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A GLOBAL GROUP 2014 BUSINESS MODEL ELECTRIC HYBRID
Volvo 7900
Electric
Hybrid
The Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid was launched at
theInternational IAA Commercial Vehicles show in
September 2014. Silent, cleaner and with signifi -
cantly lower fuel consumption, it represents a new
generation of public transportation solutions.
Volvohas already signed contracts with several
European cities for the fi rst deliveries.
Volvo Buses is taking the next step in electrifi cation
with the launch of the Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid.
Its plug-in technology reduces fuel consumption
and carbon dioxide by up to 75%, compared to a
conventional diesel bus. Total energy consumption
is reduced by 60%.
– I am very proud to launch this ground-breaking bus system.
Electric-hybrid buses and full-electric buses are tomorrow’s solu-
tion for urban public transport. They will allow us to reduce energy
consumption, air pollution, climate impact and
noise, which are some of the biggest challenges
facing large cities worldwide, said Håkan Agnevall,
President Volvo Bus Corporation.
Noise is a growing problem in many cities. The
noise level near to a Volvo Electric Hybrid is in the
range of normal conversation level. The Volvo 7900 Electric
Hybrid runs in electric mode on average 70% of the route, silent
and emission-free.
The Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid offers great fl exibility in opera-
tion; it can run as an electric bus in selected areas, but performs
as a hybrid on any route. Charging at end stations takes 6 min-
utes. The Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid shares the technol-
ogy of the well-proven Volvo 7900 Hybrid, securing
high uptime and availability.
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A number of European cities are showing a keen interest in
Volvo’s Electric Hybrids. Hamburg, Edinburgh, Göteborg and
Stockholm will implement the new bus system in 2014 and 2015.
Series production is scheduled to start in 2016.
Three Volvo Electric Hybrids have run in a fi eld test in Göteborg
over the past year, a test that has verifi ed the reduction in energy
consumption and emissions.
In the beginning of 2015 eight Volvo Electric Hybrids will be
put into regular operation in central Stockholm. This is part of
ZeEUS, an EU project being conducted in six European countries.
Håkan Agnevall
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