmstadt in the future. (Photo: Daimler)
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CO2-neutral by 2025 – that is the declared goal of HEAG mobilo. The Darmstadt transport company has put 24 eCitaro buses into operation – 11 E-Solo and 13 E-articulated buses. Once all diesel buses are replaced by their electric counterparts, the Hessian transport operator claims to save approximately 2.5 million liters of diesel fuel annually, thereby avoiding about 6,600 tons of CO2.

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The battery technology of the Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles is based on second-generation Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt cells (NMC), which are equally suitable for depot and high-performance charging.

Comprehensive safety package – all eCitaros for HEAG mobilo "come with the best safety equipment that Daimler Buses currently has to offer".

On board the sun-yellow electric buses are, among other things, the Sideguard Assist, which supports the driver when turning, and the new Preventive Brake Assist, which according to Daimler Buses is "the world's first active braking assistant for city buses".

Protection both from infections in corona times and from violence against driving personnel is provided by the large safety glass pane that shields the driver's workplace from the interior. Active filters with antiviral function also ensure clean air throughout the interior.

Last but not least, all eCitaros are equipped with video surveillance – the articulated buses have six cameras, while the solo electric buses have four cameras installed, which are intended to ensure greater safety.

Translated automatically from German.
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