The Mitsubishi Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid is a hybrid
diesel-electric commercial truck
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made and sold by the
in
Japan
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. The vehicle is being produced at the company’s Kawasaki Manufacturing Plant, in Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
It combines a compact clean-burning diesel engine, an electric motor/generator, and advanced lithium-ion batteries in a drive train that utilizes a high-efficiency automated transmission. The result is a medium-duty truck that achieves up to 30% better fuel economy in delivery applications and also produces significantly less emissions than its standard diesel-only model.
The small, efficient, 123 hp turbocharged diesel engine is the same one utilized in conventional medium-duty truck service in Japan for several years. It is coupled to a slim 47 hp brushless permanent-magnet synchronous electric motor/generator.
The truck was shown at the
National Work Truck Show in
Atlanta, GA
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, and at the
Mid-America Trucking Show in
Louisville, KY
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, during March 2006.
Usage
DHL Japan has been using the Canter Eco Hybrid truck for collection and delivery of small and medium-sized packages in Ohta-ku (Omori Minami, Omori Higashi, Nishi Koujiya, Higashi Koujiya, Haneda, Hon Haneda, Haginaka, and Kamata) since July 20, 2006.
Models 1993 mitsubishi truck
Australia
*815 Eco-Hybrid Wide Cab MWB/LWB (Duonic only)
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References
External links
Mitsubishi Fuso Launches Cleanest Light Truck in the World
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Canter
The canter and gallop are variations on the fastest gait that can be performed by a horse or other equine. The canter is a controlled three-beat gait, while the gallop is a faster, four-beat variation of the same gait. It is a natural gait pos ...
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