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Wiesbaden is retiring fuel cell buses from operations

Wiesbaden has halted its fuel cell bus project. Ten fuel cell buses are set to be retired, a year after delivery. The publicly owned transport company’s €2.3m ($2.44m) filling station is reportedly no more operational since some time. The news is reported on local media Frankfurter Allgemeine and su...

ESWE takes delivery of the 100th eCitaro bus in Wiesbaden

Three years ago, ESWE Verkehr in Wiesbaden placed its first order for 56 Mercedes eCitaro buses. In February 2021 the first unit hit the road. In all, 120 electric buses have now been ordered. The 100th eCitaro from this overall package has now been delivered to the Hessian state capital. With the i...

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The bus industry’s smartphone moment

On 18 March 1895, at 6:25 in the morning, the world’s first motor bus line opened between Siegen, Netphen and Deuz. The vehicle was a Benz Landauer. It had eight seats, a one-cylinder engine of five horsepower, and fifteen kilometres of bad road ahead of it. On the steepest hill, the passengers had ...

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Wiesbaden is retiring fuel cell buses from operations

Wiesbaden has halted its fuel cell bus project. Ten fuel cell buses are set to be retired, a year after delivery. The publicly owned transport company’s €2.3m ($2.44m) filling station is reportedly no more operational since some time. The news is reported on local media Frankfurter Allgemeine and su...

ESWE takes delivery of the 100th eCitaro bus in Wiesbaden

Three years ago, ESWE Verkehr in Wiesbaden placed its first order for 56 Mercedes eCitaro buses. In February 2021 the first unit hit the road. In all, 120 electric buses have now been ordered. The 100th eCitaro from this overall package has now been delivered to the Hessian state capital. With the i...