Moscow will test electric buses Mercedes-Benz eCitaro

14 May 2019

Despite the ban on the purchase of cars, Metropolitan carrier ready for testing of imported buses

Head of special projects "Mosgortrans" Artem boatmen reported Agency city news "Moscow" that winter, the 2019 its staff will conduct testing of new domestic and imported models of buses, including Daimler Truck & Bus buses Mercedes-Benz eCitaro.

The e-bus Mercedes-Benz eCitaro became the star truck motor show in Hanover – the IAA'18

Burlakov said: "Before starting the buses, we conducted a large number of tests of buses from different manufacturers with different types of chargers. Will immediately notice that this work has not stopped."

Elektrobus MB eCitaro already actively purchased by municipalities in Germany and other EU countries 

He noted that electric buses from Daimler appeared last year.

The driver eCitaro virtually identical (except for indications of the Central display) from diesel models

In the company emphasize interest in the planned Moscow testing.

Charging eCitaro it is parked in the bus Park

Just two days before reports about the testing of imported buses, the head of the Moscow Department of transport and development dorozhno-a transport infrastructure Maxim Liksutov announced the completion of the Metropolitan Park of buses of the 100th machine.

Presentation of Mercedes-Benz Connecto diesel was held in Moscow in 2014

More common in Moscow was a 12-metre bus Mercedes-Benz Connecto Turkish Assembly, one hundred of which "Mosgortrans" managed to buy before the ban in July 2015 on purchases of foreign cars by state and municipal institutions