Volvo Markets First Hybrid Bus: Volvo 7700

Posted on September 30, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann .

This is the first commercially viable hybrid bus that should see the market place by 2010. Using a combo diesel and lithium ion battery the 7700 Hybrid decreases CO2 emissions by 30%, doesn’t idle at lights and stops, reduces particle and nitrous oxide emissions by 40-50%, carries more passengers, and runs quieter than its fully [...]