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Volvo introduces EEV compliant parallel hybrid bus
Green Car Congress reports that Volvo has unveiled a hybrid version of its 7700 bus at the IAA Commercial Vehicles Show in Hanover: "Bus operators can earn a payback on the extra cost in five to seven years, according to the company."
The article further states: "The lower fuel consumption reduces emissions of the greenhouse gas CO2 by up to 30%. Emissions of PM and NO drop by up to 40-50% compared with the diesel version. As a parallel hybrid, the bus can be powered by the electric motor or the diesel engine independently and well as by both engines simultaneously. As a result, the bus could be equipped with a smaller, 5-liter diesel engine compared with the 9-liter engine in the diesel version of the Volvo 7700, Volvo said. The bus’s performance is enhanced, but fuel consumption is reduced."
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