Hino Motors announced on the 17th at a factory in Hamura, Tokyo, a heavy-duty truck with a total weight of 25 tons, and will start selling it next summer.

In addition to diesel engines, this truck is a hybrid type equipped with batteries and motors, and it says it can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 15% over conventional large trucks.

Although selling price will be higher than before, the company estimates that annual diesel fuel cost can be reduced by 560,000 yen.

According to the company, it means that hybridization of heavy trucks is the first in the country.

Hino Motors responds to the strengthening of worldwide environmental regulations, although large trucks have a longer mileage and more carbon dioxide emissions than small and medium-sized trucks We want to increase the proportion of hybrid vehicles in order to do so.

Kenichi Yamaguchi of Hino Motors & Product Development Department said, "Large trucks are heavy in car volume and use a lot of fuel, using electric motorized technology in the entire area from small to large I want to reduce CO2 emissions. "