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29-11-2007
Scania
is now delivering the first 10 buses featuring its third generation ethanol engines.
Compared to a city bus run on diesel fuel, an ethanol bus reduces fossil carbon
dioxide emissions by up to 90 per cent when running on ethanol produced from sugar
cane. The ethanol buses contribute strongly to lower emissions from public transport.
They are also an economically viable alternative to diesel buses in terms of operating
cost and reliability. Scania
has nearly 20 years' experience of ethanol buses in practical operation. A total
of 600 ethanol buses have been supplied to Swedish cities and there is heavy interest
from other cities worldwide. Today Scania's new ethanol engines already meet the
European Union's Euro 5 emission standards. The environmental protection organizations
believe that Scania's ethanol-powered buses as one of the best available solutions
for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from urban traffic. Scania is also the first
commercial vehicle manufacturer whose diesel engines achieve Euro 5 without exhaust
aftertreatment. This is the result of a number of new, groundbreaking technologies,
including a new fuel injection system, which Scania uses to control performance
and fuel efficiency.
Editor:Frederick
Wei from Chinabuses.com
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