BYD's electric bus sale canceled by Hino due to toxic chemical

TOKYO -- The small electric bus that China's BYD was planning to supply to Hino Motors is built using a toxic chemical banned under Japanese industry guidelines, prompting the Toyota unit to cancel sales in Japan, Nikkei has learned.

The Poncho Z EV, previously due out from Hino by the end of March, is built with hexavalent chromium, according to sources familiar with the matter.