Volvo Hybrid Double Deckers Hit London Streets | WebRidesTV Blog
If you happen to be in London and plan on taking Route 141, keep your eyes peeled for six Volvo B5L Hybrid Double Deck buses. These big red hybrid buses represent the next generation of London double decker public transit. The single deck brothers of these London buses have reported a 50 percent improvement in fuel economy running around their native Sweden. The secret is in Volvo’s I-SAM parallel hybrid system, which combines a starter motor, drive motor, and alternator. The I-SAM allows for regenerative breaking and electric launch and assist to improve fuel economy. Power steering and air conditioning are made more efficient and less fuel-consuming. The 5BL can run without up to 12mph without dipping into its diesel fuel tank. Check out Volvo’s full press release after the jump. [Sources: Volvo and Treehugger via EcoGeek ]
Volvo Hybrid Double Deck buses unveiled at historic venue
Press Information – Volvo Bus Corporation
The historic venue of Alexandra Palace in London provided a fitting backdrop today (Tuesday 7th July) for the world debut of the first of a new generation of highly fuel efficient and environmentally friendly Volvo Hybrid Double Deck buses 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
Back in 1936 the BBC made the first public broadcast to the world of High Definition Television – then a new technology which was to subsequently become part of everyday life worldwide. More than seventy years on, hybrid technology now moves from development phase to full commercial reality, as part of the drive to deliver significant reductions in fuel consumption and emissions in the public transport arena.
The buses features the parallel hybrid I-SAM technology, developed across the entire Volvo Group. It is a hybrid in that the bus is powered by a combination of an electric motor and a diesel engine, with the system being parallel in that it can be powered by either source independently, or in combination drawing on both power sources at the same time.
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