Is this the cleanest Hino yet?

In a significant step forward on exhaust emissions in the medium duty truck market, all models within the new Hino 500 Series Standard Cab range will comply with Japan’s stringent post Post New Long Term (pPNLT) exhaust emissions standard, which is comparable to Euro 6.

“Globally, there’s an understandable push for ever-cleaner trucks, and in Australia we have many customers who have their own environmental impact reduction targets, so, by complying with pPNLT early, our new product range is ahead of the game providing a significant advantage for these customers,” said Daniel Petrovski Hino Australia’s Manager of Product Strategy.

“While discussions regarding the introduction of the next exhaust gas emission regulations by the Australian Government are ongoing and the timeline uncertain, it is expected that the European (Euro 6) or Japanese (pPNLT) emissions standards will be two of the acceptable solutions,” continued Mr Petrovski.

“With the all-new 500 Series Standard Cab, Hino Australia will comply with the expected new Australian emissions regulations, years ahead of their introduction.”

At the heart of the all-new Hino 500 Series Standard Cab’s clean credentials is the exhaust gas after-treatment unit which contains a Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) system and Diesel Particulate Reduction (DPR) system.

The exhaust gasses enter the SCR system first, where this system converts oxides of nitrogen (NOx) into nitrogen and water through a chemical reaction with a reducing agent (urea) that is absorbed into a catalyst.

“The new model uses a very small percentage of AdBlue, with the AdBlue tank requiring to be refilled approximately once for every three diesel tank refuels.

When compared to the current model, Hino expects fuel consumption savings on the new model to be greater than the AdBlue consumption in many applications.

The DPR component of the exhaust after treatment comes after the SCR and as with the previous 500 Series Standard Cab, the DPR captures the unburnt Particulate Matter (PM) within the DPR filter.

The DPR filter accumulates PM and actively regenerates to clean the filter.

“When compared with our current Hino 500 Series Standard Cab model range, the all-new 500 Standard Cab range will have improved performance, improved fuel efficiency, improved drivability, and the cleanest exhaust emissions of any Hino truck yet,” concluded Mr Petrovski.

Some of the new models are already out on Aussie roads for extended testing with fleet customers.

We'll bring you full Australian specifications and pricing of the all-new 500 Series Standard Cab FC, FD and FE models later this month.