Hybrid Vehicles -Japan Market 2001
Hybrid vehicles for the Japanese marketAs of July, 2001
| Type | Model | Automaker | Performance | Sticker price (unit: 10,000Yen) | Component | ||||||
| Fuel efficiency (km/l) |
Max. output (kw) |
Number of Batteries/ voltage | Max. speed (km/h) |
Battery | Motor | Hybrid system | |||||
| Passenger car | Standard | Estima HEV | Toyota | 18.0 | front 13 rear 18 |
30/216 | - | 335-363 | Ni-MH battery | A.C. synchronous motor | THS-C, E-Four (Parallel 4WD) |
| Compact | Prius | Toyota | 29.0 | 33 | 38/273.6 | - | 218 | Nickel-metal hydride battery | A.C. synchronous motor | THS (series-parallel) | |
| Insight(manual transmission) | Honda | 35.0 | 10/3000 (kw/min-1) | 20/477 | - | 210 | Nikel-metal hydride battery | A.C. synchronous motor | Honda IMA (Parallel) | ||
| Insight (automatic transmission) | Honda | 32.0 | - | 20/477 | - | 218 | Nikel-metal hydride battery | A.C. synchronous motor | Parallel | ||
| Cargo Vehicle | Standard | Ranger 3.5t | Hino | 8.0(60km/h) | - | - | 95 | No data | Lead | A.C. synchronous motor | HIMR |
| Bus | Large | Blue Ribbon | Hino | 6.0(60km/h) | 177 | 25/300 | 80 | 2,200 (approx.) | Lead-acid battery | 3-phase A.C. series motor | HIMR |
| Selega | Hino | - | 228 | 25/300 | 135 | 3,195 | Valve regulated lead-acid battery | 3-phase A.C. series motor | HIMR | ||
| Micro | Coaster | Toyota | 5.3 | 70 | 24/288 | 80 | 1,405 | Valve regulated lead-acid battery | A.C. induction motor | Series | |
| Special purpose vehicle | Ranger (garbage collecting vehicle) | Hino | 8.0(60km/h) | 22/1400 | 40/288 | 95 | No data | Nickel-cadmium battery | 3-phase A.C. series motor | HIMR | |