Hino unveils new Class 5 and 6 EV trucks

The company says the trucks will be available starting in 2024.

Hino electric vehicles with company logo

Photo courtesy of Hino Trucks

During the National Truck Equipment Association’s Work Truck Week, Hino Trucks announced an expansion of its product range to include electric vehicles (EVs).

Hino Trucks, with its North American headquarters in Novi, Michigan, will offer an electric version of its M- and L- Series medium-duty trucks branded Me Series and Le Series, which will be available in 2024. Hino Trucks will begin production of these new vehicles integrating SEA Electric’s SEA-Drive power system.

The Hino Class 5 M5e cab-over and Class 6 L6e conventional models made their debut during the show, and come equipped with battery capacities of 138 kilowatts per hour (kwH) and 220kwH, respectively.

“Starting in 2024, Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) mandates are starting to kick off in California, which are growing the demand for electric vehicles (EV), and many of our customers want to add EVs to evaluate operational capabilities,” Hino Trucks President Glenn Ellis says. “Over the past several years, we have made significant strides in the push toward electrification. This strategic collaboration with SEA Electric is part of our plan to provide powertrain options to meet the needs for our customers and markets throughout the United States.”

Hino Trucks’ national dealer network is well prepared for the coming changes. Each dealer already is high-voltage trained from Hino’s previous hybrid product and is capable of servicing EVs safely and efficiently. To further complement the EV transition, Hino Trucks is building infrastructure to support these trucks with Hino Inclusev, a premier portfolio of end-to-end EV available solutions through Hino’s nationwide dealer network.  Inclusev includes customer EV consulting, intelligent charging solutions, warrantied infrastructure, Hino electric trucks in development, 24-hour customer service and more.