Listen

Your city has something to say

Listen to your city
Imagine your city without traffic noise. People talking, birds
singing, the wind blowing. In the absence of noise you can
hear the true sounds of the city, and when you listen closer
the true needs of the city become clearer.
Imagine your city without pollution from vehicle exhausts.
Cleaner air would give immediate health improvements
– but also bring back the delicious aroma from a nearby
bakery and the freshness after the rain.
Imagine that you could start your journey towards all this
already today. Well, in fact you can. Your city is able to grow,
prosper and earn pride and compassion from its citizens.
It starts with public transport and it starts now.
We are ready. Are you?
City mobility
City mobility is Volvo’s response to the future demands on public
transport. Whether we like it or not, urbanisation is a global and
growing trend. Growth means new demands and transportation is one
of the basic needs. However, more vehicles mean more emissions,
noise and road space requirements. And this is in direct conflict with
our urge to make city life the good life. We simply have to make public
transport attractive and rewarding.
Commuting is one of the major improvement possibilities. By replacing
cars with buses we can free massive amounts of road space. And
with electric propulsion the situation changes in a fundamental way.
Better air quality, reduced noise and improved access to points of
interest are only some of the benefits you can offer your citizens by
thinking and acting in favour of city mobility solutions.
the future Is electric
There is a general trend toward allowing fewer cars into city centres. This means a growing Silence is golden Zone management Energy-efficient
demand for transport capacity without increasing the environmental stress. The need for safety The challenge of noise is rapidly rising on the agenda In dense city areas, not all types of traffic can be With electric and hybrid buses, your fuel cost is
of virtually every city. The effects on public health are permitted. For reasons of noise, emissions and general substantially reduced compared to a regular diesel
zones, silent zones, zero-emission areas and even indoor terminals has become a reality.
well-documented and there is also an increasing aware- safety, restrictions are applied in defined zones or bus. Electric drive is far more efficient than combus-
Volvo’s city mobility offer covers all these concerns and considerations. With a full range ness of the substantial costs related to noise reduc- at specific points. At Volvo we are ready to share tion, and in addition energy is constantly recovered
tion. With electrically powered buses noise emissions our experience, and to offer proven tools needed to when braking and going downhill. Can you afford
of electrified vehicles the city can respond to virtually all needs. Emission-free operation in
are reduced and so too is the need for remedies. manage these zones. not to go electric?
restricted areas, combined with the flexibility of electric hybrids and the traditional hybrids
that operate without charging infrastructure. In this way the electric hybrid and conventional
hybrid safeguard the reliability of the operation. Even when the electric grid is down and
trains and trams are standing still, the electric hybrid bus runs as a conventional hybrid bus.

Traffic management
Constant information about
position and schedule compliance is
compiled into real-time information Opportunity charging
to drivers and passengers. Electric and electric hybrid buses are
automatically charged at end bus stops.
The charging is so fast that there is
no need for schedule changes.
Zone management Silent and clean. Around the clock.
Public transport can become even more
efficient by combining GPS positioning
with route maps and traffic restrictions.
Low-speed zone

Silent zone

Indoor bus stops Zero-emission zone

in shopping malls and hospitals

Safety zone
 Volvo 7900 Hybrid Articulated
Adds hybrid performance to high-capacity
routes and BRT systems.

The future is Hybrid

here and now

Intercity
Electric

Electric Hybrid Volvo 7900 Hybrid

The world’s best-selling hybrid bus.
Top ranked in fuel efficiency and uptime.
Volvo’s city mobility offer is a complete solution, industrialised and ready
for commercial operation. And it will make your city a better place. It is
silent, cleaner, highly energy-efficient and makes it possible to increase
capacity. Furthermore, it’s an extremely flexible concept; charging is
done at end bus stops, and the hybrid – and electric hybrid – buses can
operate anywhere in the city, even outside the electrified routes.
Already today Volvo can help cities take the first steps on a new path. The system is
fully scalable and you can start with a single route. Running in parallel with existing
buses will prove the efficiency and reliability of the new yet well-proven technology.
You are likely to find that the city’s finances are used more efficiently and that you
can achieve a breakthrough in your environmental work.

Volvo Buses at your service

Any city of substantial size has defined needs for different types of buses. Volvo
offers complete operative solutions including a full range of vehicles, flexible in
operation and at the very top in uptime and environmental performance. Volvo’s Volvo 7900 Electric Hybrid
city mobility offer also includes a turnkey solution with operational lease and a set Runs on electricity 70% of the route and charges
of adapted services. The operational and financial risks are kept to an absolute at end stops. Silent, clean and available now.
minimum and our solution allows your city to benefit from new technology without
compromising the service level your citizens expect. Electromobility the Volvo way
means meticulous cost control.
Different traffic assignments put different demands
on the vehicles deployed. Electromobility comprises
full-electric, electric hybrids and conventional hybrids,
all serving according to the city’s needs and prerequisites.
Volvo 7900 Electric
Electric drive with full passenger capacity.
A new member of Volvo’s electromobility range.
 “A developed society is not where the poor drive cars,
but where the rich go by public transport.”
Enrique Peñalosa, Mayor of Bogotá

RSP 84712.15.09 EN. Equipment that is shown or mentioned in the brochure may be optional or available as an accessory and may vary from one country to another. We retain the right to alter product specifications without prior notification.