Peace laureates to ride climate-neutral Scania buses

Peace laureates to ride climate-neutral Scania buses

Scania is making an ethanol-powered bus available for transport services in
conjunction with the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony in Oslo on 10 December.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former US Vice
President Al Gore will thus have the opportunity to experience what will become
a reality next year in the Norwegian capital, when Scania's third-generation
ethanol buses go into scheduled service. Using ethanol as a fuel reduces
greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90 percent compared to a city bus running on
diesel.

The public transport company AS Oslo Sporveier has chosen Scania as a supplier
as it begins the transition to biofuel-powered city buses. During the spring of
2008, 20 third-generation Scania ethanol buses will go into service. According
to Oslo Sporveier's calculations, these 20 ethanol buses will reduce carbon
dioxide emissions by 600 tonnes per year.

“Ethanol is by far the most cost-effective biofuel in the market today, taking
into account factors like availability, infrastructure and access to proven
technology. Even today, it can contribute to a sustainable public transport
system. New technologies such as hybrids are around the corner and fuel cells
could become viable in ten years' time, but there is no reason to wait,” says
Melker Jernberg, head of Scania Buses and Coaches.

By “sustainable”, Scania means both from an environmental and economic
perspective. Further information is available on the website
www.scania.com/biofuels

The Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI, www.clintonfoundation.org) regards Scania's
ethanol-powered buses as one of the best available solutions for reducing carbon
dioxide emissions from urban traffic. 

The net effect of ethanol depends on how the fuel is produced. Ethanol made from
sugar cane can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by up to 90 percent compared to a
similar engine operating on fossil fuel.

Scania recently introduced its third generation of ethanol engines, which have
the same high efficiency as an ordinary diesel engine and have also been adapted
for distribution trucks. 
Today Scania's new ethanol engines already meet the European Union's Euro 5
emission standards − which become mandatory in 2009 − and the even tighter EEV
standards without exhaust aftertreatment. Their technology is based on exhaust
gas recirculation (EGR). 

For further information, please contact:

- Hans-Åke Danielsson, Press Manager, tel +46 8 553 856 62

- Fredrik Morsing, Director Alternative Fuels, Buses and Coaches, 
mobile +46 76 127 27 11




Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy
transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. A growing
proportion of the company's operations consists of products and services in the
financial and service sectors, assuring Scania customers of cost-effective
transport solutions and maximum uptime. Employing 32,800 people, Scania operates
in about 100 countries. Research and development activities are concentrated in
Sweden, while production takes place in Europe and South America, with
facilities for global interchange of both components and complete vehicles. Bus
and coach production takes place in Sweden, Brazil and Mexico, while
bodybuilding takes place in Poland and Russia. In 2006, invoiced sales totalled
SEK 70.7 billion and the net income amounted to SEK 5.9 billion. 

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