By Suresh Chettiar, Volvo Buses

1. Electro mobility:
Charting the roadmap
Suresh Chettiar
Director, Business Development, Volvo Buses India
(A Division of Volvo India Private Limited)

2. Volvo Buses
On the road
At seaOff road
In the city

3. Volvo Buses
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More than 7000 hybrid and electric buses sold

4. Volvo Buses
Index
Electrified buses have superior energy efficiency
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Diesel bus
Fuel Cell
Opportunity Charged Electric Bus
100 = 10 km
126
390
10050 150 200 250 3500 400300
SOURCE: FCH JU , International Energy Agency 2011
* Well to wheel comparison:
- 5l diesel
- 5 Nm3 CNG
- 50 kWh of electricity
How far does 180 MJ of energy take you in a City bus?*
CNG
bus
77*

5. Volvo Buses
Three cornerstones of Volvo Buses’ e-mobility strategy
Product portfolio
The future will be a mix of:
 Hybrid
 Electric Hybrid
 Electric
Complete system offering
 Buses, infrastructure & services
 Battery charged by km
 Competitive Life Cycle Cost vs Diesel
Open interfaces
 One open and standardized interface for charging infrastructure
 Enable buses from other suppliers
 Driving standardisation together with Siemens & ABB
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6. Volvo Buses
A complete product offer of electrified buses
Hybrid buses Electric hybrid buses Electric buses
 30-40% fuel reduction
 Silent take-off
 40 % lower on road emissions
 75% fuel & 60 % energy reduction
 Electrical drive 70 % of route
 Silent
 75% CO2 reduction*
 Charging 3-6 min at end stations
 80 % energy reduction
 Electrical drive 100 % of route
 Silent
 Minimum local emissions
 100 % CO2 reduction*
 Charging 3-6 min at end stations
* With green electricity
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7. Volvo Buses
Hybrid, Electric Hybrid, Electric –
Three tools in a toolbox for different levels of electrification
FULL-ELECTRIC
DIESEL COACH
ELECTRIC HYBRID
HYBRID INTERCITY
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8. Volvo Buses
City Mobility approach for sustainable public transport
Engage multiple stakeholders
- Regulators & Mayors’ office
- PTAs & Utilities
- Operators & Passengers
Understand context
- Objectives of cities
- Regulatory changes
- Identify opportunities for collaboration
Analyze E-mobility opportunities
- Electric vehicles in cities
- Implications for buses, refuse trucks &
distribution trucks
Develop projects
- Perspective on the entire value chain
- Business opportunities
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9. Volvo Buses
Creating new opportunities
for urban planning
 Bringing buses closer to passengers. Opening
up possibilities bus routes in new areas
 Silent mode of public transport improving quality
of life and increasing real estate values
eliminating noise from diesel or rail solutions
 Enabling indoor bus stops in shopping centers,
hospitals and living houses improving passenger
comfort and safety
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Indoor bus stop with cafeteria, Gothenburg
Bus stop in real library during Volvo Ocen Race

10. Volvo Buses
Line 55 in Gothenburg, Sweden
 New line started in June 2015 as a demo arena and research
platform with 15 partners.
 8km, 25min drive, Avg. speed 18km/h, fast charging in both ends
(300kW, max 6min), 100k passengers per month.
 7 electric hybrids and 3 electric buses, non emission zones
 New modern bus stop including one indoor bus stop.
 Modern workshop and Monitoring centre with real time information
 Very good feed back from passengers and drivers

11. Volvo Buses
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Exciting journey for VBI – the
future is electric!
2 Bn+ KmsOF HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUS EXPERIENCE OVER 15
YEARS
Aiming to make
public transport
the preferred
choice
34 Cities
Buses
6000+
Volvo Buses
Corporate Presentation

12. Volvo Buses
Hybrid buses – First for India – Made in
India
 Two hybrid buses in
operation since May 2016.
 30 percent reduction in
fuel-consumption and
emissions.
 No incremental
investments needed for
infrastructure
 Volvo Euro VI engines
made in Pithampur

13. Volvo Buses
TOGETHER WE MOVE THE WORLD