Overview
- At a topping-out ceremony with federal and city leaders, BVG confirmed the Treptow depot’s charging infrastructure is complete and noted €160 million in federal backing, including €120 million for this site.
- The roughly €120 million facility at Minna-Todenhagen-Brücke is purpose-built for electric buses with parking and charging for about 220 vehicles on the Köpenicker Landstraße side and workshops for 32 more across the Spree.
- Opening is scheduled for 2027, alongside a second new E-bus depot in Marienfelde targeted for completion the same year.
- BVG counts 277 electric buses in service and targets about one third of its 1,500-bus fleet by 2027 and full conversion by the early 2030s.
- Technical features include pantograph “Ladebrücke” charging and an automated system to manage parking, charge cycles and service intervals, plus service halls and wash facilities.