Mercedes-Benz NEBUS
| Daimler Benz | |
|---|---|
| Mercedes-Benz NEBUS | |
| Manufacturer | Daimler Benz |
| design type | low-floor city bus |
| Production period | 1997 |
| axes | 2 |
| power | Fuel cell: 250 kW electric motor: 2 × 50 kW |
| length | 11.91 m |
| width | 2.5 m |
| height | 3.5 m |
| Seats | 38 |
| Standing room | 68 |
| Empty weight | 14,000 kg |
| Perm. total weight | 18,000 kg |
| successor | Mercedes-Benz Citaro BZ |
The acronym NEBUS stands for New Electric Bus (German: New electric bus ) and was used by the then Daimler-Benz AG for a city bus with an electric drive and fuel cells for generating electricity from hydrogen .
The name suggests the relationship to the NECAR vehicles from Mercedes-Benz .
In May 1997, Daimler-Benz demonstrated the possibility of using the fuel cell drive in city traffic with the NEBUS.
The fuel cell stacks in the NEBUS provide up to 250 kilowatts .
As the successor to NEBUS, Mercedes-Benz Citaro BZ demonstrated the everyday suitability of fuel cells in city bus operation in ten European cities in the CUTE and ECTOS projects .