Örnsköldsvik was the first place in Sweden to use ethanol buses and SEKAB provided the fuel. Those first two buses, which began running back in 1985, are the longest-running ethanol buses in the world – having driven 625,000 km before they were retired.
ED95
ED95 - Bioethanol fuel for heavy diesel vehicles
Scania’s ethanol buses run on an ethanol fuel consisting of bioethanol and ignition improver, denaturing and anti-corrosive additives. This fuel, named ED95, has been developed by SEKAB and is adapted for use in modified diesel motors, also in lorries.
Exhaust samples show a very positive effect with regard to the regulated emissions of nitrogen oxide, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and particles, which were dramatically reduced in comparison with those of diesel fuel. Without a particle filter and Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR), particle emissions were reduced by 60 per cent. SEKAB’s fuel reduces fossil carbon dioxide emissions by 80-90 per cent.
An ethanol bus uses about 60 per cent more fuel than an ordinary diesel bus, in part because ethanol contains less energy than diesel per litre. In the autumn of 2007, Scania introduced a new ethanol hybrid bus, which reduces fuel consumption by at least 25 per cent and uses the same amount of energy regardless of whether it runs on ethanol or diesel.
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