Scania
Hybrid Truck
Scania
is introducing a diesel hybrid truck for urban distribution; the hybrid
technology, developed by Scania itself, allows an 18-tonne distribution truck
to operate solely on electric power for up to two kilometers.
Electric
operation is primarily intended for situations such as city distribution at
night in noise sensitive areas or driving through warehouses and car parks
where one doesn’t want any exhaust fumes at all. Electric power is combined
with Scania’s 9-liter Euro 6 engine with 320 hp, which can be operated on 100
percent biodiesel or HVO. With this latter fuel, CO2 can be reduced by as much
as 92%.
Scania-Hybrid-module Scania, a Volkswagen Group company, was the first manufacturer to sell and deliver Euro
6 engines, the highest emission classification in Europe, which makes a huge
difference when it comes to reducing emissions. Scania was also the first to
market a complete engine range based on three different biodiesel platforms.
In
2015, Scania gave the green light for using HVO in existing Euro 5 and Euro 6
engines.
