- Volvo B10BLE
The Volvo B10BLE is a low-entry city
bus chassis which was popular inScandinavia , theUnited Kingdom andAustralia . It was launched around 1992 with the engine mounted on the rear overhang of the bus. It was the successor of the mid-enginedVolvo B10M and is used as a base for single-deck buses worldwide. The B10BLE is available indiesel -powered format, and later, also in acompressed natural gas -powered format with thefuel tanks on theroof of the bus.Its low-floor design was widely promoted by Volvo when it was first launched, on the basis of added convenience to the
passengers , and the increase in transport efficiency due to the low-floor design. This bus was succeeded by theVolvo B7L ,Volvo B7RLE andVolvo B12BLE .pecifications
The Volvo B10BLE features a Volvo DH10A engine with a displacement of 9,600cc. It is an inline four-stroke six-cylinder diesel engine with a
turbocharger andintercooler . The engine has a power output of either 245 bhp (180 kW) or 285 bhp (210 kW). The engine is able to meetEuro 2 emissions limits.Optionally available is a Volvo GH10-series (GH10A, GH10B, GH10C) natural gas or biogas engine. All generations of this engine are inline four-stroke six-cylinder spark-ignition engines with a turbocharger and intercooler. The GH10A and GH10B engines were lean-burn engines and the GH10C is a "mixed-lean" engine, operating on an optimised balance between stoichiometric and lean-burn combustion strategies. Power ratings vary from 245 bhp (180 kW) in the GH10A to 290 bhp (213 kW) in the uprated version of the GH10C. The GH10C is able to meet
Euro 4 emissions limits.In Australia, The B10BLE is usually bodied by companies like Ansair, Phoenix Bus,
Volgren andCustom Coaches .Translink operates approximately 90 of these buses all bodied by Wrightbus.ee also
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Volvo B10B
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