The Hino Blue Ribbon (kana:日野・ブルーリボン) is a heavy-duty single-decker bus produced by Hino Motors through the J-Bus joint-venture. The range is primarily available as city bus and tourist coach. It is built by J-Bus as either a complete bus or a bus chassis. RE/RC (1960-1984) RB10-P (1960) RB10 (1961) RC10-P (1961) RC100-P (1962) RE100 (1967) RC300/320 (1967) RE101/121/141/161 (1977) RC301/321/381 (1977) RC701P/721P (1979) K-RE101/121/141/161 (1980) K-RC301/321/381 (1980) Blue Ribbon (1982-2000) One-step and two-step The Blue Ribbon was introduced in 1982, The RT/RU22 engine is EM100 6-cylinder, 9.4 litre (225ps) diesel engine. The HT/HU22 engine is ER200 6-cylinder, 11.6 litre (225ps) diesel engine. The HT/HT23, HT/HU2M engine is M10U 6-cylinder, 9.9 litre (230ps) diesel engine. K-RT/RU22(1982) P-HT/HU22(1984) P-HT/HU23(1985) U-HT/HU2MLAA/MMAA/MPAA(1990) KC-HT/HU2MLCA/MMCA/MPCA(1995) Non-step The Blue Ribbon non-step (low-entry) city bus is introduced in 1997 Tokyo Motor Show. The HU2P engine is P11C 6-cylinder, 10.5 litre (250ps) diesel engine with turbocharger. The HU2P transmission is ZF Ecomat automatic transmission standard. HU2PM/PP (1997) KC-HU2PMCE/PPCE (1998) Blue Ribbon (Tourist coach, 1982-1990) K-RU60/63(1982) P-RU60/63(1985) Blue Ribbon HIMR (1991-2001) HIMR is hybrid vehicle. Induction motor and batteries equipped in car. When vehicle start, motor assist engine, and braking, motor operating as electric retarder, and accumulate energy to battery. U-HU2MLAkai(1991) U-HU2MLAH(1994) KC-RU1JLCH(1995) Blue Ribbon City (2000-2005) KL-HT/HU2PMEE/PEE/LEA/MEA/REA(2000) Engine: P11C (turbocharged: 250PS or 300PS) Transmission: 5-speed manual or ZF Ecomat (non-step: standard) Blue Ribbon City HIMR (2001-2005) HU1J is one-step model, battery changed to Ni-MH. HM-HU1JLEP/MEP(2001) Engine: J08C (turbocharged: 177 kW/240PS) with motor-assisted Blue Ribbon City Hybrid (2005-2015) The Blue Ribbon City Hybrid is the only hybrid electric city bus in production with Hino Motors. Most of them are primarily made in full length chassis whereas some of them are made in medium-length chassis. HU8J is non-step model, equipped 4 Ni-MH batteries from Toyota Prius on the roof. ACG-HU8JLFP/MFP(2005) BJG-HU8JLFP/MFP(2007) Engine: J08E-1M (turbocharged: 177 kW/240PS) with motor-assisted LJG-HU8JLGP/MGP(2010) LNG-HU8JLGP/MGP(2012) Engine: J08E-1M (turbocharged: 206 kW/280PS) with motor-assisted FCHV-BUS (2002-2005) The Toyota FCHV-BUS is the 1st of fuel cell bus in Japan, based Hino KL-HU2PMEE. Blue Ribbon II (2004-2015) The Hino Blue Ribbon II is a rebadged Isuzu Erga. It has a rounded roof dome similar to the Rainbow II with a double-curvature windscreen and a separately mounted destination blind. KL-KV280L1/N1 (2004) PJ-KV234L1/N1/Q1 (2004) PDG/PKG-KV234L2/N2/Q2 (2007) LKG/LDG-KV234L3/N3/Q3 (2010) QPG/QKG/QDG-KV234L3/N3/Q3 (2012) Blue Ribbon (2015-present) Hino named the original name. QRG/QPG/QKG/QDG-KV290N1/Q1 (2015) Engine: 4HK1 (turbocharged: 184 kW/250PS) 2TG/2PG/2 kg/2DG-KV290N2/Q2 (2017) Engine: 4HK1 (turbocharged: 177