Racktours adds three Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric buses to its fleet
Germany's Racktours takes delivery of its first battery-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro buses, marking a shift to electric in scheduled service.
- 3
- 666 kWh
- 45
What Happened
Racktours GmbH & Co. KG, a private bus operator based in Erlensee, has taken delivery of three all-electric Mercedes-Benz eCitaro solo buses. The twelve-meter vehicles were handed over by Daimler Buses. Racktours is one of the first private bus companies in Hessen to deploy electric buses in scheduled service, operating in the Main-Kinzig district for KVG Main-Kinzig.
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One bus has six battery packs; the other two have five packs with 555 kWh each, using NMC 4 technology.
- Digital MirrorCam system
- Rearview camera
- Full interior video monitoring
- Sideguard Assist 2, Frontguard Assist, Traffic Sign Assist, and Attention Assist 2 with infrared camera
Over the past five years, Racktours has bought more than 21 Mercedes-Benz buses from Daimler Buses. The company, founded in 1945, now employs 114 people and operates a fleet of 45 city buses and five touring coaches.
Why this matters
This delivery shows how private bus operators in Germany are beginning to adopt electric buses, supported by advanced battery technology and safety systems.
Terms in This Story
- eCitaro
- A battery-electric city bus model from Mercedes-Benz.
- NMC 4
- A type of lithium-ion battery chemistry using nickel, manganese, and cobalt in a 4th-generation configuration.
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