Volvo Group Premieres Hybrid Technology for Heavy Vehicles

Volvo Group Premieres Hybrid Technology for Heavy Vehicles
The Volvo Group presents an efficient hybrid solution for heavy vehicles, as trucks and buses, which offers fuel savings of up to 35 percent.

"We envisage opportunities to accelerate developments in commercially viable hybrids for heavy vehicles.

This can be significant for both our customers and for the environment," says President and CEO of Volvo, Leif Johansson.

The Volvo Group's hybrid concept provides maximum fuel-saving effects on routes with frequent braking and accelerations, for example, city bus traffic, city distribution, refuse collection and construction work.

Calculations indicate that fuel savings can amount to 35 percent. Maintenance costs for vehicles can also be reduced through reduced wear on the braking system.

"There is a growing interest in the market to reduce fuel consumption. This is driven by the uncertainty surrounding the physical and political availability of oil, and perhaps primarily, by climate change issues.

Accordingly, many customers are seriously reviewing how they can contribute to reduce the dependency on oil.

We now have a technology that is interesting from a commercial viewpoint, which opens for a hybrid market for heavy vehicles", says Leif Johansson.

A vital part of the hybrid solution is designated I-SAM. It comprises a combined start motor, drive engine and