Company Volvo Buses, after several years of hard work in the field of hybrid technology to mass-production diesel-electric buses.
Ruler of hybrid buses include a 12-meter low floor model 7700, manufactured in the Polish plant in Wroclaw, as well as the chassis for a two-storey car Volvo B5L, compiled by the Swedish company in the city Boras: bodywork for bus produced in the studio Wrightbus, in Northern Ireland.
"This is an important step not only for Volvo Buses, but for the whole bus industry. - Said company president Hakan Karlsson - Today, hybrid buses can minimize fuel consumption, providing a minimal emission of harmful substances into the atmosphere.
About 20% of the total demand for urban hybrid buses today account for the North American market, and it is constantly growing. Increased interest in such machines in Europe.
Volvo Buses are equipped with a hybrid propulsion parallel type. The car drives the right two types of engines: diesel and electric. True, on a stopover, diesel is turned off and the car to a speed of 15-20 km / h accelerates exclusively electric. During braking and an electric motor works in recovery mode, feeding the batteries. Thus, the hybrid bus consumes an average of 30-35% of diesel fuel is less than the usual urban models, Volvo.