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    Berlin's BVG bus operator orders Hitachi Energy's Grid-eMotion EV Charging Infrastructure

    March 15, 2022
    The city of Berlin has a goal for a zero-emission bus fleet by 2030. BVG operates Germany’s biggest city bus fleet of around 1,500 vehicles
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    German’s biggest municipal public transportation operator in its biggest city is contracting with Hitachi Energy to provide electric fleet smart charging infrastructure for hundreds of buses.

    Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) has ordered a complete Grid-eMotion grid-to-plug charging solution. The systems will be connected as BVG converts two more bus depots.

    The city of Berlin has a goal for a zero-emission bus fleet by 2030. BVG operates Germany’s biggest city bus fleet of around 1,500 vehicles.

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    “We feel the urgency and have the pioneering technology and commitment to advance sustainable mobility, thus improving the quality of life of millions of people,” said Niklas Persson, Managing Director of Hitachi Energy’s Grid Integration business.

    The solution comprises a connection to the distribution grid, power distribution and DC charging infrastructure with charging points and smart charging systems. Hitachi Energy will perform the engineering and integrate, install and service the entire solution.

    BVG’s origins date back to 1928. The state-owned bus transport firm employs nearly 15,000 people and operates a network of close to 150 daytime routes.

    Hitach Energy was renamed in 2021 from the former Hitachi ABB Power Grids. Hitachi Corp. acquired ABB's grid business for an estimated $11 billion in a deal which closed and full separated two  years ago.

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