Development of the Leading-edge Low-emission Vehicles in the World - Aiming for Realization of Zero Emission Commercial Vehicles - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport November 5 (Friday) 10:30-13:30 International Conference Room The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is engaged in a project to promote development of the next generation of low-pollution vehicles. This symposium featured presentations on development results for the 5 technologies at the core of the project. It began with a keynote address from Mr. Ikegami, who emphasized the importance of reducing greenhouse gases, following with Mr. Noda, who gave an outline of the project. Representatives from each of the technology teams then reported on their achievements. All of the technologies are in line with global trends towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and the presentations provided the audience with much food for thought. Dr. Makoto Ikegami Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University Akira Noda Director Executive Researcher, National Traffic Safety and Environment Laboratory Morimasa Hayashida Series Hybrid Development Team Dr. Yoshio Sato DME Truck Development Team Kazuyuki Narusawa Parallel Hybrid Truck Development Team Dr. Yuichi Goto CNG Truck Development Team Yuzo Aoyagi Super Clean Diesel Engine Development Team