“I bless this Volvo hybrid truck in the name of the father…”

“I bless this Volvo hybrid truck in the name of the father…”: Volvo sold its first hybrid truck in Austria in pa...

“I bless this Volvo hybrid truck in the name of the father…” Volvo sold its first hybrid truck in Austria in particularly holy fashion recently. The Volvo FE hybrid was snapped up by Saubermacher, a company specialising in waste disposal and recycling, and handed over in Stephansplatz, a square in the heart of Vienna that is home to St. Stephan’s Cathedral – one of the tallest churches in the world. However, not before Toni Faber, cathedral priest of the cathedral, blessed the truck and its driver. Only then could Volvo Austria CEO Herbert Spiegel give the keys to Hans Roth, founder and chairman of Saubermacher Dienstleistungs AG. The holy hybrid truck is expected to reduce noise levels by half, compared to a conventional truck, with fuel consumption and CO2 emissions improved by up to 30%. It will be the third eco-friendly vehicle for Saubermacher which already has a natu...

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