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various preventive safety systems designed to provide
the driver with safety information and ease the burden of
vehicle operation. MMC is one of the earliest to work on
commercializing such ASV-2 technologies within the
Mitsubishi FUSO lineup of trucks and buses.
Hybrid no-step large bus
Modern urban transport systems face two important de-
mands that are becoming increasingly acute over time.
First, there are calls from society for transport systems
to have a reduced impact on the environment. Second,
the systems must cope with increasing numbers of se-
nior citizens, creating a need for greater accessibility.
MMC has tackled both these requirements at once
through the development of a hybrid no-step bus,
AERO
NON STEP BUS HEV
. To produce a low-pollution ve-
hicle that could be used nationwide, MMC based the
HEV powertrain around a diesel engine that was modi-
fied to reduce exhaust emissions, fuel consumption and
noise, all by considerable amounts. This had the added
benefit of producing a more compact engine, which
helped to create more space. The design of the bus was
also rationalized to maximize cabin floor area and make
the vehicle as practical for passengers as possible (vari-
able ground clearance grants passengers step-free ac-
cess to the bus).