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HITCHING THE HINO WAGON TO HYBRID – TOYOTA’S TRUCK BRAND EXPLAINS ITS RETICENCE TO EMBRACE BATTERY ELECTRIC

October 26, 2024 Jon Thomson

Hino has declared that it will continue to hitch its wagon to hybrid drivelines as the industry battles to reduce carbon emissions. Speaking with Australian truck journalists at a recent media briefing, Hino Australia boss […]

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SHIFTING GEARS – GERMAN TRANSMISSION AND COMPONENT GIANT ZF PLOTTING A GREEN DRIVELINE ROUTE

September 12, 2024 Jon Thomson

German based global vehicle component maker, ZF, which claims to be the world’s largest component and system supplier says it is well positioned to provide the technical expertise, manufacturing flexibility and cross-divisional technology transfer needed […]

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HYBRID CONNECTION – CUMMINS AND ALLISON TEAM UP TO CREATE GREEN HYBRID BUS DRIVELINE

September 12, 2024 Jon Thomson

Two of the World’s major commercial vehicle driveline specialists corporations have announced they are teaming up to  come up with a large diesel electric hybrid driveline for the transit bus market. Engine  and driveline maker […]

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HYBRID UP 400 PER CENT – HINO CLAIMS RECORD DEMAND FOR DIESEL/ELECTRIC RANGE

November 29, 2023 Jon Thomson

Hino is claiming that its 300 Series Hybrid powertrain trucks  have enjoyed a  massive increase in sales  this year which it is crediting to he lower emissions and reduced operating costs which it says continues […]

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NO COAL MINE IN THE CANARY – TENERIFE BUS COMPANY CHOOSES HYBRID SCANIAS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS

November 21, 2023 Jon Thomson

Scania has reported that a transport operators based in Tenerife on the Spanish controlled Canary Islands, has purchased a massive 231 vehicle fleet of buses  including 173 hybrid-electric powered models, making it one of the largest […]

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HYBRID THINKING – HINO RE INVENTS THE HYBRID DIESEL TRUCK CONCEPT

July 30, 2023 Jon Thomson

There’s been a subtle change in the language being used by Hino  when it comes to it’s hybrid trucks. Where once  they simple called them hybrids, the company has now labelled them electric hybrids. It […]

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HINO BOSS SAYS FUTURE IS BRIGHT WITH SUPPLY AND WITH HYBRID ELECTRIC SOLUTION

May 19, 2023 Jon Thomson

Hino Motors Australia  believes that while some supply chains issues still remain the worst of the issues that have affected it in the past 12 months  are behind it and its order  rate is higher […]

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FIRST TO 50 – VOLVO, VOLGREN AND CDC. CELEBRATE HALF CENTURY OF HYBRIDS ON VIC ROADS

October 17, 2022 Jon Thomson

Volvo in partnership with body builder Volgren has announced  that it has handed over  the 50th Volgren hybrid bus  as part of its supply agreement  with ComfortDelGro Corporation  to meet the demand for the buses […]

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ALLISON LAUNCHES NEW HYBRID ZERO EMISSION PROPULSION SYSTEMS

August 26, 2020 Staff Writer

Allison Transmission has announced the launch of a new new zero emission vehicle (ZEV)-capable electric hybrid system called the eGen Flex, under its new Allison eGen brand. Allison’s eGen Flex provides bus fleets with full […]

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