Irisbus, the Iveco urban and tourist passenger transport company, is sponsoring "In search of the Great River", a research project into food production and topics of gastronomic interest along the Po River, organised by the University of Gastronomic Sciences together with the Slow Food association.
Irisbus Iveco’s part in the project is the supply of three Irisbus Iveco Domino HD tourist buses to provide transport services to the university students taking part in the educational bicycle tour.
The emission levels of the vehicles used is well below the Euro 5 Standard limits, with an environmental performance that is also superior to European EEV (Environmentally-friendly Enhanced Vehicle) specifications, as stated in the 2005/55/EC Directive.
The methane-powered vehicles made available for the “In search of the Great River” scheme are good examples of the wide selection of environmentally friendly buses (from minibuses to18-metre buses) that have been part of the Irisbus Iveco product range for some time.
As well as the CNG models, with their latest-generation natural gas-powered engines – a market segment in which the company is European leader – the Irisbus Iveco ecological range also includes diesel-powered vehicles with emissions conforming to Euro 5 and EEV standards, using SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) technology, that can also be combined with SCRT (Selective Continuously Regenerating Trap) particulate filters.
The Irisbus Iveco product range also includes electric and hybrid buses. Amongst these there is the parallel hybrid “Ecodriver”, with both electrical and diesel propulsion units that can be used either together or alternatingly, giving excellent performance in terms of environmental respect, reduced consumption and lower customer costs.
Irisbus Iveco has also developed complete alternative urban transportation systems, with the Civis and Cristalis range, a new generation of trolleybuses that combine the benefits of trams with the flexibility of tyre transport, powered by both overhead wires and onboard generators.