Volvo Environmental Concept BusPhotographed inside the Volvo Museum, Gothenburg on 6 February 2008.
This concept bus was built in 1995 as a proposal by Volvo for a possible future city bus. This, by the way, was during the 25 years that I worked in the Volvo Bus publications department, writing and illustrating Electrical Service Manuals.
The ECB has an aluminium body, with built-in reinforcement along the sides and front. The driver sits in the middle and has cameras instead of rear-view mirrors. Although it is smaller than a conventional bus, it can carry up to 80 passengers. It is fitted with both a low-emission gas turbine engine and an electric motor, which produces no emissions at all.The suspension system is highly advanced, and the ECB is very manoeuvrable, with a remarkably tight turning circle.
Picture added on 06 February 2008
Thanks for this look into the future.
Added by Marcel Gommers on 06 February 2008.