Isuzu starts mass producing its first all-electric pickup truck

Isuzu has started wide accumulation of an all-electric mentation of its midsized D-Max pickup motortruck successful Thailand, featuring a dual-motor four-wheel-drive strategy with 140kW of powerfulness that tin “match the show of existing diesel models,” according to the automaker.

As reported by Electrek, the caller D-Max EV matches the towing capableness of Isuzu’s existent diesel powered D-Max astatine 7,716 pounds (3,500kg) with conscionable somewhat little payload capableness astatine astir 2,226 pounds (1,010kg) compared to 1,200kg, apt owed to the 66.9kWh artillery it carries. The D-Max EV has a scope of up to 163 miles (263km) per afloat complaint based connected Europe’s WLTP modular with a higher 224-mile scope if driven successful metropolis mode.

Other than the electrical power, the D-Max EV is built successful the representation of its diesel counterpart. The D-Max EV is astir 207 inches long, which is astir the aforesaid arsenic Europe’s bestselling pickup, the Ford Ranger (210 inches). Isuzu’s caller motortruck volition vie against the Ranger erstwhile it arrives successful left-hand thrust European countries successful the 3rd 4th of this year. A right-hand thrust mentation is planned for the UK successful February 2026.

Isuzu has yet to denote prices for the truck, but the diesel exemplary presently sells for astir $41,600. Isuzu plans to bring the motortruck to different countries “based connected marketplace needs,” but does not accidental if it volition travel to the US.