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Buses 60 Articulated Volvo 7900 Electric Coming To Malmö, Sweden

60 Articulated Volvo 7900 Electric Coming To Malmö, Sweden

Volvo's order backlog for the largest articulated EV is already close to 220 in Sweden alone.
By Mark Kane 02 February 2020
Buses Volvo Buses Demonstrates Autonomous Driving For Bus Depot

Volvo Buses Demonstrates Autonomous Driving For Bus Depot

Making buses self-driving at depots sounds like a great first application.
By Mark Kane 16 November 2019
Buses Volvo Scored Europe’s Largest Order For Electric Buses

Volvo Scored Europe’s Largest Order For Electric Buses

157 articulated buses can take some 23,500 passengers at once (150 each).
By Mark Kane 06 November 2019
Buses Volvo Introduces 7900 Electric Articulated With 396 kWh Battery Pack

Volvo Introduces 7900 Electric Articulated With 396 kWh Battery Pack

Volvo now offers the longest electric buses.
By Mark Kane 21 October 2019
Buses 160 Electric Buses Expected To Be Added In Sweden

160 Electric Buses Expected To Be Added In Sweden

Sales of electric buses in Sweden are booming.
By Mark Kane 20 July 2019
Buses Volvo Buses Announce Launch Of 7900 Electric Articulated Bus

Volvo Buses Announce Launch Of 7900 Electric Articulated Bus

New 18 and 18.7 meter long Volvo 7900 Electric joins the 12 meter long for a comprehensive lineup of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric buses
By Mark Kane 11 June 2019
Volvo Unveils World’s First Full-Size Autonomous Electric Bus

Volvo Unveils World’s First Full-Size Autonomous Electric Bus

Volvo Buses presents the world's first full-size, autonomous electric bus, jointly developed with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. It charges itself too.
By Mark Kane 06 March 2019
Ireland Will Get Its First Electric Bus: A Volvo 7900e

Ireland Will Get Its First Electric Bus: A Volvo 7900e

We have lived to a time when the number of all-electric buses is counted is hundred of thousands globally. There are however still entire countries where there are none.
By Mark Kane 23 February 2019
Volvo Buses Examining Potential For Battery Second-Life

Volvo Buses Examining Potential For Battery Second-Life

Batteries will be utilized in combination with solar at an apartment complex to decrease peak electricity usage as well as store surplus energy.
By Mark Kane 10 December 2018
Electric Bus Orders More Than Doubled Last Year In Europe

Electric Bus Orders More Than Doubled Last Year In Europe

Electric buses already have a lower total cost of ownership over an eight-year period. Not to mention the positive impact on air quality too.
By Mark Kane 10 November 2018
Volvo Introduces Electric Articulated Buses In Sweden

Volvo Introduces Electric Articulated Buses In Sweden

Volvo began tests of its new articulated electric buses (18.7 m) in Gothenburg, Sweden. General operations start in June.
By Mark Kane 28 April 2018
Volvo Launches New 7900 Electric Bus

Volvo Launches New 7900 Electric Bus

Volvo Buses is introducing a new version of its all-electric bus, the Volvo 7900 Electric, equipped batteries up to 250 kWh, or 200km/125 miles of range
By Mark Kane 05 November 2017
General Volvo Buses To Focus More On Hybrids, Plug-In Hybrids And Electric

Volvo Buses To Focus More On Hybrids, Plug-In Hybrids And Electric

Volvo Plug-In Hybrid Bus Volvo Buses announced that, in near term, it will focus more on hybrids and electric buses. "Interest in energy-efficient vehicles that can operate completely or partly on electricity is growing rapidly worldwide. For Volvo Buses, which is the leader in the field, electromobility is the road to the future." To date, Volvo sold close to 1,200 of it...
By Mark Kane 26 October 2013
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