advertising Volvo Buses’ new plug-in hybrid buses will begin field tests in Gothenburg, Sweden this month. Volvo Buses has already sold more than 1,000 of its conventional hybrid units; the plug-in version will facilitate the reduction of fuel consumption and carbon dioxide by 75 to 80%, compared with current diesel buses, the company said. The [...]
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Volvo plug-in hybrid bus with B?sbaar rapid charging to begin field testing in Gothenburg
May 21st, 2013 
Aaron Turpen 
Posted in Featured, Hybrids 
Tags: diesel fuel, diesel-electric, Gothenburg, Hybrid electric bus, plug-in hybrid, Stockholm, volvo, Volvo Buses 
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September 1st, 2011 Aaron Turpen advertising Volvo Buses (sto:VOLVA), (sto:VOLVB) is currently developing a plug-in hybrid bus that can drive long distances silently and exhaust-free on only electricity. Three buses will be tested in Gothenburg, Sweden, supported by the European Union. “Reducing the total global energy consumption is the most important measure today and in the future,” says Volvo Buses [...]
