Volvo Buses
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Volvo Buses
Global
With safe and sustainable urban transport at its core, the Volvo BZR Low Entry Electric chassis enables efficient city and intercity operations – whether as a low-entry bus or a fully electric transit solution. Its versatile design is backed by Volvo Group’s common architecture, ensuring high uptime and low operating costs for years to come.
Volvo BZR Low Entry Electric is a productivity platform for electric buses in city, intercity and commuter applications. Available in two- or three-axle versions with single or dual traction motors.
| Length | 9.8–14.8 m depending on body |
| Permitted GVW | up to 27,000 kg |
| Power output | 200 or 400 kW |
| Battery capacity | up to 630 kWh nominal |
The modular energy storage system can hold up to seven batteries – enabling a capacity of up to 630 kWh. This means that the chassis can be tailored to a broad palette of operational needs, operating ranges and energy strategies.
Volvo Buses has been at the forefront of e-mobility for more than a decade. Genuine understanding of people transportation combined with a solid technology platform result in unparalleled uptime and outstanding efficiency.
The Volvo BZR Low Entry Electric is designed to make driving impressively easy, quiet and comfortable. The extensive adjustment possibilities and the ergonomic instrument cluster reduce stress and improve working comfort. Add to that the consistent and predictable behaviour of Volvo’s chassis design. It’s a workstation made to attract, recruit and retain skilled drivers and bring the driver turnover to zero.
The comfortable driver’s environment in a Volvo BZR Low Entry Electric is probably one of the best available, with world-class ergonomic design and logical layout. With a driveline fine-tuned to perfectly harmonize with the premium quality chassis design, this makes a bus with very low level of vibrations and interior noise.
| Multi-function steeringwheel with media controls |
| Dashboard that moves with steering wheel adjustment |
| Digital instrument cluster |
Volvo Dynamic Steering is a unique Volvo feature that takes most of the effort out of driving a bus. The effortless manoeuvring in roundabouts and when cornering, as well as the automatic return to the dead-ahead position, are major benefits for the driver. They significantly reduce the risk of injuries in the neck, shoulders and arms, which helps reduce sick days and rehabilitation costs.
| Automatic return to dead-ahead position – also when reversing |
| High-torque electric motor assisting the power steering |
| 2,000 sensor readings per second to maintain directional stability |
The fully dynamic instrument cluster allows you to select between two main views depending on what you prefer or want to have in focus.
A Volvo BZR Low Entry Electric is a silent and comfortable experience, for everyone. The bus welcomes your passengers silently and gently at the bus stop. Low onboard noise makes it easier to talk to others or listen to music during the ride. The silent propulsion also reduces noise for residents along the route, allowing the bus to get closer to where people actually live and work.
With Volvo you can combine and change your charging methods. Quick high-power charging on route or in the depot, as well as manually operated depot charging via CCS cable. And your buses’ energy storage system can be specified to perfectly suit the capacity need of your route.
Charging on route, you can specify your buses with fewer batteries, resulting in less weight and more passenger capacity. The OppCharge system is an open architecture that gives you rapid and fully automatic charging at end stations and keeps productivity up. With no need for returning to the depot for charging, you get virtually unlimited range.
| 450 kW max charging power |
| OppCharge |
Depot charging can be the best strategy when you need the flexibility to operate on different routes, or when installing charging infrastructure along the route isn’t an option. The bus is manually charged using a CCS cable in the depot, during breaks, off-peak or at night. The plug-in socket positioning is flexible to suit your depot layout. Double plug-in points are also available.
| 250 kW max charging power |
| CCS |
The range of an electric bus depends on several factors. Together with the operator we determine the energy demand for the route, and then we guarantee that this capacity will be available. We offer this as the useable energy commitment, and your benefit is that there’s no need to worry about batteries anymore.
With a maximum of 630 kWh installed nominal capacity, the Volvo BZR Low Entry Electric can take on any route. For shorter and less demanding routes, the onboard energy storage can be optimiz ed in size, which saves weight, hence allowing for extra passengers.
The Volvo BZR Low Entry Electric can be equipped with up to seven Volvo Cube battery units, each with a capacity of 90 kWh.
| Lithium-ion |
| Up to 630 kWh total energy capacity |
| 600V |
| Automatic temperature control |
| Brake energy regeneration |
A bus battery’s lifetime can be significantly extended if managed correctly – during operation, charging, and maintenance. All Volvo electric buses feature a smart Battery Management System that controls charging and discharging processes while continuously monitoring battery health and performance. It also ensures optimised battery function in any climate.
Volvo’s electric buses feature powerful electric Volvo powertrains and optimised transmissions, delivering power and drivability for safe operation in the most demanding conditions. Available with either a single or dual-motor setup, it offers up to 540 hp / 400 kW. This makes the Volvo BZR Low Entry Electric an untiring hill climber and will allow for swift and smooth operation even on the tightest schedules.
| 200 kW max output / 2x200 kW with dual motors |
| 20,900 Nm max wheel torque / 33,500 Nm with dual motors |
The Volvo BZR Electric is equipped with a Hill Start function, preventing the bus from rolling backwards when starting on hills. The feature guarantees safe starts with heavy loads even on a 20% uphill gradient.
The Volvo BZR Low Entry Electric single deck version has the option of dual motors to ensure unrestrained performance also in extremely hilly environments. Fully laden, it can maintain more than 50 km/h on a 6% uphill gradient.
Gear changing is automatic and software-controlled. During gear shifting, the transmission program uses the electric motor to synchronize input and output shafts to speed up and optimize the comfort of the gear shift.
Volvo offers an array of intelligent functions helping the driver to drive safely, avoid incidents and protecting from injuries and damage. Excellent visibility and ergonomics help the driver to stay focused and alert.
| Collision Warning with City Brake |
| Forward Collision Warning |
| Intelligent Speed Assist |
| Adaptive Cruise Control |
| Side Collision Avoidance Support |
| Front Short Range Assist |
| Lane Change Support |
| Lane Keeping Support |
| Driver Alert Support |
| Tire Pressure Monitoring System |
Safety is a cornerstone already in the initial phases of our product development. Drivability, road handling and a predictable behaviour is the foundation for Volvo’s holistic safety architecture, aiming at our vision of zero accidents.
| I-Coaching |
| Volvo Dynamic Steering |
| Safety Zones |
| Coaching Zones |
| Electronic Stability Control |
| AVAS – Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System |
Sustainable thinking pervades the entire lifecycle of our vehicles. Our aim is to produce sustainable buses and coaches free from substances of concern, while respecting environment and human rights. We apply a circular development process that improves our product’s sustainability profile. And we continuously reduce waste and emissions, optimize water use, and improve our handling of solvents, oils and chemicals.
Recoverability
of the chassis materials can be recovered
Recyclability
of the chassis materials can be recycled
Recoverability and recyclability rates according to ISO 22628
Source: The International EPD® System; www.environdac.com
Volvo Connect is a bus fleet management system and your entrance to the world of Volvo Bus Services. Connected services as well as documentation and workshop tools – all in one place. It supports thorough follow-up of vehicle performance, maintenance planning and productivity-boosting efforts. Welcome to explore the Volvo Connect fleet management system.
| Events |
| Reports |
| Position |
| Vehicle Status |
| Workshop History |
| Service Calendar |
| Parts Store |
| Safety Zones |
| Coaching Zones |
| Environmental Zones |
| Driving Profile |
| I-Coaching |
With a Volvo Turnkey solution, you get guaranteed operation at a specified cost per km. We jointly define the terms, conditions and capacity need for specific routes. Based on this we provide an all-inclusive solution encompassing vehicles, useable energy commitment, maintenance, repairs and project management.
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