Hino goes Huge in Japan
Posted: 30-Oct-2025 |
Under the theme of "we make a better world and future by helping people and goods get where they need to go," which is also their corporate mission, Hino has gone large at the Japan Mobility Show, unveiling a raft of commercial vehicles and allowed visitors to ride any of a total of 6 vehicles, including five making their debut.
Major vehicles exhibited were - the poncho dot (concept car) exhibited for the first time.
To make the transportation within the region freer and more flexible. This is a concept car developed based on the light-duty battery electric truck "Hino Dutro Z EV" for helping solve the issues with the transportation within the region. For drivability, its size is compact, but it can transport both people and goods together. Accordingly, this vehicle can be utilized wisely for a broad range of purposes, such as shopping, picking up and dropping guests, and transporting products. It is also equipped with cutting-edge self-driving technology to support safe, affluent lives of people.
Hino Profia Z FCV exhibited for the first time, L4 Concept. The heavy-duty fuel cell electric truck "Hino Profia Z FCV" and an advanced safety technology concept for autonomous level 4 driving on expressways will be exhibited. This is a heavy-duty fuel cell electric truck that contributes to carbon neutrality and the realisation of a hydrogen society. It is Japan's first mass production model that achieves both the practicality required of heavy-duty trucks and environmental performance.
L4 Concept. This is the concept of advanced safety technologies for contributing to the realization of "zero traffic accident casualties." We have improved the performance of radar, and mounted cameras and new sensors, such as LiDAR, while assuming the running with the autonomous driving level 4 on expressways.
Hino Dutro Z EV (a new model is scheduled to be released around the summer of 2026).
This light-duty battery electric truck "Hino Dutro Z EV", which is significantly user-friendly and carbon-neutral, is utilized in the last mile of delivery, as with more than 1,600 units sold since the release in June 2022. While the ultralow floor and walk-through space of this series reduce the burdens of drivers and you can drive a truck of this series with an ordinary driver's license, the model to be released around the summer of 2026 will reflect more voices of actual drivers, with a larger battery capacity for increasing mileage per charge.
At the venue, we will introduce a variety of cargo spaces for utilizing the truck box more wisely, and the system for underfloor automatic charging with CUBE-LINX.
Hino Ranger (New model scheduled for release within 2026). The Hino Ranger medium-duty truck, scheduled for release within 2026, builds upon its proven QDR (Quality, Durability, Reliability) strengths and incorporates the latest safety features to support safer and more secure operation.

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