BUSES SALES * WORLDWIDE
* Sweden - 25 Volvo hybrid buses for Göterborg
(Photo: A Volvo Hybrid, Goteborg)
Goteborg,Sweden -Busworld (Belgium) -10 Feb 2012: -- Volvo has now sold a total of 100 buses powered by hybrid technology in the Nordic countries. The latest order to be received by Volvo Buses is for 25 hybrid buses for Göteborgs Spårvägar (Gothenburg Tramways), which operates public transport services on behalf of Västtrafik... More and more transport authorities and operators are now discovering the benefits of hybrid technology, with Nobina, Nettbuss and, most recently, Göteborgs Spårvägar, as the biggest customers in the Nordic countries... The 25 Volvo 7700 hybrid buses are powered by a small diesel engine and an electric motor. Fuel consumption is radically reduced by the use of regenerative braking to recover the energy generated when the vehicle’s brakes are applied. The diesel engine is shut off at bus stops, enabling the bus to operate silently and emission-free on electricity. However, emissions from diesel operation are also low since the bus is fuelled by biodiesel. According to Volvo Buses, hybrid buses running on biodiesel have a distinctly lower environmental impact than other, comparable alternatives...* India - Volvo CNG city bus is tested in Navi Mumbai
(Photo: The Volvo 8400 Low Floor compressed natural gas bus)
Mumbai,Maharashtra,India -Busworld -12 Feb 2012: -- The Volvo 8400 Low Floor compressed natural gas bus with ZF Ecolife transmission has been acquired by the Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT) of Maharashtra, for use on the Kharghar-Borivali route, which covers a daily distance of some 300 kilometers... This will be the second location after New Delhi where the Volvo CNG bus trials will be conducted. The test in the capital city is currently underway with Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) and has shown encouraging results thus far. Currently, the NMMT operates 26 Volvo 8400 city buses in Mumbai...* India - MAN Force launched their 45 seater bus on the Indian market
(Photo: A MAN Airocoach 2012)
Pithampur,Madhya Pradesh,India -Busworld (Belgium) -9 Feb 2012: -- MAN Force Trucks unveiled its first offering in the Indian bus segment, the MAN Airobus, a 45 seaters airconditioned intercity coach at the Auto Expo 2012 ... The AIROBUS is powered by the 220hp BSIII MAN D08 engine up front, and is fitted with a 6 speed ZF synchromesh gearbox; Meritor axles and a MAN-designed air suspension on both front and rear axles... A large windshield offers outstanding visibility, threeway adjustable deluxe driver seat and intelligently placed outside rear view mirrors make driving the MAN Bus an effortless fatigue free experience... The Airobus is being manufactured at the company’s facility at Pithampur in Madhya Pradesh, where it has a production capacity of 24,000 trucks a year. MAN Force plan to sell around 6,000 units including the bus. Force Motors and MAN it's a joint venture company formed in 2006...* China - Yungman buses to be exported to Israel
(Image: A Youngman's Bus model JNP6140FK)
Jinhua,Zhejiang,China -Busworld -11 Feb 2012: -- The Israeli automotive company Feldman Limited,has signed a long term exclusive agreement with Youngman Automotive to begin importing and selling the Chinese brand buses in Israel. Youngman coaches are produced in Jinhua, Zhejiang province; it specializes in producing high quality Neoplan-design buses, under special license from the German luxury bus brand, with a monocoque body structure and the Neoplan independent front suspension... The buses to be exported to Israel will be equipped with a Cummins 11L, Euro 5, engine with 420hp, ZF drive axle, ZF EcoLife automatic transmission and ESC system. Israel vehicle homologation regulations are strict, with high barriers for emission and safety. Youngman is expected to meet these standards... Labels: buses sales
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