BREAKING
Osaka Drops Chinese EV Bus for Hino
Original Plan vs After Change
Original plan
Dropped
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Chinese-made EV bus
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Supplied by EV Motors Japan
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Mixed large and small seats
After change
Adopted
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Hino Poncho diesel bus
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Domestically built
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Standardized to 12 seats
0
EV buses used at Expo
0
Poncho seats incl. driver
0
km
per route, two routes
Trial Roadmap to Level 4
1
July 2026: no passengers
↓
2
~5 months tuning
↓
3
Tests with passengers
↓
4
Level 4 in FY2028
Reliability Over Imported EVs
Trial Continues With Hino Poncho
AI NEWS BLITZ
Osaka has scrapped a Chinese EV bus from its self-driving trial in favor of a domestic model.