Singapore orders 400 Euro 5 buses

SBS Transit, Singapore’s leading public transport company, has ordered from Scania AB, 400 buses in addition to the 500 units ordered in 2007. With engines featuring exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) technology, these buses will meet both 2009 European emission standards (Euro 5) and the stricter enhanced environmentally friendly vehicle (EEV) standard. The delivery also includes Scania’s systems for logging and monitoring of vehicle performance data. The order is part of SBS Transit’s on-going replacement of its fleet of 2,800 buses with vehicles featuring better environmental performance. The buses that Scania will deliver are the first in the SBS fleet that will meet both Euro 5 and EEV standards. (September 8, 2008)