Volvo's electric bus tours streets of Gothenburg with mobile Christmas show

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The number 55 electric bus route has become a 'mobile Christmas card', featuring festive music and a seasonal lights display

The citizens of Gothenburg, Sweden were treated to a green mobile Christmas show this festive season, after the city's electric buses were decked out with fairy lights and played traditional carols as...

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