Thanks to cooperation across industry, research institutions and the public sector under the ElectriCity initiative in Sweden, last year the city of Gothenburg began operating its very first route for electric buses, supplied by the Volvo Group.
For city residents, the transformation of Line 55 has resulted in less noise, lower emissions, and state-of-the-art bus stops and vehicles.
For Volvo, the city is serving as a testing ground for its sustainable transport initiatives.
“We created ElectriCity because we want to focus not just on the buses but on the total transport solution. We might make the cleanest buses, but to respond to the public transport challenge effectively we need partners,” Volvo Group’s Chief Sustainability Officer Niklas Gustafsson says.
In the capital, Stockholm, Volvo is also partnering with electricity supplier Vattenfall to provide rapid charging points for its buses. “There is great potential to make energy savings by working together on sustainable transport projects,” Vattenfall President and CEO Magnus Hall says
