The trials will use a Hino Blue Ribbon City Hybrid, already in service as a Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Transportation transit bus, on various Tokyo routes until the end of December 2010.

Testing conducted by Hino has shown a 50-percent improvement in fuel efficiency over a traditional diesel truck. The hybrid setup features a NiMH battery pack and advanced controllers and ...

The truck and bus manufacturer is the subject of NHTSA's largest-ever settlement, which has to do with faked emissions and ...

Fines of more than $525 million have been levied against Hino Motors for falsifying data related to emissions performance by ...