BUSMAKERS' NEWS * Sweden - Volvo 7700 Hybrid City Bus launched
Market’s first commercially viable hybrid bus
Stockholm,Sweden -VOLVO PRESS RELEASE -25 Sept 2008: -- For the first time there is now a commercially viable hybrid bus on the market, the Volvo 7700 Hybrid. With up to 30% lower fuel consumption and hybrid components from Volvo, bus operators can earn a payback on the extra cost in five to seven years... The Volvo 7700 Hybrid makes an important contribution to an improved environment. The lower fuel consumption reduces the emission of the greenhouse gas CO2 by up to 30%. The diesel engine in the bus is a Euro V generation engine that meets the EEV standard with regard to emissions. The discharge of particles and nitrous oxides declines by up to 40-50% compared with the diesel version. For customers who choose the optional particle filter, particle emissions will decline substantially... (Photo: Volvo 7700 hybrid citybus) Labels: busmakers' news worldwide
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