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Von links nach rechts: Andreas Kowol (Verkehrsdezernent der Stadt Wiesbaden und Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender ESWE Verkehr), Till Oberwörder (Leiter Daimler Buses), Jörg Gerhard (Geschäftsführer ESWE Verkehr), Tarek Al-Wazir (Hessischer Minister für Wirtschaft, Energie, Verkehr und Wohnen), Dirk Meyer (Abteilungsleiter des Bundesministeriums für Umwelt, Naturschutz und nukleare Sicherheit), Gert-Uwe Mende (Oberbürgermeister der Stadt Wiesbaden) sowie Prof. Hermann Zemlin (Geschäftsführer ESWE Verkehr).
The start of a new era: during the presentation at ESWE Verkehr's premises, Till Oberwörder (second from left), Head of Daimler Buses, handed over the first three of 56 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses to Jörg Gerhard (third from left), Managing Director at ESWE Verkehr
First fully electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro city buses hit the road in Weisbaden
The first fully-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro city buses were handed over on Monday, 18 November 2019, to ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH ( ESWE Verkehr) in Wiesbaden. The vehicles are part of a large-scale order for 56 units of the battery-powered city bus which is series-produced in Mannheim, Germany.
The “full battery era” finally landed in Weisbaden, capital of Hesse, Germany, Monday, as the first fully-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro city buses were handed over to ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH (ESWE Verkehr ) in Wiesbaden. The vehicles are part of a large-scale order for 56 units of the battery-powered city bus which is series-produced in Mannheim, Germany.
At the official vehicle presentation ceremony attended by politicians, members of the press, ESWE employees and interested members of the public, Till Oberwörder, Head of Daimler Buses, highlighted the importance of this order for Wiesbaden and Daimler Buses.
“Each delivery of one of our fully-electric eCitaro buses is a further step towards sustainable and emission-free public transport. Our e-buses don’t just make their mark on the current mobility shift, they also simultaneously ensure improved quality of life in our cities, ” he said, “We’re also especially pleased that ESWE Verkehr has successively begun replacing its fleet with electric vehicles from Daimler Buses – that’s a major show of trust in our electrically-powered eCitaro and our comprehensive E-mobility system as a whole.”
The delivery schedule of the 56 eCitaro vehicles will see a further seven units delivered to ESWE Verkehr this year. The remaining vehicles are planned for 2020. With their electric-bus switch-over plan, ESWE Verkehr and the city of Wiesbaden are moving closer towards achieving their ambitious aim of being the first town in Germany to implement the vision of emission-free public transport. The consultancy team at Daimler Buses eMobility Consulting are assisting ESWE in the conversion of their fleet to electromobility solutions.
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