Stuttgart articulated buses operate with hybrid drive

  • Date
    1 June 1997
  • Description
    The local transit company Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG starts regular operation of 17 Mercedes-Benz O 405 GNDE low-floor articulated buses equipped with a hybrid drive. The 220 kW / 300 hp diesel engine generates the electric energy to power the four wheel hub motors on the central and rear axle.
Mercedes-Benz O 405 GNDE with an all-new diesel-electric drive system, oxidizing catalytic converter and new driver's workplace handed over to Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen (SSB), 1997
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Mercedes-Benz O 405 GNDE
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