volvo Archives - Sustainable Bus

Volvo Buses and second life batteries. A new project in Gothenburg

Editorial2019-12-11T14:44:29+01:00December 11th, 2019|

Second life batteries once mounted on Volvo buses are now used for energy storage and as an energy source in [...]

Editorial2019-10-17T09:29:40+02:00October 17th, 2019|

After one year trial in Gothenburg, the Volvo 7900 Electric Articulated is ready for serial production with new driveline (in-wheel [...]

Editorial2019-10-01T12:52:22+02:00October 1st, 2019|

From 56 to 467. In one year. Such is expected to be the increase in the number of zero emission [...]

Editorial2019-05-24T16:53:52+02:00April 17th, 2019|

GS assigned ABB the supply of high-power electric chargers for 30 fully electric buses in the City of Gothenburg. The chargers from [...]

Editorial2019-04-30T10:31:21+02:00March 14th, 2019|

Birmingham Airport has awarded Volvo Bus UK the contract to supply the airport with six Volvo 7900 Electric. The buses [...]

Editorial2019-07-26T17:22:08+02:00March 6th, 2019|

Among many pilots, underway and announced, Volvo Buses has unveiled the very first full size autonomous electric bus. The "full [...]

Editorial2019-03-19T14:19:00+01:00January 29th, 2019|

Kungsbacka is the fourth Swedish city to order zero emission buses from Volvo. KE's Bussar, the municipality's public transport company, [...]

Editorial2019-10-31T15:51:33+01:00December 5th, 2018|

Volvo Buses has officially started a test regarding the second life of electric bus batteries. Sustainable Bus already reported about [...]

Editorial2018-12-03T15:37:58+01:00December 3rd, 2018|

13 Volvo electric buses 7900 will start operating on route 7 in Malmö from mid-December. The vehicles are part of [...]

Editorial2018-10-31T16:16:26+01:00October 31st, 2018|

60 electric buses for Singapore, plus 50 hybrid buses. Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) awarded a contract for the procurement of [...]