Scania Commercial Vehicles India Pvt. Ltd, showcased its ethanol run Green Bus along with two variants of the premium intercity Metrolink bus at the International Conference on Public Transport Innovation (ICEPT 2015) held in New Delhi recently.
Scania Commercial Vehicles, which has been present in India since 2007, is a true pioneer of biofuels solutions. Scania introduced its first revolutionary ethanol powered bus in Sweden more than twenty years ago. Continuing its legacy in the segment, Scania India, on August 22, 2014 launched its ethanol fuelled “Green Bus” in Nagpur for the first time in the country. The Pilot case of ethanol bus was flagged off by India’s Hon’ble Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Mr. Nitin Gadkari. Over the years, Scania has scored tremendous success from its ethanol fuelled buses across nations and with the launch of Green Bus in India, the OEM has instilled a promise to conserve the environment and to provide sustainable transportation solutions to the Indian public. This new milestone is a testimony to Scania’s credibility in the Biofuels segment.
Elaborating on the ICEPT 2015 and Scania’s participation, Mr. Grundströmer said, “It is a very ambitious initiative by ASRTU to host a conference to promote latest trends in public transport services and create awareness on the need for sustainable transport system in India. Scania strives to minimise the environmental impact of its products, both during manufacture and during use. The company does this by taking into account the environmental effects throughout the life cycle of our trucks, buses and engines. The Scania product concept and production system are characterised by resource efficiency and the principle of caution. The manufacturer’s environmental work is about economising resources and energy as well as on meeting customer demands such as low fuel consumption and emissions. Scania’s recipe for sustainable transport combines tradition with fresh thinking, renewable fuels, hybrid technology, a focus on driver training and greater efficiency in the transport system. Scania has some 20 years of experience in developing vehicles that use alternative fuels such as ethanol. Scania is certified according to the ISO 140001 standard and the environmental policy applies to all of the company’s activities.”
Mr. Anders Grundströmer, Managing Director, Scania India and Senior Vice President, Scania Group, co-chaired the session, “Smart Vehicle Technologies & Alternate Fuels” and also spoke in the session titled, “Sustainable Public Road Transport – Challenges & Future Road Map”. Scania’s senior executives also took part as speakers on various subjects like framework for sustainable mobility, de-carbonizing public transport, bio-fuel agenda and smart cities.
At ICEPT, Mr. Nitin Gadkari, Hon’ble Union Minister of Road Transport, Highways & Shipping felicitated Mr. Praveen Datke, Hon’ble Mayor of Nagpur and Mr. Sudhir Raut, Chairman Transport Committee, Nagpur Municipal Corporation for their vision in establishing Nagpur as a green and sustainable city.
