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C tom r N w Magazin of Volvo B in India

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Next big steps…Volvo B b y it JV tak andanno nc ambitio f t r plan .



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Issue - 01/2011C tom r N w Magazin of Volvo B in India

editor - sohanj t s RandhawaA ociat editor - sunanda Jaipraka h T chnical editor - Brij h MarwahD ign - shilahar A ociat , Bangalor

Volvo Bu India Privat Limit dFactory: Yalachahally, Tav r k r Po tBangalor 562122. Phon : +91 80 6712 1200www.volvobu .co.in

Making p blic tran portth fir t choic

Volvo B Indiatak th n xt big t p …

el ctronically Controll dsu p n ion sy t m

sw di h innovation andIndian int rpr tation

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Nothing ucc dlik ucc

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A w t p into o r 10 th y ar of Volvo B op ration in India; wc l brat o r partn r hip with o r c tom r , a ociat , a thoritiand o r coll ag . In a mov to f rth r tr ngth n th Volvo b

xp ri nc , w cont in to tak t p toward providing b t t r mobi l i tyand driving progr in a b oyant mark t.

In D c mb r la t y ar, Volvo B in India b cam a 100% Volvo BCorporation b idiary, aft r w bo ght o t th JV partn r har . VolvoB hav al o har d it ambitio plan for th f t r with r p ct to

xpanding ind trial tabli hm nt, aft r- al n twork and f t r prod ctrang . Alr ady in thi y ar, w plan to t p 5 Volvo B C nt r acrok y ci t i .

W hav n rob t growth in 2010. Mo t importantly, w thtabl i hing of k y conc pt that wi l l dr iv f t r progr . Long-

ha l l x ry trav l i g tting gm nt d with high r d mand and Volvo9400 XL m lt i -axl in t rc i ty b ar c l ar ly th co ntry’ b t l l ingcoach . In tit t i onal c tom r lik Karnataka stat Road Tran portCorporation (KsRTC) hav plac d br akthro gh ord r for th m lti-axlcoach , making it th fir t from a p blic ctor and o r privat c tom rVijayanand Roadlin (VRL) ha r it rat d th confid nc with a b lk ord rof 100 Volvo 9400XL m lti-axl b , along with larg ord r from many

t m d c tom r .

Th co ntry i cl ar abo t i t ambition of making p blic tran port a k ytool for tainabl citi and w at Volvo hav b ilt a trong ba thro ghpartn r hip with v ry k y privat , p blic and in tit t ional c tom r. InNov mb r la t y ar, Volvo City B nt r d th 12th ci ty – M mbai wh nBesT ina g rat d Volvo City B to it comm t r .Mr. Hakan Karl on, Pr id nt, Volvo B Corporation along with Mr. R nL ndb rg, sr. Vic Pr id nt, B in R gion Int rnational and Chairman,Volvo B India Board, vi it d India in Jan ary thi y ar and haacknowl dg d India a on of th k y mark t for Volvo B Corporationglobally.In tand m with o r cc , th i i of B s top f a t r ar t ic l ofcontrib tor acro th p ctr m d dicat d to driving progr . W wi hyo njoyabl r ading!

Akash PasseyManaging Dir ctorVolvo B , so th A ia

MD’ LeTTeRIssue 1/2011

L t’ k p thmom nt m and bon - t p ah ad

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Making Public Transport thefirst choiceTh conc pt of rban mobility i fa t changing in India. Tho gha iz abl p rc ntag of p opl till in i t on ing p r onalmod of tran port, today p blic tran port off r far morcomfort, af ty and tr fr trav l that ha n v r b na ociat d with p blic tran port b for .

It i ov r th la t f w y ar a n w paradigm hift ha tak nplac in thi ctor. P blic tran port organization ar workinghard to mak p blic tran port th No.1 choic for i t citiz n .Th la nch of th low- ntry, Volvo City B in India, ha fa ttrack d many of th ambitio tran port proj ct .

Volvo City B w r fir t la nch d in Bangalor . Thinitiativ r c iv d q it an optimi tic r pon . With an

xt n iv conn ctivity, r liability, comfort and tr -fr ridthat Volvo B off r, th mov to hift p opl from th irp r onal v hicl to p blic tran port i lowly b t r ly findingmany tak r . Mor and mor p opl ar nth d abo t ingp blic tran port. Today th Bangalor M tropolitan Tran portCorporation ha ov r 500 Volvo City B in th ir fl tcat ring to q it a iz abl pop lation in th city.

Today p blic tran port i not m r ly hifting a t of p oplfrom on plac to anoth r, b t al o hifting p opl away fromth ir privat v hicl to b .

Following articl f at r d by n w pap r , r it rat th fact .

Bus KaroRising fuel prices, auto fares and pollution drive people in the city to board a bus.

“There are Volvos connectingalmost every part of Bangalore,

they are air-conditioned and thereis always a seat available”

“Apart from a little walk to the bus stop, the Volvos seem to be

the best thing to happen to publictransport yet”.

“I personally only use the BMTCAirport Shuttle service since the

airport moved and nd it veryconvenient and comfortable”

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In a week that we tried travelling by Volvo, I’mrelaxed and stress-free. I don’t worry abouthaving to kick-start my vehicle every day. Idon’t even worry about dodging murderous

cab drivers who get offended at the sight of awoman rider. Apart from a little walk to thebus stop, the Volvos seem to be the best thingto happen to public transport yet”.

Schonali Rebello, Head of Communications,BCK Group who has moved from Canadasays, “I’ve used the regular BMTC buses andthe new light blue ones. My experience isthat they are very safe for women because theentire front section is reserved for women andthere are some real tough ones who sit there,so nobody messes with them. The conductorsare professional and helpful”.

Excerpts from an article featured in Metro Plus,

The Hindu

Net gains for commuterson Bangalore busesTravelling by bus is an entirely new experience for Bangaloreans. The BangaloreMetropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will provide internet access tocommuters boarding the swanky Volvo buses operated by the department. And theservice will come free.

Commuters will be able to access their emails, surf the net and even enjoy videostreaming . This service is already available on the some of the Volvo busesoperating between the city and the Bangalore International Airport.

In the next few days, more number of Volvo Buses will start offering internet serviceto commuters, particularly techies, travelling to Electronic City, White eld, C VRaman Nagar and Hebbal. “Over the next one month more than 220 Volvo Buseswill offer internet service to commuters. Bangalore being the technology hub of thenation, we wanted to take the lead in offering internet services to commuters. Noother government- owned state transport undertaking in south Asia is offering thisservice,” Karnataka Transport Minister R Ashoka, said.

“In the US, private tour operator’s offer internet service to travellers of luxurycoaches. Some of them levy a fee. But we have decided against levying such a fee.We want more people to travel by buses to reduce traf c congestion in Bangalore.This is just one of the people-friendly services being offered to commuters”, he said.

A touche screen, connected to head phones is installed on the back of every seat.Commuters can access the internet straight away without disclosing any personaldetails.

It is a secure connection, which cannot be misused. It is an up to-date information-communication-entertainment (ICE) application,” Ashok informed.

The BMTC has tied up with a private agency to offer internet service. The agencywill provide the necessary hardware, software and high-speed wireless broadbandnetwork.

Article reproduced from Mail Today

Volvo Buses announced the institution of a Rs.1 Million

Award to an organization or group that does outstanding

work in the field of sustainable public transport. This

award will be applicable from year 2011 and will bepresented by the Ambassador of Sweden to India.

Nominations are invited from across the country.

rs. 1 Million AwArd

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A little Bit of sweden in our lives

Comm morating th achi v m nt of th ill trio Alfr d Nob l,th cond con c tiv y ar of th sw d n India Nob l W k s minar took plac d ring Oct 23 and Oct 31 2010, acro fivciti in India.

Th programm incl d d a ri of minar , l ct r ,ro ndtabl and c lt ral v nt of m ic, food and danc . Th

w k long activiti w r tr ng tog th r by th Nob l Prizth m of cr ativity and innovation.

In Bangalor , to mark th Nob l W k a minar wa on “MakingP blic Tran port th fir t Choic ”wa pon or d by Volvo Bin India.

Acceptance o technology irrespective o age

Photographer - M Barkath Ali Khan

Innovation - Bluetooth

Shadow Talk

Photographer - Mihir Misra

Innovation - Cell Phone Systems

Motion Mania

Photographer - Somenath Mukhopadhyay

Innovation - Propeller

Hide n’ Seek

Photographer - Abhijit Chakraborty

Innovation - Position Indicating System

Rope…Yarn…Ribbon

Photographer - Sumeena Iqbal

Innovation - Computer Mouse

Lord Krishna online

Photographer - Joydeep Mukharjee


Agro Tech


Innovation - Adjustable wrench

By Heart

Photographer - Abhijit Chakraborty

Innovation - Pacemaker

Enjoy!

Photographer - Amitava Chandra

Innovation - Coca Cola Design

God Abreast


Innovation - Zipper

Drilling

Photographer - Bhabani Prosad Mondal

Innovation - Dynamite

The Surreal Rewind

Photographer - Akshay Akkineni

Innovation - Computer Graphics

‘Swedish Innovation, Indian Interpretations’A photo exhibition during the Sweden India Nobel Week Seminar



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Th occa ion wa grac d by Hi exc ll ncy Lar Olof Lindgr n,sw di h Amba ador to India, along with nior Gov rnm ntofficial from Karnataka. emin nt pan li t and p ak rdi c d th way forward in rban mobility.

Photograph r from acro th co ntry comp t d in th national

comp tition – ‘sw di h Innovation, Indian Int rpr tation ’, tocapt r th pr nc of sw di h Innovation in o r v ryday lif .

s l ct d ntri wh r howca d at a photo xhibition titl d “Alittl of sw d n in o r liv ”. Topic rang d from th c ll phon top blic tran portation to th zipp r.

Matched Despair

Photographer - Akshay Akkineni

Innovation - Sa ety Match

For cra ting engines o progress

Photographer - Sameer S Karmarkar

Innovation - Blowtorch

Moving picture

Photographer - Roy Sinai

Innovation - SustainableTransport

Light My Fire

Photographer - Prachi Singh

Innovation - Sa ety Match

Natural Milking Machine

Photographer - Abdullah Qureshi

Innovation - Milking Machine

Ecstasy

Photographer - Sudipto Das


Lance ‘‘Desi’’ Armstrong

Photographer - Abdullah Qureshi

Innovation - Ball Bearing

Innovation knows no barrier

Photographer - Amitava Chandra

Innovation - Refgerator

Zipodhoti

Photographer - Gunjan Gupta

Innovation - Zipper

Mystery Man

Photographer - Gunjan Gupta

Innovation - Zipper



KSRTCLeading by exampleKarnataka state Road Tran port Corporation (KsRTC) i an sTuwith a vi ion and a role model.At the helm o a air leading thi organi ation rom trength to

trength i Mr. Ga rav G pta, MD KsRTC. The B stop teamca ght p with the man him el to fnd o t what make KsRTCa role model organi ation



Int rvi w with Mr. Gaurav GuptaManaging Dir ctor, Karnataka stat Road Tran port Corporation

Considering your customer needs and passenger demand, how hasVolvo Buses helped in fulfilling these needs?

KsRTC i foc d to provid b tt r rvic to it c tom r . Initiallywh n Volvo B w r introd c d in 2002 it wa v ry xp n iv to b yand maintain. s b q ntly, a th tim progr d w hav t di d thatth c tom r ar willing to pay high r co t for b tt r rvic . Thi hacr at d a nich cat gory which wa non- xi t nt and not cat r d to by oth rman fact r r ntil Volvo B w r introd c d in 2001. Volvo B havb n abl to m a r p to th mark and abl to tain th p blic d mand .KsRTC will contin to try n w prod ct in th mark t. Driv r and oth rcr w hav b n abl to add val to th rvic off r d by KsRTC.

Th r c ntly introd c d Volvo M lti-axl b hav cr at d a n w gm nt.W call it th “Airavat Cl b Cla ”. With p rior xt rior, attractiv int riorand mor comfortabl trav l xp ri nc , th Volvo m lti-axl b hav rai d

th tandard of l x ry v n high r. Thi pr mi m cat gory b off r atwith calf pport, t lip lighting, p rior hat rack and many oth r f at r .Th b ar introd c d in important ctor ch a Bangalor to P n ,M mbai, Hyd rabad, Ch nnai and ernak lam.

KsRTC al o introd c d n wly d ign d 2X2, non-air-condition d, comfortablb for th low r gm nt to m t th d mand of oth r pa ng r inth int rcity gm nt.

Since the introduction of Volvo Buses in 2001, the bus industryhas seen a tremendous change. How do you see the future of bustransport evolving and also give reflections of this development withregard to your business model.

KsRTC ha giv n mpha i to an nd-to- nd xp ri nc for trav l r .

W hav b n pgrading b tation . excl iv lo ng d v lopm nt forpr mi m cat gory pa ng r i b ing cr at d in k y citi lik Bangalor ,My or and Mangalor . W hav c rtifi d th way- id am niti . Thn w tation hav b n giv n t l and granit xt rior and mod rninfra tr ct r .W hav plann d a world cla tran it h b with aml conn ctivity forcity and Int rcity B , M tro Rail and Railway pa ng r . It will b onPPP mod l and will cr at a n w a mil ton in p blic tran port.Anoth r important factor i tick t r rvation . O r on-lin r rvation rvicha won many award . W al o off r mobil tick t r rvation rvic andhav tabli h d ov r 400 franchi acro th tat . La t b t not th l a ti cr ating a b tt r work forc with q ality mploy . KsRTC ha cr at d100% tran par nt r cr itm nt program d v lop d with IIM Bangalor , which

r n common t t for m di m to high r manag m nt card r a w ll a driv r .A a con cio corporat citiz n, KsRTC ha introd c d initiativ cha alt rnat f l ag , wat r harv ting and con rvation at d pot andb tand .A India i changing fa t, w at KsRTC ar d t rmin d to bring in n winitiativ to mak b trav l mor p rior and comfortabl xp ri nc forall trav l r .

What are the initiatives KSRTC has to improve its driver’sperformance?

KsRTC giv mor importanc to it driv r . Fir t of all, th KsRTC driv rar o r mploy and p cially train d by Volvo B . O r driv r andcr w add val to o r rvic . empha i on af ty, driv r conc ntrationi important to . W foc mor on o r driv r , who i th amba adord ring th trav l. Th co n lling ion and lif tyl d v lopm ntprogram ar organi d for th driv r .

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First among equalsTh Karnataka stat Road Tran port Corporation (KsRTC) ha

m rg d a a rol mod l, h ralding a n w ra in th tran portind try. It i a pion r among stat Tran port unit - b it

rvic , prod ct or trat gy. KsRTC i driv n by innovation,and a commitm nt to provid p rior m an of tran portationand infra tr ct r .

Wh n Volvo B roll d in on th Indian road , KsRTC wath fir t sTu to ind ct th Volvo int rcity coach into it fl t.With ov r 400 Volvo B in it fl t, it i on of th larg tfl t of Volvo along with 7000 oth r b cov ring th ntir

tat and ov r 80 int r- tat d tination .

KsRTC al o introd c d th Volvo City B in th city ofMy or . Th b ar air-condition d, with a r ar ngin ,low ntry and b ilt on a tr b cha i .

Wh n Volvo B la nch d th fir t m lti-axl int r-citycoach, KsRTC again wa th fir t sTu to plac an ord r of40 m lti-axl coach , th larg t v r by a sTu. Fiv of thb ar alr ady in op ration. Thi ha h lp d rai th barin int r-city trav l acro all param t r of comfort, af ty and

conomy. Th ind ction of th m lti-axl introd c d a pr mi rgm nt call d th “Airawat Cl b Cla ”.

Th tandard of l x ry w r tak n to th n xt l v l with thl gant d ign and xt rior, attractiv int rior and comfortabl

ating. Th b ar plying on high vol m ctorlik Bangalor to P n , M mbai, Hyd rabad, Ch nnai andernak lam.

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Fir t sTu to introd c :• A tomat d t t to r cr it driv r• W b-ba d pa ng r r rvation y t m• Mobil tick t booking• el ctronic tick ting machin• D ign and fabricat low-floor b nd r th

conomic tim l packag• GPs / GPRs ba d pa ng r information and

b r lat d int llig nt tran port y t m• C ntral control room to n r comm t r and

mploy af ty

KSRTC - a leader in innovations

• 7000 b• 122 b tation

• 69 d pot• 14 divi ion• 33800 mploy• 25 lakh pa ng r / day• 24.5 lakh kilom t r / day• 2 r gional work hop

KSRTC Operations Statistics

Better infrastructure is the key to bettertravel experienceAlong with th advanc d b com th infra tr ct r and

of information t chnology to advantag . KsRTC ha p ll do t all top to nhanc th c tom r ati faction, right fromth tim h book a tick t.

KsRTC i th fir t to introd c ‘Any tim any wh r advancr rvation’ (AWATAR), an onlin booking y t m and onlinv hicl tracking and pa ng r information y t m. Th

-initiativ of KsRTC hav won gr at acclaim and award .KsRTC al o ha a mobil tick t r rvation facility and ha awid n twork of ov r 400 franchi acro th tat .

B d pot and t rmin in th major town hav alr ady b npgrad d with conv ni nt am niti for pa ng r . effort ar

on to improv b t rminal faciliti on par with int rnationaltandard and con tr ction of at llit b tation acro thtat . excl iv Lo ng d v lopm nt for pr mi m cat gory

pa ng r i on in k y citi of Bangalor , My or andMangalor . KsRTC ha al o c rtifi d am niti along thro t o that p opl g t to cl an and hygi nic faciliti .

Th Corporation al o nd r tand th pr r q i it of af ty in

v ry jo rn y, along with comfort. Th driv r ar th fac ofth organization and th y ar cho n and train d with tmo tcar . Right from th day, th y b gin th ir rvic , th y arcon tantly train d on th n c ity of af and tr frdriving. Co r ar cond ct d in yoga m ditation and lif

tyl d v lopm nt.

Abov all thi , a good n mb r of initiativ hav b n tak n toprot ct th nvironm nt. Wat r harv ting and r cycling planthav b n t p in all d pot . KsRTC ha tak n to alt rnat f lprogram, lik bio-di l and thanol-bl nd d di l which h lp inr d cing th mi ion l v l and ov r 1000 KsRTC b arb ing r n on thanol-bl nd d di l, which i co t- ff ctiv .



Volvo Buses in India takesthe next big steps…

Foraying into th f t r with a vi ion and

d t rmination, Volvo B India PrivatLimit d bo ght o t th ntir harof Azad Gro p in th company. Azad

Gro p ha b n Volvo’ JV partn r in India inc2008. With th b yo t, Volvo B ha rai dit tak from 70% to 100% in th company.Th mov will h lp Volvo B to p t in plac itgrowth plan for th co ntry.

Volvo B in India ha b n ntwin d withchanging p rc ption of road trav l. Pion ringprod ct and ol tion for a d cad , Volvo Bha nco rag d fl t op rator , both privat andin tit tional to con tantly r look at th ir b inmod l to k p pac with th growth andprogr in rban mobility.

Th coming tog th r of th A ian dr ami ing a promi ing d mand and criticalmov m nt by k y tak hold r and c tom r

Mr. Rune Lundberg, Sr. Vice President,Business Region Internat ional , VolvoBuses and Mr. Akash Passey, ManagingDirector Volvo Buses India addressing themedia

n Buys out the share of the JVpartner Azad Group in India

n Plans to achieve multi-fold growth in India andneighboring markets

n Capacity expansion to caterto future domestic andexports markets

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in India. Cov ring 12 citi with city b in a

hort pan of 2 y ar i an indicator of th fa tchanging pac . Th b oyancy in th mark tgot anoth r hot in th arm wh n VRL a long

tanding c tom r of Volvo B from H bli,plac d a ingl ord r of 100 m lti-axl b .Thi ord r i a t timony to th confid ncr po d by c tom r in Volvo B and th

ingl larg t ord r till dat .

Th Volvo trat gy to contin o ly r -inv nt andimprov it prod ct f at r aw th la nch ofth CNG B and introd ction of th Volvoe ro IV City B in 2010 with a fac lift.

Th f t r incl d an incr a in prod ctionby clo to 100% by 2012, al o cat ring toxport mark t and to bring in prod ct for

n w gm nt . Th xpan ion will incl dtabli hm nt of n w faciliti for r f rbi hm nt

op ration , c tom r xp ri nc lo ng , n w

int gral prod ction principl , a comp t nc

d v lopm nt c ntr and xpan ion at th painthop. Th facility will th xpand r lting in a30% incr a in manpow r in th n xt co pl ofy ar . Volvo B al o plan to t p Volvo BC nt r acro k y citi to provid a high r l v lof rvic xp ri nc to c tom r and driv r r -

nforcing it int r t in compl t b ol tion .

Volvo B India a a global man fact ringfacility will t p p xport from 2011. exportwill acco nt for 25-30% of total vol m of Indiaov r th n xt f w y ar , ov r th c rr nt 5%. Ofco r , xpan ion in f t r r fl ct th ambitionof th mark t and o r c tom r . Who know ,Volvo B co ld w ll r plicat th shanghaicity in India, which boa t of 14000 Volvo bin it fl t which al o incl d b prod c d bys nwin B Corporation - a joint v nt r of VolvoB in China.

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B a d on th factor , th fo r b t option of alt rnatr o rc that hav capt r d att ntion ar CNG/LPG f ll dv hicl , Bio-ga , Hybrid and P r el ctric in addition to th

xi ting o rc of ga olin and di l.Apart from th , many n w t chnologi ar b ing d v lop d likDMe (Di-m thyl th r), f l c ll , Hythan (hydrog n bl nd d with

CNG), C ll lo (bio-di l and bio- thanol) and p r hydrog n.

CNGCompr d Nat ral Ga (CNG) v hicl ar mor n rgy ffici ntthan th ir ga olin pow r d co nt rpart , b t in compari on withdi l, th latt r i inh r ntly mor f l ffici nt.Worldwid , approximat ly fiv million v hicl c rr ntly nat ralga for f l, many of th m r trofitt d and om oth r in bio-f lmod . CNG i good in f l ffici ncy and “ af r” a an inh r nt gacharact ri tic to than ga olin or di l f l inc comb tionr q ir th right mix of air and f l at t mp rat r ov r 1100 d grFahr nh it. Di l ha low r comb tion t mp rat r of 410 d grFahr nh it.

CNG v hicl hav 90 to 97% low r CO mi ion compar d to oth rconv ntional f l , CO 2 ar 25% l , NOx 30 to 60% low r and 50to 75% f w r hydrocarbon . Whil CNG ha hi torically an inh r nt

mi ion advantag , n w cl an di l t chnologi now hav chall ng dthi . F rth r, th hortcoming a ociat d with CNG ar mainly, bigg rinv tm nt of in tallation and adaptation, di trib tion limit d to city limit ,b lky high pr r CNG carri r r lting in h avi r tar ma and

af ty conc rn a ociat d with high pr r ga .

BiogasBioga or r n wabl nat ral ga (RNG) i a mixt r of m than andcarbon dioxid ga that i form d wh n v r organic mat riald compo in th ab nc of air, a proc known a ana robic

dig tion. Bioga can b man fact r d from almo t any organicmat rial b t hi torically it ha b n prod c d from wag l dg ,agric lt ral wa t , ind trial wa t , animal l rri and animal by-prod ct and m nicipal olid wa t . At pr nt n rgy crop ch agra maiz and ho hold wa t ar d for it prod ction. Biogacan b d a a v hicl f l. For thi , carbon dioxid and hydrog n

Alternate FuelTh major factor that hav contrib t d to thq t for alt rnat prop l ion t chnologiin a tomobil ar growing conc rn abo t

xha ting non-r n wabl n rgy r o rc ,ch ap lif -cycl co t of w ll-to-wh l,optim m f l con mption, xc ll nt n rgycont nt, low co t of in tallation of nginand aggr gat , fri ndly to th nvironm nt,low t co t of tran portation, a ofdi trib tion and af ty of th f l in .

lphid n d to b r mov d. Th form r,b ca it compromi th op rating rangof th v hicl inc it do not b rn and thlatt r d to it corro iv nat r . Bioga fora tomotiv application i call d bio-m than .M than within bioga can b conc ntrat dvia a bioga pgrad r to th am tandarda fo il nat ral ga , it i call d bio-m than .Bioga i om tim call d wamp ga ,landfill ga , or dig t r ga .

A 2007 timat gg t that worldwid ,12000 v hicl ar b ing pgrad d tobioga ann ally and pr dict at l a t 70000v hicl by nd of 2010. sw d n alonacco nt for mor than 11500 NG v hiclon bioga , whil G rmany and A tria hav

t roadmap of 20% bioga v hicl . Thb n fit of bioga ar imilar to th b n fit ofnat ral ga : incr a ing n rgy c rity, pavingth way for f l c ll v hicl , and improvingp blic h alth and th nvironm nt thro ghr d c d v hicl mi ion . Additionally, it i a

dom tic, r n wabl r o rc ; ing it off tth of non-r n wabl r o rc ch acoal, oil, and fo il f l-d riv d nat ral ga ,with corr ponding mi ion r d ction and

n rgy c rity b n fit and it dir ctly r d cgr nho ga mi ion by pr v nting



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m than r l a into th atmo ph r (m than i 21- tim trong r aa gr nho ga than carbon dioxid )Th major hortcoming for ffici nt ag of thi typ of f l arlack of di trib tion n twork ( xi ting CNG n twork hav b npropo d to b d), co t of man fact ring, proc ing to improvcont nt of m than and torag and conc rn on food c rity d tocon mabl crop d for bioga prod ction.

HybridsA hybrid v hicl i a v hicl that two or mor di tinct pow r

o rc to mov a v hicl .Pow r o rc incl d on-board or o t-board r charg abl n rgytorag y t m (Ress), ga olin or di l f l, hydrog n, compr d

air, h man pow r d, compr d or liq fi d nat ral ga , coal, wood oroth r olid comb tibl

Fuel consumption and emissions reductions in Hybrids:Th hybrid v hicl typically achi v gr at r f l conomy and low r

mi ion than conv ntional int rnal comb tion ngin v hicl(ICeV ), r lting in f w r mi ion b ing g n rat d. Th avingar primarily achi v d by thr l m nt of a typical hybrid d ign:

1. R lying on both th ga olin (or di l ngin ) and th l ctric

motor for p ak pow r n d r lting in a mall r ga olin or di lngin iz d mor for av rag ag rath r than p ak pow r ag .2. Having ignificant batt ry torag capacity to tor and r

r capt r d n rgy, p cially in top-and-go traffic3. R capt ring ignificant amo nt of n rgy normally wa t d d ring

braking tc. (R g n rativ braking)

Hybrid Vehicle Emissions

Hybrid V hicl mi ion today ar g ttingclo to or v n low r than th r comm nd dl v l t by th ePA (environm ntal Prot ctionAg ncy). Parall l hybrid ar n to b mor

ffici nt than ri hybrid . In ri hybrid ,m chanical n rgy ( ngin ) i d to charg abatt ry pack ( l ctrical n rgy) and thi l ctrical

n rgy driv a motor that i again conv rt d tom chanical n rgy (tran mi ion). so in thi 2

t p proc of n rgy conv r ion , th n rgylo ar mor d to which n t ffici ncy of

ch a kind of y t m may drop. On th oth rhand, in a parall l hybrid y t m, ith r th

motor or th ngin i dir ctly conn ct d to thtran mi ion at any giv n point of tim . From

top to tart, only th motor r n with nginc t-off, b t at high r p d th ngin iconn ct d to th tran mi ion. Wh n th ngini r nning, it will al o charg th batt ry pack.At v ry high torq d mand , both ngin andmotor will a i t in th driv . D ring braking,r g n rativ n rgy i d to r charg thbatt ry. Alt rnat ly, th r ar s ri Parall lHybrid y t m too.

Pure Electric Vehicles orBattery Operated VehiclesA batt ry l ctric v hicl , or BeV, i a typ of

l ctric v hicl (eV) that ch mical n rgytor d in r charg abl batt ry pack . A with

oth r l ctric v hicl , BeV l ctricmotor and motor controll r in t ad of int rnalcomb tion ngin (ICe ) for prop l ion. All-

l ctric v hicl ar r f rr d a BeV (altho gh

a pl g-in hybrid i al o a batt ry l ctric v hicl ).Batt ry l ctric v hicl tor l ctricity fromth grid in a larg batt ry that i d to driv an

l ctric motor, which giv driv to th wh l ofth v hicl .

• Allows downsizing the engine for theam pow r/torq inc motor itiliz d in diff r nt mod

• Considerable reduction in exhaust andnoi mi ion and f lcon mption, inc motor op rat inmo t of th r gion of th driving cycl

• Life of battery pack and electricalcompon nt , motor-alt rnator andcontroll r rvic ability and co t armajor d t rr nt

Considerations for Hybrid Vehicles



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s v ral conv r ion ar n c ary, b cal ctricity from th grid i in th form of

alt rnating c rr nt (AC), and a batt ry cantor only dir ct c rr nt (DC). Wh n th

batt ry i charg d, th charg r conv rt thAC to DC and ppli it to th batt ry atth corr ct voltag . som l ctric v hiclar pow r d by AC motor ; in thi ca , thDC from th batt ry m t b conv rt d toAC again by an l ctronic d vic call d thinv rt r, and it i al o n c ary to control thamo nt of pow r ppli d to th motor andwh l of th car. Oth r eV ar pow r dby DC motor ; in thi ca , th DC from thbatt ry m t b controll d to giv th corr ctamo nt of pow r to th motor. Thi i don byan l ctronic d vic call d th controll r.

Th di tanc that an eV can driv b for thbatt ri n d r charging d p nd on th typand n mb r of batt ri in tall d in th v hicland can rang from 50 to 200 km. Thi limitationcan b ov rcom in two way : on i to in tallfa t-charging faciliti , which can r charg thbatt ri in 10-20 min t , and th oth r i toimprov batt ry t chnology. In th pa t d cad ,rapid progr ha b n mad in batt ryt chnology. Th l ad-acid batt ry wa rpa din ffici ncy and pow r d n ity by nick l-cadmi m and th n nick l-m tal hydrid batt ri .Th n w r batt ri ar alr ady important incomm rcially availabl hybrid v hicl . Advanc dt chnologi , ch a lithi m-ion and lithi m-polym r batt ri how promi in v hiclprop l ion application . Th co t of thn w r t chnologi ar till high, b t th y ard cr a ing t adily.

eV’ ar cat goriz d a PZeV (Partial Z romi ion v hicl ) and xc pt for batt ry acid

f m d ring op ration lif cycl and lif ofth batt ry it lf; no ignificant mi ion ar

tabli h d.

Considerations• The batteries, at least today, are heavy (compared to their range), so

th v hicl ar h avi r than ga olin or di l on , troll ybtc, and don’t go a far

• The batteries, at least today, are expensive, causing high vehicleco t

• Battery cars are considered as ‘’environment friendly’’ or ‘’green’’ butar n’t compar d to bicycling or light rail

• Production of battery cars and roads are as polluting and requiresa m ch if not mor r o rc than any ga olin /di l car of th

am iz• The usual battery charge takes around 5 hours, intended forov rnight, fa t charg r may r d c thi to 45 or 30 min t .R filling a f l tank tak only abo t 5 min t

• Infrastructure is lacking; charge stations are not yet popular. A fossilf l v hicl can go anywh r in mo t co ntri and find a pay tor f l tation with a , r charg tation for l ctric v hicl arrar , d pit n ar niv r al l ctricity availability thro gho t mo td v lop d co ntri

• The range of a BEV will slowly decrease over time as ther charg abl batt ri lo capacity. Th y will v nt ally n d to br plac d

Volvo, from it tabl , man fact r and b ild all of th abov variantto it diff r nt c tom r . Th t chnological a p ct and advantaghav b n rigoro ly tri d and t t d in vario co ntri b for thd ign comm rcialization.

Th 7700 Hybrid i th fir t viabl hybrid to b ppli d and r n. Itf at r a 5 litr MD5 ngin and a IsAM motor-alt rnator with 160kW p ak pow r, lithi m batt ri with Batt ry Manag m nt unit andi olation r i tanc monitor.



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The Presidentvisits Bangalore

in IndiaTh r c nt trat gic b inmov by Volvo B India,r it rat th commitm nt toth r gion and b ild on tha piration of th company tob a k y play r in th globalmark t. R c ntly Mr. HakanKarl on vi it d Bangalor

- a vi it that mpha iz d thm rging tat of Volvo

B in India.

The President speaks...

“India i v ry important for Volvo Bthank to it larg dom tic mark t anda a ba for xport to oth r part of thworld.” Pr id nt of Volvo B , HåkanKarl on

“Volvo i th trong t brand in thb and coach ind try in India and wanticipat a trong al incr a in thcoming y ar . Thi i a r lt of co ntry’inv tm nt in incr a d b traffic b idth trong po ition of Volvo B in Indiaa a profitabl & compl t b companyand it n w prod ct .

Th Indian mark t i xp ct d to

incr a 8-9% in th coming y ar , b tVolvo B al o ha plan to incr axport from th plant in India al o to

mark t o t id so th A ia. export ic rr ntly 5% b t i xp ct d to incr ato 25-30% in a f w y ar ,” h aid.

The Guest of Honour

D ring hi vi it, h ina g rat d thcon tr ction of a n w facility nd r thp rvi w of th xpan ion plan chalk do t by Volvo B . Th con tr ctioni for th man fact r of cha i , a

n w paint hop, a r f rbi hing c ntr ,

a c tom r xp ri nc lo ng and acomp t nc d v lopm nt c ntr .

Mr. Hakan Karl on wa pr nt at thina g ration of a n w d pot facility byKsRTC d dicat d to Volvo coach andho 170 coach . Th d pot withit mod rn infra tr ct r nhanc thc tom r comfort l v l .

Th Pr id nt along with th Mini t rof Hom and Tran port, Mr. R A hok,ina g rat d a b t rminal in th city forBMTC B in Bangalor .

Inauguration of Volvo Bus Depot of KSRTCInauguration of the ground for Volvo Buses India’s upcoming facility.



ElectronicallyControlled

SuspensionSystem

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Th el ctronically controll du p n ion (eCs) i a f atur provid d

in all Volvo Bu .• An Electronically Controlled Suspension (ECS) system controls the air

pr r in th b llow , to provid xtr m ly pr ci r g lation of th ridh ight and kn ling

• The ECS always maintains the same height above the road surface anddo not l an to on id tho gh th load i n v nly di trib t d

• ECS system constantly monitors the chassis height and maintains it at itsnormal h ight

• ECS system regulates and sets the suspension heighta th load chang in th v hicl

• ECS is fully integrated in the Bus ElectronicArchit ct r - 2 y t m , which m an that it control

nit can xchang information with th oth r controlnit in th b and compatibl to driv r diagno tic

• Depending on the condition of bus standing still,corn ring at p d, kn ling to tak pa ng r , tc.;th control nit nd ignal to ol noid valv block atfront and r ar of th b to incr a or r d c pr rin th appropriat p n ion air b llow

technology



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Description of System

eCs con i t of a control nit, two ol noid valv block ,4 l v l n or and a n or to m a r b llow pr r .Th fo r l v l n or con i t ’ of pot ntiom t r , thvoltag of which d p nd on th b llow h ight. ThControl nit contin o ly r ad ignal from n or andcompar with th tor d b llow h ight val in m mory.If th val don’t agr with th tor d on , th control

nit nd ignal to ol noid valv block locat d at frontand r ar axl . Th valv in id block ar activat d ith rfill or mpti th air b llow . Wh n th val tor d inth control nit agr with th on from th l v l n or,i. . wh n th control nit d cid th b i at it normalh ight, th control nit will clo th activat d valv .

Th b n fit of eCs i vid nt whil driv r xp ri ncharp t rn, n v nn on th road, an incr a in thpa ng r load, dd n application of brak whildriving on a highway or city road . Al o whil th v hicl i

tationary th front and id kn ling f nctionality of eCsn r a y xit and ntry in ca of a low floor city b .

In concl ion, eCs alway n r a y man v rability,off r high rid comfort, xc ll nt road handling, kn lingf nction for a y ntry- xit and abov all af ty of thcompl t v hicl and it occ pant.



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Roll-over Protection

Roll-ov r prot ction com into rol at th tim of

ov r driving or ov r timating c rv p d limit(e.g. clo ing c rv , highway xit ). Volvo Bm t th R66 e rop an standard r q ir m nt

with q it a good margin off ring b t roll ov r Prot ction.ROP i on of th prot ctiv af ty f at r incorporat d inVolvo b .

ECE R66: e rop an r g lation ‘eCe R66’ i in forc topr v nt th cata trophic con q nc of ch rollov raccid nt from occ rring and th r by n ring pa ng r

af ty for b and coach . e rop an R g lation eCe R66d al with tr ngth of b p r tr ct r and maint nancof a rvival pac in ord r to n r driv r and pa ng r

af ty in ca of roll ov r.

Requirement: Th p r tr ct r of th v hicl hall

hav th ffici nt tr ngth to n r that th r id al pacd ring and aft r th rollov r t t on compl t v hicl i

nharm d. Thi m an :

• No displaced part of the vehicle intrudes into the residualpac

• No part of the residual space shall project outside theconto r of th d form d tr ct r

Volvo p rform d an a th ntic t t wh r th v hicl rolldown a lop . Th 3-point at b lt work in an accid ntwh r th coach driv off th road and roll ov r. Th ad lt-

iz d cra h t t d mmi in th t t w r harn d ing3-point at b lt , and th child- iz d cra h t t d mmiw r al o itting on boo t r at . Aft r th t t all cra ht t d mmi r main d in th ir at . If p opl had b n inth at th inj ri tain d ar timat d to hav b nn gligibl or v ry minor.

In Volvo b Galvaniz d st l b body i d ign d in a waythat it ab orb n rgy acting on th m b ca of roll ov r.

• The super-structure consists of a relatively stiff rear endthat tiliz h ar plat . Th p r tr ct r d in thv hicl ar of ffici nt tr ngth and ha m t eCe R66r q ir m nt with a good margin

• The B-pillar is also relatively stiff consisting of several tube

ction w ld d tog th r• Specialized structures are used to distribute the energy

ab orb d thro gho t th body in ord r to n r b tt rpa ng r and driv r af ty

• By using suitable reinforcements on the A-pillar and cantrail joint driv r af ty i nhanc d

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speciAl feAture

Features:

n Provid rvival pac for th pa ng rand driv r via th tr ngth of th

p r tr ct rn Avoid th j ction of pa ng r and driv r

from th b by m an of af ty b lt

n R d c or limit th bio-m chanical inj ri

Benefits:n Th ri k of inj ry to th driv r and pa ng r

ar avoid d in ca of accid nt

n enhanc d b & pa ng r af ty

Steel structures of the Volvo Bus

Roll over protection tests conducted by Volvo Buses (Test only)



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Volvo 9400XL i th fir t m lti-axl in India and ha rai d th ind trytandard again.

In j t an y ar inc it introd ction, it ha b com th b t lling coachin th co ntry, l ading acro all l m nt - comfort & af ty for pa ng r andoff ring th b t in tran port conomy for th fl t op rator .

With advanc d f at r lik l ctronic p n ion, l ctronic brak , th lat tg n ration ngin manag m nt y t m among oth r ind try-l ading f at r , thVolvo 9400XL ha t th tandard onc mor .

India i progr ing and Volvo B will contin to n r that th f t ri af r and fri ndli r for all - driv r , pa ng r , c tom r and v ryona ociat d. Again and again.

Nothing succeeds

like successVolVo 9400Xl - The CoaCh of The Year



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volvo BuZZZZ indiA

Karnataka stat Road Tran port Corporation (KsRTC), thlarg t op rator of Volvo l x ry coach in India, rai d thbar of it rvic by ind cting 16 of th 40 Volvo 9400 XL

m lti-axl int r-city coach ord r d.

Volvo B ha got it fir t ord r of Volvo B Indiaprod c d coach to so th Africa. It i an ord r for fivVolvo 9400 to Gr yho nd to b d liv r d by nd of May.

R c ntly, Volvo B in so th Africa la nch d th3-axl Volvo 9400 at th ann al op rator ’ minar inJohann b rg. Thi i th fir t xport from India o t id th

arli r xport mark t lik sri Lanka and Banglad h.

KSRTC, the first STU to inductVolvo 9400 XL coaches

Volvo City Buses drive into Mumbai

Exports to South Africa from India

Volvo B in India r c iv d th larg t ord r v r in India for100 m lti-axl coach from VRL Logi tic Ltd. Volvo B Indiacomm nc d d liv ri of thi b nchmark ord r in D c mb r 2010.

Mr. Vijay sank hwar, Chairman of VRL, took d liv ry of thfir t m lti-axl in Bangalor . Th k y w r hand d ov r by Mr.R n L ndb rg, Vic Pr id nt, Volvo B . Mr. Aka h Pa y,Managing Dir ctor, Volvo B India wa al o pr nt.

Mr. R A hok, Mini t r Hom and Tran port, Karnataka Govt.

along with Mr. Hakan Karl on, Pr id nt and CeO VolvoB Corporation ina g rat d TTMC (Traffic and Tran itManag m nt C nt r) at Bangalor d ring hi vi it to Indiain arly Jan ary 2011.

Aft r v ral month of xp ctation , th Namma B ngal r 2010award , wa anno nc d h r on W dn day.

From among th nomin in th individ al p blic cat goryH siddaiah, BBMP Commi ion r, Bangalor M tropolitanTran port Corporation (BMTC) bagg d th award in th in tit tionalcat gory.

VRL places the largest ever order of 100 Volvo 9400 XL

TTMC inauguration

Namma Bengaluru Award for BMTC

Aft r th cc f l la nch of th city b in NaviM mbai, th Brihanm mbai el ctric s pply and Tran portund rtaking (BesT) ha ord r d 50 Volvo 8400 CityB to b introd c d in it fl t.

Th c r mony wa h ld at Bandra (ea t), with th shiv s naex c tiv Pr id nt uddhav Thack ray ina g rating th VolvoB rvic . With thi , M mbai b com th 12th city tod ploy Volvo City B for rban mobility in th co ntry.



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volvo BuZZZZ gloBAl

Volvo B in A tralia ha won th pr tigio ord r fromP blic Tran port A thority of W t rn A tralia (PTA) to

pply of p to 650 low floor city b ov r th n xt 10y ar to P rth.

Volvo will provid th nit tog th r with Volgr n A tralia,

who will man fact r th b bodi at it facility inMalaga, WA. Th total val of th contract, incl dingcha i and bodi , i approximat ly 2.65 billion seK.

Volvo B ha officially hand d ov r 20 Volvo B5L hybridDo bl D ck b to Arriva London. Th n w v hiclmark anoth r ignificant inv tm nt in th pport of gr nfri ndly tran portation by Arriva and Tran port for London

Volvo’ hybrid b i a parall l hybrid, wh r a mall r

di l ngin and an l ctric ngin can b op rat dd p nd ntly or jointly. Th l ctric ngin op rat on abatt ry that i charg d by r cycling th brak n rgy.

Volvo B in A tria r c iv d th innovation award forth Volvo 7700 Hybrid, which op rat in th city of Graz.Th award wa pr nt d by th F d ral Proc r m ntCorporation in A tria (BBG), which coordinat thco ntry’ p blic proc r m nt .

Volvo wins Australian order for 650 buses

20 new Volvo hybrid buses for London

Innovation Award for Volvo7700 Hybrid

Volvo B ha c r d an ord r for 409 Volvo 9700coach in M xico. D liv ry ha alr ady comm nc d and i

ch d l d to b compl t d d ring 2011.

Th b will b a mbl d at Volvo B ’ plant in T ltitlán,o t id M xico City.

Volvo B ha c r d an ord r for 463 b cha i forC ritiba in Brazil and Q ito in ec ador. All of th b ar tob d ploy d in th ffici nt tran portation ol tion known a

B Rapid Tran port (BRT) y t m .All 463 cha i ar to b man fact r d at Volvo B ’ plantin C ritiba comm ncing in Jan ary with d liv ri ch d l dd ring 2011.

Major order for Volvo Busesin Mexico

Volvo secures order for 463buses in South America



“Quality i a cor valu in Volvo and I am proud to b part of it. It giv m a gr at pl a ur ton ur that v ry Volvo Bu that l av th plant carri our commitm nt of quality and af ty”.

Ravik mar s RD partm nt - PQARavikumar ha b n with Volvo Bu for ov r 3 y ar now.

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