Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid wins EBUS Award

In the fuel cell bus category, the Citaro FuelCELL Hybrid won the EBUS Award, the environmental award for public local transport.

Innovative Mercedes-Benz Citaro is ”Bus of the Year 2013”

Its technical innovations have helped it to knock the technical trailblazers of a new era out of the running: in this year’s rivalry for title of “Bus of the Year 2013” the new Citaro with Euro VI engine won the overwhelming support of the international jury of experts, way ahead of its competitors, almost all of whom were relying on hybrid technology.

Hybrid bus for Munich district

• Handover of Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid in Munich
• Electricity-only range of up to ten km for scheduled bus services
• 20-percent reduction in diesel consumption and CO2 emissions
• 100-percent electric, exhaust-free and almost noiseless on inner-city routes of up to five km
• One of the world’s largest in-vehicle lithium-ion batteries
• District authority incentives for hybrid technology

100th community bus in North Rhine-Westphalia delivered to Bürgerbus Meschede e.V.

• Sprinter Mobility 23 offers passengers outstanding convenience and comfort
• Adapted to the particular needs of people with restricted mobility – as standard
• Community bus associations promote independent living

First new Citaro delivered

• New-generation Citaro handed over to Lücke-Reisen
• Significant improvements to safety concept
• Variety of innovations inside and outside