Next Stop: Fuso Aero Star Eco Hybrid
 
Starring performance: The Fuso Aero Star Eco Hybrid rolls quietly into view.
Efficient and environment-friendly commercial vehicles: Daimler Trucks is the world market leader in hybrid systems. With its “Shaping Future Transportation” initiative, Daimler is pursuing a clear-cut objective for trucks and buses – environmental compatibility and cost-efficiency in the transportation sector must go hand in hand. The Mitsubishi Fuso “Aero Star Eco Hybrid” is now setting new standards in practical trials in Japan.
  
Timeline Mitsubishi Fuso
1973
First electric city bus (with battery)
1994
Hydraulic system for recovery of braking energy
2000
Citibus with natural gas drive (CNG Non-Step Bus)
2004
First generation of Mitsubishi Fuso diesel-electric hybrid buses – Aero Nonstep HEV
2007
Second generation of Mitsubishi Fuso diesel-electric hybrid buses – Aero Star Eco Hybrid
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