Natural gas buses in operation at Expo 2000

  • Date
    19 April 2000
  • Description
    Hanover's transit company üstra Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe AG gets the first of 56 natural gas powered regular service buses from the Mercedes-Benz Citaro series, which will find use at Expo 2000, the world exhibition. The Citaro G with four doors, an automatic door control system and a wheelchair ramp is at the same time the first vehicle of the model series equipped with the environment-friendly natural gas drive. The vehicles operating in Hanover feature individual interior and exterior styling specially created for üstra by British designer James Irvine.
  • Caption
    Mercedes-Benz Citaro O 530: Hanover's transit company üstra Hannoversche Verkehrsbetriebe AG gets the first of 56 natural gas powered regular service buses from the Mercedes-Benz Citaro series, which will find use at Expo 2000, the world exhibition.
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