Mercedes-Benz at the UITP Summit 2025: eCitaro with next battery generation NMC4

• World premiere of Mercedes-Benz eCitaro with NMC4 battery
• Daimler Buses Solutions: all electric mobility from a single source
• Omniplus: speed-related geofencing and other new digital services

Leinfelden-Echterdingen/Hamburg - Daimler Buses will be presenting solutions for the challenges of transport companies today and in the future at the UITP Summit 2025 in Hamburg from 15 to 18 June 2025. The focus here will be on sustainability, economy and digitisation of electric mobility for city buses. From 2026, the Mercedes-Benz eCitaro will be equipped with a new, even more powerful and particularly durable lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt battery of the fourth battery generation. For the first time, it will be possible to see an eCitaro with an NMC4 battery of this type at the UITP Summit. At Daimler Buses, electric mobility, including the planning and implementation of the charging infrastructure, is available from a single source ex works, along with the appropriate digital services. Thanks to the new Digital Services Package, new buses are on the road with digital services right from the start.

World premiere of Mercedes-Benz eCitaro with NMC4 battery

The centrepiece of Daimler Buses’ stand at the Hamburg UITP Summit 2025 will be a Mercedes-Benz eCitaro, the successful model among electric buses. The exhibited two-door solo bus not only incorporates an exemplary driver’s workplace, recognised high driving comfort and excellent safety. It also represents a world first: for the first time, Daimler Buses is exhibiting an eCitaro with the fourth and latest battery generation NMC4. The new NMC4 battery generation combines a high energy density, which enables longer ranges, with a very long service life. The battery’s longer service life is achieved not just with battery-friendly charging with a maximum charging capacity of 150 kW, but also with regular rapid charging with a charging capacity of up to 300 kW. The new NMC4 batteries will be used in the eCitaro, eCitaro G, and eCitaro K from 2026.

Daimler Buses Solutions: all electric mobility from a single source

Daimler Buses Solutions GmbH advises transport companies and actively supports them on their journey to electromobility. The company specialises in designing, building and advising on electromobility infrastructure. In cooperation with experts from Daimler Buses Solutions GmbH, Daimler Buses can supply the entire eMobility ecosystem from a single source on request: from the feasibility analysis to individually configured electric buses and the complete electromobility infrastructure – including construction measures, electrical installations, charging infrastructure, battery storage, charging management systems and other digital services.

Omniplus: speed-related geofencing and other new digital services

Omniplus does not just have the largest service network in Europe; its European network of specialist e-bus service centres is also growing all the time, too. In terms of digital services, Omniplus is expanding its range with additional services that are not just for electric buses. For example, all newly delivered buses from Daimler Buses commencing this year will receive a so-called Digital Services Package as an option with three years of free use for diesel buses and six years for electric buses. Another new service is Omniplus On monitor tracking services plus for speed-related geofencing. This allows you to set up zones with restricted maximum speed. When a fleet bus enters such a zone, the vehicle’s speed limiter is automatically activated so that the set maximum speed can no longer be exceeded. This increases safety and helps to avoid penalties. Omniplus On Battery Monitoring has been specially designed for electric buses, providing fleet operators with information on the condition of the high-voltage battery and recommendations on optimum use. The free warranty status service offers insight into the warranty status of the battery and helps to prevent possible warranty violations.