Volvo Buses and Siemens have signed a global agreement to supply complete electrified bus systems to cities and municipalities.
Under the agreement, Volvo Buses will supply electric-hybrid buses and full-electric buses to customers, and Siemens will supply and install high-power charging stations (charging capacity of up to 300 kW) for the electric vehicles.
The two companies have been working together since 2012 and have further strengthened the relationship. One objective is to develop a standard for charging infrastructure for cities and municipalities to be able to transfer over from conventional to electrified bus systems.
Volvo and Siemens have delivered three Volvo electric hybrid buses and four charging stations to the city of Hamburg, where the buses operate on the city’s new Innovation route.
During 2015, electric buses, electric hybrids and charging infrastructure will be delivered to the Swedish cities of Gothenburg and Stockholm. The charging infrastructure supplied by Siemens includes the charging station, auxiliary equipment, cabling, civil works, installation, commissioning and maintenance.
The Volvo 7900 electric hybrid bus reduces fuel consumption and carbon dioxide by up to 75%, total energy consumption is reduced by 60%, in comparison to Euro 6 standard diesel buses.
The Volvo 7900 electric hybrid runs in electric mode on average 70% of the route, silent and emission-free. Charging at end stations takes up to 6 minutes.
Volvo launched its first diesel hybrid bus in 2009. Since then it has delivered more than 5,000 electric buses and electric hybrids to 21 countries. The first electric buses under the Volvo brand will enter traffic within the ElectriCity project in Gothenburg, Sweden, in June 2015.
