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The city with a hundred eCitaro ESWE Verkehr in Wiesbaden receives its anniversary bus

Flagship project: As a general contractor, Daimler Buses provides buses with infrastructure Exemplary comfort and safety features ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH and Daimler Buses have formed a close and successful partnership Stuttgart/Wiesbaden – 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…

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  • Flagship project: As a general contractor, Daimler Buses provides buses with infrastructure
  • Exemplary comfort and safety features
  • ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH and Daimler Buses have formed a close and successful partnership

Stuttgart/Wiesbaden – 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. The 100th eCitaro from this overall package has now been delivered to the Hessian state capital.

Flagship project: Daimler Buses supplies buses as well as infrastructure as a general contractor

“It is a special pleasure for me to be able to hand over the key to the 100th eCitaro to ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft today,” explained Rüdiger Kappel, Head of Sales, public transport Germany at Daimler Buses on the day of the ceremonial handover. “ESWE Verkehr is a long-standing customer with whom we have raised our partnership as a bus manufacturer to a new level.”

This also involves Daimler Buses delivering much more to Wiesbaden than just e‑buses. The mobility service provider was the first transportation company in Germany to order an overall system consisting of city buses along with an entire infrastructure: The eCitaro buses themselves, replanning and reconstruction of the depot, fitting with charging station overlays, building the transformer station to convert electricity from medium to low voltage, and the installation of wiring on site. Charging management was also part of the order. This will be provided in collaboration with Daimler Buses partner company IVU Traffic Technologies from Berlin. IPPC is a recognized specialist for customized IT solutions. Daimler Buses took over the general contractorship so that the Hessians could then receive their e‑mobility solution from a single source. Three years ago it still represented a pioneering achievement. Now the flagship project has matured and been implemented by Daimler Buses in various forms with other companies.

Exemplary comfort and safety features

The anniversary bus is an eCitaro as a two-door solo bus and is part of the second delivery batch. Comprehensive equipment levels are typical for the Wiesbaden eCitaro. With its wood look floor and side wall trim in needle-punched nonwoven fabric, the passenger compartment has a cozy feel. Seats and backrests of the passenger seats are covered with fabric, a WiFi router enables passengers to access the Internet, and USB sockets provide power for devices that they bring with them. A monitor is installed at the front behind the rear access area for the on-board infotainment system.

The driver is supported by the Preventive Brake Assist active brake assistant and the Sideguard Assist turning assistant – the two assistance systems protect vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists in particular. A pedestrian warning bell draws the attention of passers-by to the approach of the silent electric bus. The door to the driver’s cab has a glass partition across its entire width. In addition to the usual mirrors, a video monitoring system provides an overview of whatever is happening on board. The energy capacity of the innovative solid-state batteries amounts to 441 kWh, allowing a long range even in demanding topography. In Wiesbaden, certified and sustainable green electricity is generally used to charge the battery-driven buses.

ESWE Verkehr and Daimler Buses: Close and successful partnership

The Wiesbaden-based mobility service provider ESWE Verkehr operates local public transport in the capital of Hesse with more than 290 buses. They run on 43 routes, carrying more than 61 million passengers a year. Of the approximately 1100 employees, two thirds work as drivers. The company’s fleet is largely made up of the Mercedes Benz Citaro. With the introduction of the eCitaro, ESWE Verkehr is implementing an ambitious plan: Within just three years, the company has converted more than a third of its bus fleet to fully electric vehicles.

Daimler Buses and ESWE Verkehr have enjoyed a successful partnership spanning many decades.

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Caption Bus handover: 100th Mercedes-Benz eCitaro for ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft Wiesbaden, vehicle: eCitaro with all-electric drive, two-door, exterior, white, 2 x electric hub motor, 2 x 125 kW, 2 x 485 Nm, 7 HV battery modules, 63 kWh per battery module, Preventive Brake Assist, Sideguard Assist, WLAN router, LED headlights, length/width/height: 12135/2550/3400 mm, passenger capacity: max. 1/86.
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Caption Bus handover: 100th Mercedes-Benz eCitaro for ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft Wiesbaden, from left to right: Rüdiger Kappel (Daimler Buses, Head of Sales Public Transport Germany), Jan Görnemann (Managing Director ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft Wiesbaden), vehicle: eCitaro with all-electric drive, two-door, exterior, white, 2 x electric hub motor, 2 x 125 kW, 2 x 485 Nm, 7 HV battery modules, 63 kWh per battery module, Preventive Brake Assist, Sideguard Assist, WLAN router, LED headlights, length/width/height: 12135/2550/3400 mm, passenger capacity: max. 1/86.
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Caption Bus handover: 100th Mercedes-Benz eCitaro for ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft Wiesbaden, vehicle: eCitaro with all-electric drive, two-door, exterior, white, 2 x electric hub motor, 2 x 125 kW, 2 x 485 Nm, 7 HV battery modules, 63 kWh per battery module, Preventive Brake Assist, Sideguard Assist, WLAN router, LED headlights, length/width/height: 12135/2550/3400 mm, passenger capacity: max. 1/86.
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Caption Bus handover: 100th Mercedes-Benz eCitaro for ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft Wiesbaden, from left to right: Rüdiger Kappel (Daimler Buses, Head of Sales Public Transport Germany), Jan Görnemann (Managing Director ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft Wiesbaden), vehicle: eCitaro with all-electric drive, two-door, exterior, white, 2 x electric hub motor, 2 x 125 kW, 2 x 485 Nm, 7 HV battery modules, 63 kWh per battery module, Preventive Brake Assist, Sideguard Assist, WLAN router, LED headlights, length/width/height: 12135/2550/3400 mm, passenger capacity: max. 1/86.
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Caption Bus handover: 100th Mercedes-Benz eCitaro for ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft Wiesbaden, from left to right: Andreas Kowol (Head of Wiesbaden Transportation and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft Wiesbaden), Rüdiger Kappel (Daimler Buses Head of Sales Public Transport Germany), Jan Görnemann (Managing Director ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft Wiesbaden), Gert-Uwe Mende (Lord Mayor Wiesbaden), vehicle: eCitaro with all-electric drive, two-door, exterior, white, 2 x electric hub motor, 2 x 125 kW, 2 x 485 Nm, 7 HV battery modules, 63 kWh per battery module, Preventive Brake Assist, Sideguard Assist, WLAN router, LED headlights, length/width/height: 12135/2550/3400 mm, passenger capacity: max. 1/86.
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