The Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Star (
kana
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:三菱ふそう・エアロスター) is a
heavy-duty single-decker bus produced by the
Japanese manufacturer
Mitsubishi Fuso. The range was available as either a
public bus
Public transport bus services are generally based on regular operation of transit buses along a route calling at agreed bus stops according to a published public transport timetable.
History of buses Origins
While there are indications ...
or a
coach. Its principal competitors are the
Isuzu Erga, the
Nissan Diesel Space Runner RA
The Nissan Diesel Space Runner RA (kana:日産ディーゼル・スペースランナーRA) was a heavy-duty single-decker bus produced by the Japanese manufacturer Nissan Diesel from 2005 until 2010. It can be either built as a complete bus or ...
and the
Hino Blue Ribbon.
Fuso full-size city bus (1950-1976)
*MR Series (1960–1964)
*B800 Series (Line)
**B800, B805 (1967)
**B820J (1969)
File:MR410-Izuhakone.jpg, MR410
File:MR470-Gumma-Chuo-Bus.jpg, MR470
MP Series (1976-1984)
*MP107/117/517 (1976)
*K-MP107/MP118/518 (1980)
*P-MP118/518 (1983)
File:MP117N-Kanachu-Sa102.jpg, MP117N
File:K-MP118-Oki-Bus.jpg, MP K-MP118M
File:524-3693-JR-Hokkaido-P-MP118N.jpg, MP K-MP118N
File:K-MP518K-Oigawa.jpg, MP K-MP518K
Aero Star (first series, 1984-1996)
*P-MP218/618K/M/N/P (1984)
*U-MP218/618K/M/N/P (1990)
**U-MP618K/Mkai (MBECS Hybrid, 1993)
**U-MP628K (1993)
*KC-MP217/617/627K/M/N/P (1995)
File:P-MP218M-Oki-Bus-from-Keihan.jpg, Aero Star K P-MP218M
File:Teisan Konan Kotsu 0543.jpg, Aero Star M U-MP218M
File:Chugoku JR bus01.jpg, Aero Star M KC-MP617M
File:Nishitetsubus Saga01.jpg, Aero Star (NSK 58MC body) P-MP218K
Aero Star (second series, 1996-present)
*KC-MP317/717K/M/P (1996)
**KC-MP747K/M (
Non-step Low-floor, 1997)
**KC-MP737K/M (MBECS-III
Hybrid Electric
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)
*KL-MP35/37K/M/P (2000)
**MP37JM kai (Aero Star HEV Hybrid Electric, 2004)
*PJ-MP35/37JK/M/P (2004)
*PKG-MP35UK/UM/UP (2007)
**BJG-MP37TK/M (Aero Star Eco Hybrid)
***4M50 Engine with 79*2 (158) kW Motor Equipped
**PKG-MP35UK/M kai (
Non-step Low-floor, 2009)
**
Nissan Diesel MD92TJ equipped, with Urea
SCR (It requires AdBlue).
*LKG-/QKG-MP35/37FK/M/P (2010)
**Equipment: 6M60 engine with VGT,
BlueTec and
Powertard,
Allison
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People
* Allison (given name)
* Allison (surname) (includes a list of people with this name)
* Eugene Allison Smith (1922-1980), American politician and farmer
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* Allison Engine Company, American aircraft engine ...
6-speed automatic transmission as standard
**Sold currently in Australia as Fuso School Bus (MP35F) and Fuso City Bus (MP37F)
*QKG-MP35/38FK/M/P (2014)
**Face-lifted model of MP35/37, wheel bases have extended on MP38.
*2PG/2KG-MP35/38K/M/P(2017)
Between 2007 and 2011, some Aero Star has been sold as
UD Trucks Space Runner A (old name: Nissan Diesel Space Runner A).
File:Keiorail kc-mp747k.jpg, Aero Star KC-MP747K
File:Tobus K-D273 MBECS-III.jpg, Aero Star MBECS-III KL-MP737K
File:KL-MP37JK Toei Bus B-K520.jpg, Aero Star KL-MP37JK
File:Entetsubus aerostar-HEV.jpg, Aero Star HEV MP37JM kai
File:RinkoBus 3H323 NewAeroStar.jpg, Aero Star PKG-MP35UK
File:Haneda-keikyubus NH5802 aerostar-eco-hybrid.jpg, Aero Star Eco Hybrid BJG-MP37TM
File:Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya - Nagoya 200 ka 2419.JPG, Aero Star Non-step PKG-MP35UM kai
File:QKG-MP38FK Kanto-Bus.jpg, Aero Star QKG-MP38FK
Aero Star-S
The Aero Star-S is the rebadged
UD Trucks Space Runner RA (old name: Nissan Diesel Space Runner RA). It has a double-curvature windscreen, rounded roof dome (more rounded than the 1996–present Aero Star) with a separately mounted
destination blind
A destination sign (North American English) or destination indicator/destination blind (British English) is a sign mounted on the front, side or rear of a public transport vehicle, such as a bus, tram/streetcar or light rail vehicle, that dis ...
.
*PKG-AA274/ADG-AA273 (2007)
File:KanagawaChuoKotsu ta48.JPG, Aero Star-S PKG-AA274MAN
Transport electrification
The Eco Hybrid (
diesel-electric bus) is now setting new standards in practical trials in Japan. It can reduce fuel consumption by as much as 30 percent. The Mitsubishi Fuso Aero Star Eco Hybrid operates with a
series hybrid drive, in which the diesel engine does not drive wheels directly but instead is used solely to drive an
electrical generator
In electricity generation, a generator is a device that converts motive power (mechanical energy) or fuel-based power ( chemical energy) into electric power for use in an external circuit. Sources of mechanical energy include steam turbines, g ...
to recharge
lithium-ion batteries, connected to the two
electric motor
An electric motor is an electrical machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. Most electric motors operate through the interaction between the motor's magnetic field and electric current in a wire winding to generate for ...
s (with a combined output of 158 kW), which propel the vehicle. Series hybrids are efficient on vehicles like urban buses with low shares of constant or high speed within their driving profile.
On trucks like the
Mitsubishi Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid Daimler Trucks utilizes - opposed to buses - a parallel hybrid system with an electric
Motor-generator on the transmission input shaft. This system maintains better efficiency gains at higher speeds.
Range is 300 km (almost 200 miles).
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References
External links
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Aero Star
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Vehicles introduced in 1984