New Scania Powertrain Cuts Coach Companies Fuel Consumption & Bills

With up to 5 per cent less fuel consumption, coach operators expect the most energy-efficient Scania coaches, which will also meet or surpass emission targets. 

Less Fuel Consumptions, Lower Emissions 

Scania understands these points and has put fuel efficiency and lower emissions at the heart of the new Scania bus and coach generation. Three years of intensive R&D have produced fuel consumption savings of up to 5 per cent, depending on emission class. The coaches are using the same types of driveline components from Scania trucks has also been beneficial.

“At the outset of this project we set a target of reducing fuel consumption for our travel coaches by an average of four to five percent from our previous model. I’m happy to say that we have achieved that, thanks mainly to the new powertrain,” says Niklas Berglund, Expert Engineer at Energy Consumption, Bus Chassis Development.

While the coach sector still lacks an equivalent energy use standard to city buses Standardised On-Road Test (SORT), the fact Scania trucks with these components have won the annual green truck award five years running, plus numerous other industry tests, means most comparisons in energy efficiency will be the same.