The eCitaro is an all-electric city bus that could only have been made by Mercedes-Benz. It combines the platform from the world’s best-selling Citaro, which has been tried and tested a thousand times over, with pioneering electromobility technology. The efficient interplay of battery and charging technology, smart networking with IT systems and its integral safety concept with innovative assistance systems make it the benchmark among all-electric city buses.
eCitaro
eMobility in series production
Every generation has its own leader.
Benchmark in its class.
Every generation has a role model: the fully-electric eCitaro from Mercedes-Benz.
Proven basis for new technologies.
The eCitaro benefits from decades of city bus experience. Reliability, economy, safety and travel comfort – Mercedes-Benz has combined the typical characteristics of the Citaro low-floor bus with the latest generation of high-performance batteries and highly efficient thermal management. For maximum ranges of up to 400 km without recharging. For a high transport capacity of up to 88 passengers on the rigid bus and up to 146 people on the articulated bus. Maximum transparency thanks to the option for further processing vehicle-specific data in your fleet management system. Because the eCitaro is more than just a city bus: it is part of Daimler Buses' entire e-mobility system. This is how the energy transformation is be made a success for city buses.*
How you benefit.
- Cockpit and operation virtually unchanged from the Citaro
- Superior acceleration when empty and fully loaded with acceleration control
- Outstanding travelling comfort with electrohydraulic steering and roll and pitch control
- Safe handling despite high roof load
- Crash element as collision protection
- Innovative assistance systems for greater safety in urban traffic
Advantages for passengers
- Low noise level, smooth acceleration
- Barrier-free access
- Reliable climate control
- Infotainment systems on request
Business benefits
- Attractive design based on a tried and tested vehicle concept
- High number of passenger seats made possible with favourable weight distribution
- Many replacement parts identical to the Citaro
- Basic warranty for the high-voltage battery and components
- Long range with low energy consumption
- Digital connectivity, across systems
- Future-proof investment
- Comprehensive OMNIplus service offering
- Advice when switching to electric mobility
Successfully tested.
The eCitaro is a bus fully matured for operation in urban transport. In order to ensure this, this all-electric bus is subjected to rigorous tests. At temperatures lower than 15 degrees Celsius below zero in the polar circle and of more than 30 degrees Celsius in Spain's summer heat, it has proven its maturity for series production.
The winter tests include, among other things, driving tests on low-grip surfaces to check driving dynamics control systems and recuperation. The eCitaro passed summer tests in strenuous city traffic and on steep ascents and descents in the Sierra Nevada.
E-mobility in series production at a glance.
* The range was determined internally under specific conditions, including equipment with maximum battery capacity, battery in delivery condition, in typical city bus operation and moderate weather scenario, and may deviate from the values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/2400, for example. The actual range depends on the individual use of the vehicle, the vehicle configuration and other external factors. Therefore, the actual range may be below or above the specified value.
