ElectriCity

New system improves safety for unprotected road-users – field test on route 55

28 September 2016

Volvo Buses Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection System will reduce the risk of accidents for pedestrians and cyclists where buses operate. This autumn, the system will become operational in field tests on route 55 in...
Electo Mobility in smart cities

26 September 2016

September 21-22 an international conference was held in Gothenburg focusing on electro mobility in smart cities. Global expertise gathered to get inspired, learn from what others have done and contribute with their...
Status report for ElectriCity

6 July 2016

Read about ElectriCity in our latest status report. After three years of cooperation and one year with electrified bus route 55 ElectriCity is a major success.
100,000 travellers per month on the one-year-old 55 route

16 June 2016

Classical music, happy passengers and birthday cake! There was a festive atmosphere when the 55 route celebrated its first birthday at the indoor bus stop on Teknikgatan on 15 June.

Classic concerts on the electric buses on June 16 and 17

9 June 2016

On June 16 and 17 children from the Side by Side by El Sistema international music camp will give concerts on one of the quiet electric buses operating route 55 in Gothenburg. The conserts are a result of a...
Route 55 celebrates 1st anniversary on 15 June

25 May 2016

One year ago on 15 June, the first electric buses began operating route 55. Everyone is welcome to join in our anniversary celebrations. Cake will be served at the indoor bus stop on Teknikgatan; Lindholmen at 1.30 pm.
Electric bus wins Volvo Technology Award

20 April 2016

The engineers behind the powertrain used in the electric buses operating Gothenburg's route 55 has been recognized with the 2016 Volvo Technology Award. Quiet, emission-free and energy efficient buses create new...
Huge interest in Chalmers seminar on electric vehicles

8 March 2016

Chalmers University of Technology, one of the partners in the ElectriCity collaboration, arranged a lunch seminar on electric vehicles early in 2016. One point on the agenda was the ElectriCity buses. There proved to...
ElectriCity shows the way in Europe

2 March 2016

When electric bus operations on route 55 started in summer 2015, the cooperative ElectriCity project attracted considerable attention, not just in Sweden but overseas too. Today, nine months later, Gothenburg is seen...
Electric bus batteries to store solar energy in apartments

8 December 2015

When an electric bus’s batteries are eventually replaced they will get a new lease of life as storage units for solar energy in apartment buildings. That is the aim of a new cooperative venture between Riksbyggen,...