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02.04.2009 von admin

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Mercedes-Benz hybrid bus in operation
  • 250 customers test the Mercedes-Benz Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid city bus
  • World's largest lithium-ion battery in vehicle operation
  • Diesel consumption and CO2 emissions reduced by up to 30 percent
  • Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid – future-oriented technology for the city
  • 40 years of Daimler hybrid buses


New Mercedes-Benz hybrid bus in operation: Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid

More than 250 customers from 15 countries recently had the opportunity to experience at first hand the Mercedes-Benz Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid articulated bus in operation for the first time. Experts from European transport operations praised a number of features of the 18-metre long hybrid city bus, including its completely emission-free operation on some stretches of the route, its quiet, practically jerk-free drive system, its unique vehicle concept incorporating four electric wheel hub motors, and also its use of the world's largest lithium-ion vehicle battery. This battery stores the energy from the diesel generator and the electrical energy recuperated during braking.

As a result the Mercedes-Benz Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid reduces diesel consumption by up to 30 percent, with a commensurate reduction in highly topical CO2 emissions. The new hybrid bus has successfully completed extensive practical trials over recent months, including several weeks of winter trials under extremely tough operating conditions near the Arctic Circle. The first vehicles will be delivered to the transport operators before the end of this year. Given appropriate public sector support for hybrid technology, market insiders expect a potential annual demand for at least 300 hybrid buses in western Europe, which would enable diesel fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and pollutant emissions in the cities to be drastically reduced. In North America the Daimler bus brand Orion already has 1700 hybrid buses in day-to-day operation, which makes it the world market leader for hybrid technology in commercial vehicles.


New Mercedes-Benz hybrid bus in operation: Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid


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