The new generation Volvo hybrid double deck buses made a memorable debut today at the Alexandra Palace, signaling the start of eco-friendly transportation that are tasked to render service to Arriva London.

A total of six Volvo B5L Hybrid Double Deck buses have recently entered service on Route 141 in the UK’s capital city and representatives from Volvo Bus and Arriva London, together with other stakeholders gathered to formally mark another historic occasion at the Alexandra Palace.

The new Hybrid Double Deck buses offer savings both in terms of fuel consumption and emissions. Evidence from test tack development and in service field trials with Arriva London show significant savings in fuel consumption and carbon dioxide (C02) emissions as well as reduction in Nitrous Oxides and particulates.

(Source) Press

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Volvo has received a new order for 125 trucks from Vijay Leasing Company in Hydreabad, India, to be delivered this summer which will be used in coal and steel mines for Southern India. At the moment, Vijay Leasing Co. already has 108 Volvo trucks under its fleet.

In Volvo Trucks’ full ten-year presence in India, this is the largest order ever and a milestone, according to Pär Östberg, member of Volvo’s Group Executive Management and President of Trucks Asia. There are a total of 5,500 Volvo trucks in India, which is the world’s fourth largest truck market.

“In India, Volvo Trucks belongs to the premium segment and has secured a place as the leading manufacturer in terms of safety and environmental responsibility”, says Pär Östberg. “We have a solid customer base, very strong customer relationships and the best aftermarket solutions”.

The sale is being conducted through VE Commercial Vehicles, which is a joint-venture launched in 2008 between Volvo and the Indian company, Eicher Motors. VE Commercial Vehicles comprises Eicher Motor’s trucks and buses, and the Volvo Group’s truck sales and service network for trucks and buses.

(Source) Press

Tags: aftermarket solutions, buses, commercial vehicles, eicher motor, environmental responsibility, fleet, joint venture, leasing company, southern india, Volvo, volvo group, volvo trucks

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The April car sales numbers continue to show a bright future ahead as they rose to an annual 4.2 percent. Sales of trucks and buses, which track the pace of economic activity, fell 11.3 percent to 29,842 units. This update sheds a bit of bright light in the wake of bankruptcy rumors buzzing around regarding Chrysler and Ford.

Car sales in India rose an annual 4.2 percent in April, an industry body said on Monday, helped by improving financing and demand from rural markets. Companies sold 102,899 cars during the month, compared with 98,752 cars a year ago, data from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) showed.

(Source) Reuters

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Do not think that just because oil and fuel prices today are manageable that electric cars or vehicles running on alternative fuel are going to be shelved. The current trends may be appealing but they should not let us put down our guards when it comes to fuel requirements we have today.

Fuel prices may be dropping now, but experts predict that the energy and environmental challenges for the transportation and goods movement industry are far from over. In March 2009, join world-renowned industry and policy experts outlining clean solutions at the Clean Heavy Duty Vehicle Conference & Expo. 2009: the most exciting, timely national conference on the latest, real-world technologies and fuels for heavy duty vehicles and buses.

Major fleet, government and company executives will take part in Long Beach, March 16-18 at the Hyatt Regency Long Beach and the Long Beach Convention Center.

(Source) Business Wire

Tags: alternative fuel, buses, duty vehicles, electric cars, environmental challenges, fuel prices, heavy duty, renowned industry, trucks

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