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German transport company SWEG and Daimler sign LOI for first Mercedes-Benz eCitaro REX with fuel cell range-extender

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The Südwestdeutsche Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft (SWEG) (Southwest German Transport Company), and Daimler Buses signed a letter of intent to bring the first Mercedes-Benz eCitaro REX with a fuel-cell range extender out of series production onto the road. The company uses around 400 of its own and around 60 rented buses.

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Mercedes-Benz has produced more than 1,000 eCitaro electric buses

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More than 1,000 units of the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro low-floor electric bus have rolled off the production line in Mannheim in the nearly five years since its start of series production at the end of 2018. For even longer routes, the eCitaro fuel cell is ideal for extending the driving range.

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Mercedes-Benz supplying 129 Citaro G hybrid 18m articulated buses to Belgium’s TEC Group

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Mercedes-Benz is supplying 129 Citaro G hybrid 18m articulated buses to Belgium’s TEC Group. Mercedes-Benz calls this the support phase. The Citaro G compact hybrid module reduces fuel consumption of articulated buses by up to 8.5%. This is one of the largest orders for articulated buses in recent years.

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Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck prototype repeatedly crosses Brenner Pass in high-altitude testing

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A Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck prototype has successfully completed its first high-altitude tests on public roads. In 2019 alone, around 40 million tons of freight were transported by truck via the four-lane transit route located at an altitude of up to 1,370 meters at the border between Austria and Italy. That corresponds to almost 2.5

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Mercedes-Benz to produce battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell trucks at Wörth plant

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The Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth is becoming the center for emission-free transport within the Mercedes-Benz truck production network. Both parties agreed on key points for the future development and safeguarding of the future of Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ largest location.

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Daimler to compare performance of Mercedes-Benz eActros electric trucks with eWayBW catenary trucks

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Since July 2019, the purely battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eActros has proven its worth in extensive field testing at the company Logistik Schmitt. In doing so, it has transported around 30,000 tonnes of freight. In doing so, it has transported around 30,000 tonnes of freight. Mercedes-Benz eActros.

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24 Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric buses enter service in Darmstadt

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HEAG mobilo, a transport operator in Darmstadt, Germany, is planning to replace almost its entire bus fleet with vehicles that are 100% electrically driven in the next four years. As a step toward that goal, 24 fully-electric Mercedes-Benz city buses have officially begun operations.

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