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Sweden's FVG to Add 400 Bi-Fuel Volvo Cars to its Taxi Fleet
Sweden's FVG to Add 400 Bi-Fuel Volvo Cars to its Taxi Fleet Sweden's FVG to Add 4...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nSweden's FVG to Add 400 Bi-Fuel Volvo Cars to its Taxi Fleet\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSweden's FVG to Add 400 Bi-Fuel Volvo Cars to its Taxi Fleet\nCanada NewsWire\nVANCOUVER and GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Nov. 9, 2015\n\n\n\n~ Volvo V70 Bi-Fuel to be Deployed Nationwide in Sweden ~\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER and GÖTEBORG, Sweden, Nov. 9, 2015 /CNW/ - Westport Innovations Inc. (TSX:WPT / Nasdaq:WPRT), engineering the world's most advanced natural gas engines and vehicles, together with Volvo Car Sverige and Upplands Motor, announced today that Sweden-based Fågelviksgruppen (FVG) has signed an agreement covering the purchase of 400 Volvo V70 Bi-Fuel taxis with Westport technology and fuel systems including options to purchase up to 240 more. Orders for the first 200 vehicles have been received for delivery beginning this year and completion planned for the end of February 2016. Westport expects the balance to be delivered by the third quarter 2016.\n\n\"FVG is committed to reduce its environmental footprint. We have evaluated several different environmentally friendly cars and found that Volvo Bi-Fuel is a very attractive and a right choice as a taxi vehicle,\" says Ole Oftedal, CEO of FVG.\n\nFVG operates 6,000 taxis in fleets such as TaxiKurir, Taxi 020, Taxi Skåne, and TaxisNorge. Currently, older bi-fuel Volvo cars are used by fleets in the Stockholm area, but the new taxis will be deployed throughout the country. \n\n\"The Volvo V70 is already recognized as one of the top-selling taxi vehicles in Sweden. The new 2016 Volvo V70 Bi-Fuel offers fleets like FVG's the reliability and fuel economy of the latest Volvo powertrain technology with the emissions benefits they seek,\" says Per-Inge Kruse, Customer Director of Westport.\n\nThe 2016 Volvo V70 Bi-Fuel, capable of operating on compressed natural gas or petrol/gasoline, is based on Volvo's new two-litre, direct injection, four-cylinder Drive-E powertrain family. Featuring Westport technology integrated with the powertrain including Westport compone...