Monthly Archives: June 2009

The last couple of days I have been visiting Stockholm and the Volvo Ocean Race event. Being an old sailor I find the V70 yachts fundamentally spectacular. And, the incredible speed they achieve is truly thrilling. Any way, I spent … Continue reading →

Short after the arrival to Frankfurt, Sunday evening the 14th of June, the sky opened and the rain poured down. The lightning chased me through the city to Eschborn village. At the Hotell I met with Per-Martin Johansson, responsible for … Continue reading →

This years UITP congress is speckled with hybrid buses. So far, only Volvo offers a parallel hybrid. In addition Volvo is the only bus supplier ready to take orders and to supply an industrialised solution (i.e. not prototype status). Tuesday … Continue reading →

In the struggle of offering the most environmental friendly public transports, life cycle analysis is a good tool for comparing concepts. In order find the most favourable rout from energy source to public transport vehicles, the chain of energy conversion … Continue reading →