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Trucks: Mitsubishi-Fuso's New Technology

TRUCKS by Jack Roberts Mitsubishi-Fuso details truck technology A t the Tokyo Motor Show, Mitsubishi-Fuso unveiled its latest package of high-tech trucks and announced it’s taking on a heightened role as Daimler Truck’s advanced fuel and powertrain technology pioneer. The company presented the Canter Eco Hybrid light-duty truck, the Canter E-CELL electric truck (pictured) and the Super Great Eco Hybrid heavy duty truck. In addition, it featured its new light-duty truck hybrid system and advanced SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment system. Although these models won’t will be immediately available in North America, Andreas Renschler, Daimler AG Board Member and CEO of Daimler Trucks and Buses, notes that Mitsubishi Fuso has become the company’s worldwide development center for advanced truck powertrains and alternative fuel technology. Daimler owns a 48-percent share of Mitsubishi Fuso. According to Dr. Albert Kirchmann, president and CEO of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus, “We plan to further enhance our leading fuel efﬁciency position in D6 EquipmentWorld.com conventionally-powered diesel vehicles, while pushing forward with advanced technologies like hybridelectric and all-electric vehicles.” The new Canter Eco Hybrid Light-Duty Hybrid Truck is the second-generation light-duty hybrid from Fuso. Like its predecessor, the truck features a parallel hybrid The new truck has demonstrated a 10 percent increase in fuel efﬁciency versus conventional dieselonly vehicles when driving on highways. system. It also incorporates the Duonic dual-clutch transmission embedded with a motor, the ﬁrst ever use of this type of transmission in a commercial truck in the world. A combination of a new high-performance lithium-ion battery and a 4P10 diesel engine aims to achieve world-leading fuel efﬁciency for a hybrid light-duty truck. This model will debut in Japan in the spring of Digital Edition 2012, and in international markets later. Another vehicle that may show up in North America is concept model Canter E-CELL. Fuso’s ﬁrst all-electric light-duty truck has zero CO2 emissions while driving. This all-electric version of the Canter light truck is based on the Canter 3S13 with a permissible gross vehicle weight of 3.5 tons. Key components include lithiumion batteries (40 kWh) and an electric motor (output of about 94 horsepower, maximum torque of 221 foot-pounds). The vehicle can travel about 75 miles with a 10-hour charge. And although it is doubtful North American customers will get the chance to purchase a heavy-duty Fuso Super Great commercial truck, it is likely some form of the Super Great Eco Hybrid will ﬁnd its way into other DTNA models, including Freightliner and Western Star trucks. The Super Great Eco Hybrid is Fuso’s development model for heavy-duty hybrid trucks in onhighway applications. The truck uses a newly developed electric motor mated with a 12-speed mechanical automatic, newly developed lithium-ion battery, and Fuso’s 6R10 diesel engine. According to Kirchmann, the new truck has demonstrated a 10 percent increase in fuel efﬁciency versus conventional diesel-only vehicles when driving on highways. Based on these results and overall analysis of heavy-duty hybrid technology, Kirchmann says Fuso believes that hybridization can indeed beneﬁt heavy-duty trucks and is moving ahead with development. “The Super Great Eco Hybrid is also the case study for heavy-duty hybrid development within Daimler Trucks,” Kirchmann notes. Technologies and systems developed will be applied in hybrid heavyduty trucks throughout the group. This effort will be coordinated by the Global Hybrid Center, based in Kawasaki, Japan. EW

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