GV-E400 series

The GV-E400 series (Generating Vehicle) is a Japanese hybrid diesel multiple unit operated by the East Japan Railway Company since August 2019.
==History==
Details of the GV-E400 series were unveiled on 4 July 2017 as part of a press release by JR East. One two-car set and one single car set were delivered in January 2018 for testing and preparation for service from Kawasaki Heavy Industries' Kobe Factory.
Nineteen single-car units and twenty-two two-car sets are to be built. The sets entered service on 19 August 2019.
==Specifications==
Construction is of stainless steel. The sets use a DMF15HZD-G prime mover which is used to power electric silicon carbide-MOSFET traction motors, making this a diesel-electric multiple unit.
==See also==
*H100 series, very similar diesel-electric multiple units built for JR Hokkaido
==Gallery==
File:GV-E400 Uetsu 2020.jpg|Consist led by GV-E400-5 in March 2020
==References==
*Wikipedia.org
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