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The bus then restarts only with the
help of the electric engine. The die-
sel engine does not start until the bus
reaches 15-20 km/hour.
“It’s about green efficiency, re-
ducing emissions, reducing fuel
consumption by 35-37% and, most
importantly, hazardous emissions
down by 50%. We think this is a
quantum leap in cities”, he added.
Another advantage is that the bus
generates significant fuel savings re-
gardless of where it operates. Many
of the older hybrid solutions are ef-
ficient only in highly congested city
traffic, but Volvo’s technology func-
tions equally well when there is a
greater distance between bus stops.
Commenting on the bus design,
he said: “It’s based on the parallel
integrated design. It’s not a combi-
nation of different aggregates taken
from different suppliers to make a
hybrid bus. Volvo has its blood into
it in terms of being involved in the
designing process and more or less
being the main component designer,
being the producer for most of the
components.”
Why Volvo 7700 Hybrid?
• Proven in widespread commer-
cial operation
• New lighter body design
• Increased passenger capacity
• Up to 37% fuel savings
• 40-50% lower exhaust emissions
• Quiet and emission-free at bus
stops
• Optimised for both inner city and
suburban traffic conditions
• Backed by a comprehensive busi-
ness solutions package
The Volvo 9400PX is longer,
more spacious and more high-per-
forming and comes with a host of
new features to make travel even
more comfortable. At 14.5m the
Volvo 9400PX is the longest inter-
city coach yet in India. It has the
unique distinction of being a global
introduction, starting from India,
and the first product of its type in the
Volvo product range too.
The Volvo 7400XL is India’s first
multi-axle bus with a steered axle.
At 14.5m, it is India’s first city bus
ready to support efficient mass bus-
based transport systems to move
more people, with fewer buses,
quicker & with less resource utili-
sation. Volvo 7400XL will take the
Volvo City Bus Concept to a new
level.
Mr. Passey remarked: “Volvo has
always been known in India to have
played a leading role in develop-
ing the top segments. We have very
clearly last year stated our interest to
go down in terms of increasing our
presence in the Indian bus segment
through many different segments
in addition to the premium segment
we operate today. Keeping that in
line, Volvo Buses with its engineer-
ing capabilities in India and in Asia
has made a bus for Asia, made in
Asia, in India; that’s the 9100 coach
– 11.5 m, which is expected to be
about 20-25% lower in price than
our current product range which we
already have in India.”
The Volvo 9100 coach is an inte-
gral part of Volvo Buses’ ambition
to drive quality of transport across
the country to more and more cit-
ies and routes. The new coach em-
bodies the Volvo values for safety,
quality and care for environment. It
is a global introduction, developed
in Asia, starting from India. It is a
product to cater to Tier 2 & 3 cities
in India and takes Volvo buses into
new market segments in the coun-
try, thereby expanding the market
potential significantly.
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