Vattenfall charges the buses of the future with electricity
The future is now. The bus service of the future starts today with route 73 in Stockholm, and the buses are a completely new type of plug-in hybrid. They can be rapid charged at terminuses and with a full battery they can run for up to seven kilometres – quietly and emissions-free – entirely on electricity.The eight buses, manufactured by Volvo, will operate on route 73 between Ropsten and Karolinska Institutet. Compared to conventional diesel-driven buses, the plug-in hybrids have 75 per cent lower fuel consumption and a 90 per cent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions since the buses run