Mercedes Benz delivers seven eCitaro buses to ASEAG in Aachen

The first seven eCitaro vehicles have been handed over to the ASEAG transport company.

Mercedes‑Benz has received another major order for the eCitaro from the Aachen based transport company for up to 27 all-electric, locally emission-free low-floor urban buses.

Rüdiger Kappel, Head of Sales of Mercedes-Benz Buses Germany, announced the delivery of the first seven Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses: “We're proud to continue a long-standing and trusting partnership with ASEAG and to accompany them on their way to electromobility. ASEAG will continue to expand its electromobility step by step and will be choosing Mercedes‑Benz for all-electric vehicles.”

The two-door eCitaro models will have top-of-the-range equipment with twelve high-voltage battery packs. This provides a total capacity of 292 kWh. The urban buses will be equipped with both the Preventive Brake Assist active braking assistant and Sideguard Assist. These assistance systems support bus drivers and, above all, protect more vulnerable road users. In the passenger area of the urban buses, the signal red hand rails really stand out. Passengers sit down on City Star Function seats and are provided with information via a 29-inch TFT screen.

The ASEAG (Aachener Straßenbahn- und Energieversorgungs-AG) is an all-bus organisation with 101 bus routes and transports around 71 million passengers annually. Due to its location close to the German borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, a number of bus routes cross borders. The Mercedes-Benz Citaro forms the backbone of the company's fleet of 230 buses. ASEAG uses both solo and articulated Citaro buses, and also has seven Mercedes-Benz CapaCity four-axle buses for maximum passenger capacity.