Daihatsu Engine-Electric Hybrid 1.5 Ton Truck

Out of environmental hazards caused by motor vehicles in big cities in Japan, the exhaust gas is being subject for the strict regulations by the Government but the noise is still looked over relatively; people living in the urban area charges more strongly that they are inconvenienced by noises created by trucks passing by in the nighttime in particular.

In compliance with these social needs, Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. which has been atop in developing electric vehicles now presents a new type vehicle called "Engine-Electric Hybrid 1.5 ton Truck" which is powered by either of diesel engine and electricity so that it becomes possible to drive it by using electric motor in populated area while speeding up by using diesel engine in the highway. That is, this new truck succeeded in the combination of both merits of electric vehicles and conventional automobiles, non-pollution of the former and benefits by high performance and economy of the latter.

This thesis is prepared to outline the newly developed Hybrid 1.5 ton Truck centering around the performance.