Scania delivers record number of hybrid vehicles to Norway

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Scania are set to deliver 140 buses – including many hybrid vehicles – for public transport in Kristiansand, south-west of the Norwegian capital Oslo. The order includes a fleet care package in which the company takes full responsibility for vehicle repair and maintenance.

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Hybrid record

All of the buses have the capability to run on biodiesel and 70 of them use hybrid technology, making it Scania’s largest single delivery of hybrid vehicles to date.
“This is an example of Scania’s wide range of sustainable transport solutions,” says Karin Rådström, Senior Vice President and head of Buses and Coaches at Scania. “We’re not focusing on one solution, but many, which has helped us to fulfil the customer’s requirements.”

A history of success

The delivery includes Scania Citywide LE Suburban Hybrid, Scania Citywide LE Suburban and Scania Higer A30 buses, each in a range of specifications. All buses have the capability to run on biodiesel. The buses are due to be put into service in July 2018 and will be operated by transport company Boreal Buss, on behalf of the public transport operator Agder Kollektivtrafikk. Boreal Buss already operates 170 Scania buses in Norway.

The deal also includes a seven-year contract for Scania’s repair and maintenance programme Fleet Care. Fleet Care improves total fleet utilisation, provides better cost control and can also have a positive impact on cash flow. Scania’s engineers and technicians continuously diagnose and plan preventive action, thereby minimising disruptions in the transport flow.

In addition to being Scania’s biggest order for hybrid buses yet, the order is also Norsk Scania’s biggest bus order to date. Norsk Scania, Scania’s subsidiary in Norway, has 45 service points across the country and it employs some 1,000 people, mainly in the service business.