Mercedes-Benz supplying 129 Citaro G hybrid 18m articulated buses to Belgium’s TEC Group
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 14, 2021
On overrun or when the bus is braking, the energy recovery phase, the motor acts as a generator to produce electric power, which is briefly stored by the Citaro hybrid in capacitors. When the bus accelerates again, the electric motor uses the stored energy to assist the diesel or gas engine with extra torque.
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