Daimler Buses & ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft Celebrate Completion Of Electrified e-Bus Depot

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• Daimler Buses Options GmbH carried out all development work for 120 charging stations as basic contractor
• A complete of 120 eCitaro Solo buses delivered since mission begin in 2019
• Mission completion celebrated with Andreas Kowol, Head of Constructing and Transport of the Metropolis of Wiesbaden and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft, Marion Hebding, Managing Director of ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft and Until Oberwörder, CEO of Daimler Buses
• Full depot transformed throughout ongoing operation

Leinfelden-Echterdingen/Wiesbaden — Daimler Buses delivered a turnkey, electrified depot for ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft in Wiesbaden and provided a complete of 120 battery-electric eCitaro buses for the reason that begin of the mission in 2019. The specialists from Daimler Buses Options GmbH, a completely owned subsidiary of Daimler Buses, arrange all the e-infrastructure required to function the electrical bus fleet. Performing as a basic contractor, Daimler supervised all development work and put in a complete of 120 charging stations. At this time, Andreas Kowol, Head of Constructing and Transport of the Metropolis of Wiesbaden and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft, Marion Hebding, Managing Director of ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft, and Until Oberwörder, CEO of Daimler Buses, celebrated finalization of the mission together with different firm representatives.

Until Oberwörder, CEO of Daimler Buses, says: “The major order from ESWE was not only special for us in terms of volume, it also laid the foundation for Daimler Buses Solutions GmbH and was therefore of strategic importance. The transport company ESWE needed a complete solution, meaning both vehicles and charging facilities. With our experience and knowledge, we were able to support our customer and electrify the depot in Wiesbaden. There is a clear demand for turnkey solutions and our new subsidiary is currently electrifying more than 20 depots throughout Europe. In this way, we are actively driving the transformation of our industry forward, working together with our customers.”

Pioneer ESWE: E-buses and turnkey e-system from a single supplier

ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft from Wiesbaden was the primary buyer to order a whole bundle consisting of e-buses and a ready-to-use electrified system from Daimler Buses. For the reason that contract was signed in April 2019, Daimler Buses has step by step delivered 120 eCitaro buses. On the identical time, the wholly owned subsidiary Daimler Buses Options GmbH transformed all the depot throughout ongoing transport operations, appearing as the overall contractor. To realize this, Daimler deliberate three particular person development phases and applied them one after the opposite in collaboration with greater than 20 companions. The scope of the mission included, for instance, implementing all vital underground engineering measures and putting in {the electrical} infrastructure. Amongst different issues, the specialists from the Daimler Buses subsidiary took over {an electrical} substation for changing the present from medium to low voltage, and routed all cables from the community operator’s switch level on the premises. Cost administration fashioned an additional element of the mission. Daimler transformed all of the operator’s software program to make it appropriate for working an e-bus fleet and created a devoted working idea.

Moreover, as the overall contractor, Daimler Buses will proceed to safe and help the operation and availability of the put in system over the following twelve years.

ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft and Daimler Buses: an in depth and profitable partnership

The mobility supplier ESWE Verkehr relies in Wiesbaden, the capital of the German state of Hesse. They function native public transport companies with greater than 290 buses. They run 43 strains and carry round 60 million passengers a 12 months. Of over 1100 staff, two thirds work within the transport companies. The nice majority of the corporate’s fleet is made up of Mercedes Benz buses. With the introduction of the eCitaro, ESWE Verkehr has applied an bold plan and transformed greater than a 3rd of its bus fleet to completely electrical automobiles inside only some years.

Daimler Buses and ESWE Verkehr take pleasure in a profitable partnership spanning many many years.

Press launch from Daimler Buses.