The press conference will commence with the very first trip on the electric bus from Chalmers Johanneberg to Lindholmen in Gothenburg, where the new indoor bus stop is. After this, the parties involved in the ElectriCity collaboration will present the project and answer questions. A light lunch will be served.
Location: Chalmersplatsen 4, followed by the bus trip to Lindholmen Science Park, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Time: June 15, at 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Participating in the press conference: Håkan Karlsson, Executive Vice President Volvo Group, Anneli Hulthén, Chairman of the Municipal Executive Board, Birgitta Losman, Chairman of the Regional Development Committee, Karin Markides, President and CEO of Chalmers University of Technology.
ElectriCity is a collaboration between research, industry and society in which new solutions for sustainable public transport of the future is developed, demonstrated and evaluated. Cooperation partners are the Volvo Group, Västra Götaland Region, Västtrafik, City of Gothenburg, Chalmers University of Technology, the Swedish Energy Agency, Johanneberg Science Park, Lindholmen Science Park, Business Region Gothenburg, Göteborg Energi, Älvstranden Utveckling, Akademiska Hus and Chalmers Fastigheter.
Read more: http://www.goteborgelectricity.se/
Reporters who wish to attend the press conference, please contact: Karin Wik, Volvo Group Media Relations, karin.wik@volvo.com.
