The Swedish truck and bus maker sees increased profitability for clients with renewable energy solutions to propel trucks and is asking the entire industry to join forces to combat CO2 emissions.

We meet Henrik Henriksson, Member of Executive Board, Executive Vice President, Head of Sales and Marketing on the day before the official opening of the IAA and the Scania stand is already abuzz with people wanting to know about the latest innovations from the Swedish brand. "We all need to come together to address the CO2 challenge. Not only as one bus maker at a time, but as an entire industry" Henriksson is urging fellow vehicle makers.

In line with the notion of improving customer's bottom line, the Scania hybrid buses are now paying off even faster. Buses, like the Citywide, are hybrid buses that operate combined in cities and urban areas and thus offer a better payoff. With contracts usually being awarded for up to eight years, the payoff for a Scania bus will occur after some five years for an urban bus. The effort naturally is to reduce the payoff time.

Gas powered buses are one of the innovations shown on the IAA by Scania. "A lot of technology has been taken from the Oil and Gas industries and applied to these buses said Henriksson. For instance, fire suppression systems are integrated into the engine compartment. The trend that Scania sees is that private cars are no longer a status symbol in many developed countries. According to him, BRTs (Bus Rapid Transport Systems) are the answer to clean up the air, reduce congestion and if buses are using renewable energies to reduce waste. Scania's gas powered buses now manage to cover a distance of up to 1100 Km with one tank.

Read the full interview in our print magazine, Asian Trucker Bus Special 2!