Conversion of Offenbach's city bus fleet to electric buses
In Offenbach, electromobility is seen as an important part of sustainable, climate-friendly urban and transportation development. To ensure the mobility of tomorrow in the densely populated conurbation, the municipal utility company OVB is gradually converting its bus fleet to environmentally friendly drive technology. The first seven electric buses have been in operation since the timetable change on December 13, 2020, with a further 29 e-buses gradually being put into service over the course of 2021. Almost half of the fleet now runs on electricity.
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The conversion of the depot with a new energy supply and new charging infrastructure as well as 40 percent of the additional costs for the first seven e-buses compared to diesel vehicles was funded by the state of Hesse with 5.2 million euros from the European Structural Fund (ERDF). The federal government is providing eight million euros from the Energy and Climate Fund (EKF) to cover 80 percent of the additional costs for the other 29 e-buses that have already been ordered.
