Royal message: Scania ethanol buses to be tested in Brazil
São Paulo, Brazil is one of several major cities where Scania’s ethanol-powered buses will now be tested in public transport. The first bus will go into service in October. This was announced earlier today as President Lula da Silva during his state visit to Sweden had a test ride in one of Scania’s ethanol buses together with HM King Carl XVI Gustaf and Scania’s CEO Leif Östling.The bus will be operated by the transport company Empresa Metropolitana de Transportes Urbanos de São Paulo (EMTU/SP), and the trial will be co-ordinated by biofuel experts at the Brazilian Reference Centre on