Development of the New Light-Duty Hybrid Truck

Yamaguchi, Koichi

doi:10.3390/wevj2040343

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Development of the New Light-Duty Hybrid Truck

Koichi Yamaguchi

Hino Motors, Ltd. 191-8660, 3-1-1 Hino-dai Hino-shi, Tokyo, Japan

World Electr. Veh. J. 2008, 2(4), 343-352; https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj2040343

Published: 26 December 2008

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Abstract

Hino Motors, Ltd., developed the new light-duty hybrid truck whose traction motor, inverter, and traction battery were completely redesigned for maximizing output and efficiency. It also succeeds in balancing low fuel economy and low exhaust emissions by utilizing a combination of a new hybrid system control with a specially developed diesel engine.

Keywords: Hybrid Electric Vehicles; Parallel HEVs; Fuel Economy; NiMH

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