the second life of a Mercedes- Benz #eCitaro battery
With the quiet, fully electric and locally emission-free Mercedes-Benz #eCitaro urban bus, cities and urban areas are becoming a better place to live. At #Daimler Buses, looking after the environment and being sparing with resources are inextricably linked.
With the quiet, fully electric and locally emission-free Mercedes-Benz #eCitaro urban bus, cities and urban areas are becoming a better place to live. At #Daimler Buses, looking after the environment and being sparing with resources are inextricably linked. This is why #Daimler Buses has partnered with the GUW+ model project: in a new rectifier substation operated by ÜSTRA Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe AG, a stationary energy storage unit has been implemented which uses battery systems previously installed in fully electric #eCitaro urban buses. The development and implementation of the 2nd-life use batteries is being handled by Mercedes-Benz Energy GmbH in Kamenz (Saxony).
2nd-life use of batteries furthers the positive environmental balance sheet of the eCitaro
As part of its understanding of sustainability, #Daimler Buses has looked holistically at the life cycle of buses and their battery systems. #gustavtuschen, Head of Development at #Daimler Buses: "Looking after the environment and being sparing with resources are the main arguments in favour of our electrically powered #eCitaro urban bus. We have checked thoroughly and its carbon footprint is much better than that of a conventionally powered urban bus when you look at the data for the long service life of the vehicle. And re-purposing its batteries improves the environmental balance sheet even further."
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