Volvo extends hybrid bus trials to Mexico, Brazil

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Volvo 7700 Hybrid bus

Volvo, one of the largest bus manufacturers in the world, has the hybrid coach segment covered with a duo of green people movers that stand above the pack. Whether it's the single-level Volvo 7700 or the double-decker B5L hybrid, Volvo's assortment of hybrid buses are ready to tackle pretty much any people-hauling duties required. In May of this year, Volvo Bus Corporation began serial production of hybrid buses and immediately secured more than 150 orders in Europe. Now, thoughts of expansion have taken over and Volvo has agreed to bring its hybrid lineup of people movers to Mexico and Brazil for field trials.

A lone Volvo 7700 Hybrid has arrived in Mexico City where it will see duty in the historic center area and also be featured at an upcoming conference on sustainable transport in Mexico City and at the COP 16 climate conference in Cancun. Volvo also shipped a single 7700 Hybrid bus to South America where it will undergo field testing in the Brazilian cities of Curitiba, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and, later, in Bogota, Columbia. Volvo is confident that hybrid buses will sweep the world and hopes that its trials in Mexico and South America prove that the vehicle's benefits extend beyond reduced fuel consumption. Volvo Bus Corporation's environmental manager, Edward Jobson, envisions a booming hybrid bus market with Volvo leading the way:

I am convinced that hybrid buses will dominate city traffic globally in a few years' time and Volvo has great prospects of becoming one of the largest suppliers of such buses.

Competition in the hybrid bus market may be sparse, but you can bet that other companies dream of capturing the segment as well.

[Source: Volvo]

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