Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2021

announced that its XL Hybrid electric drive system is now available as an upfit solution for the new Isuzu NPR-HD. XL Fleet’s hybrid electric drive system on the Isuzu NPR-HD. XL Fleet’s hybrid system on the Isuzu NPR-HD is now available for purchase throughout North America. XL Fleet Corp.

Isuzu

Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2015

General Motors and Isuzu Motors reached an agreement on a US commercial vehicle collaboration, allowing Isuzu to strengthen its product lineup and GM to expand its commercial vehicle portfolio. Isuzu will produce low cab forward (LCF) models for GM, based off of the Isuzu N-Series. Chevrolet 4500.

Isuzu

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

and Isuzu Motors Limited announced agreements for a global mid-range diesel powertrain and an advanced engineering collaboration, marking another step forward in the Isuzu Cummins Powertrain Partnership (ICPP). Under this global mid-range diesel collaboration agreement, Cummins will provide Isuzu mid-range B6.7

Isuzu

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2023

Daimler Truck North America; Ford Motor Company; General Motors Company; Hino Motors Limited, Inc.; Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc.; The Clean Truck Partnership, which includes Cummins, Inc.; Navistar, Inc.; PACCAR Inc.; Stellantis N.V.;

Emissions

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2014

Pinnacle Engines, developer of a highly efficient 4-stroke, spark-ignited (SI), opposed-piston, sleeve-valve architecture engine ( earlier post ), has appointed five industry leaders to its newly formed Asian Business Advisory Board. Phil is also a member of Pinnacle’s Board of Directors.

Financing

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2020

Isuzu Motors Limited and Honda R&D Co., a R&D subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., As a commercial vehicle manufacturer committed to support transportation, Isuzu has been striving to promote the utilization of low-carbon and sustainable energy.

Isuzu

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2021

XL Fleet’s newest product represents the fourth OEM platform on which its electrification systems are compatible, which also includes hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric drive solutions for Ford, General Motors and Isuzu fleet vehicles. V8 engine and a wide range of wheelbases, cab configurations and drivelines.

Fleet

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2009

The world’s leading heavy-duty vehicle and engine manufacturing companies are urging the close cooperation between policy makers in Europe, the United States and Japan to develop practical and effective fuel-efficiency measurement metrics, methodologies and regulations which would then be used all around the globe.

Manufacturer

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Control of fuel sprays is key to the development of clean, affordable fuel-efficient engines. Intended for industry, software vendors and national laboratories, the consortium provides a direct path from fundamental research to validated engineering models ultimately used in combustion engine design. —Lyle Pickett.

Engine

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2014

During the Advanced Powertrain forum at the CAR Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City, Steve Kiefer, GM’s vice president of global powertrain, said that GM will introduce more diesel-engined passenger vehicles in the US. The Duramax is built by GM’s DMAX joint venture with Isuzu.). turbo diesel for the Cruze and the 6.6L

Diesel

Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2013

has added 1,900 lightweight, composite-body Reach vehicles from Spartan Motors , a division of Utilimaster, to its fleet. liter Isuzu diesel engine, demonstrates a 35% fuel efficiency improvement over traditional vehicles in the FedEx Express fleet. FedEx Express, a unit of FedEx Corp. The Reach van, with its four-cylinder, 3.0-liter

Fleet

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2012

Wrightspeed’s Geared Traction Drive integrates an electric motor, a two-speed gear box and an inverter. CEC also awarded $1,815,123 to Zero Motorcycles; $10 million to Tesla Motors; and $2,230,595 to Quallion LLC out of the same program. Wrightspeed made its first conversion kit for the Isuzu NPR. Source: Wrightspeed.

Grant

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2012

Acceleration of its efforts in fuel conservation through the purchase of vehicles with right-sized engines such as the Sprinter vans manufactured by Mercedes-Benz. Addition of 114 Reach composite-body trucks manufactured from advanced materials by Utilimaster on an Isuzu Motors chassis with an appropriately-sized engine.

Fleet

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2013

Leading global manufacturers of heavy-duty commercial trucks and engines gathering at the annual Global Commercial Vehicle Industry Meeting endorsed a harmonized global approach as an effective pathway to further improve energy efficiency and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from commercial vehicles. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

Global

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2016

inch wheelbase and the high efficiency 3.0L, 150 hp, Isuzu DOHC I-4 diesel engine. kWh Li-ion battery pack, and a motor that delivers 220 lb-ft (298 N·m) of torque. The goal of the SBV-funded project is to overcome specific technical challenges, the company said. Hybrid system weight is 385 lbs / 175 kg.).

Diesel

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2015

announced its XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System is now available on the Reach commercial van from Isuzu and Utilimaster. The retrofitted XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System saves fuel through regenerative braking, a process by which the electric motor helps slow the vehicle when the driver brakes, charging the battery. XL Hybrids, Inc.

Available

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2015

GM is working closely with Tula Technology, a Silicon Valley-based supplier of Dynamic Skip Fire (DSF)—a software-enabled powertrain technology that integrates advanced digital signal processing with advanced powertrain controls to create a variable displacement engine.

GM

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2012

Torotrak will contribute its engineering support and intellectual property and knowhow; in return, it will earn an effective revenue share on all sales of Torotrak related parts or sub assemblies. Major customers of Univance are: Nissan Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., Daihatsu Motor Co., and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation.

Isuzu

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Isuzu Motors and All Nippon Airways (ANA). The company has been investigating the production of biojet from the microalgae Euglena since May 2010 ( earlier post ) and has also partnered with Isuzu in research on next-generation (i.e. Chiyoda is the EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) company for the plant.

Japan

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Isuzu Motors India has achieved the production milestone in about eight years since it first commenced operations in the country in April 2016. The pl … Isuzu Motors India has achieved the production milestone in about eight years since it first commenced operations in the country in April 2016.

Isuzu

EV Central

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Ford has culled all 4×2 models in the top-selling Everest line-up, while Isuzu is understood to have told dealers it will take the same course with most – if not all – 4×2 versions of the MU-X wagon. 2025 Isuzu MU-X. The base model Isuzu MU-X LS-M 3.0-litre READ MORE: Danger signs! 2025 Ford Everest Sport.

Isuzu

Baua Electric

MAY 14, 2024

Isuzu is excited to announce the development of all-new, zero-emission Isuzu class 6 & 7 F series trucks utilizing an Accelera by Cummins battery-electric powertrain for both the US and Canada. I don’t want to be too hard on Isuzu here. Any questions, please let me know,” makes it tough to share in Isuzu’s excitement.

Isuzu

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2017

General Motors and Honda are establishing the auto industry’s first manufacturing joint venture—Fuel Cell System Manufacturing, LLC, FCSM)—to mass-produce an advanced hydrogen fuel cell system that will be used in future products from each company. Earlier post.). and president of Honda North America, Inc.

Honda

The Truth About Cars

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

When the Australian government debuted its Motor Industry Development Plan in mid-1984, it believed the solution for the nation's automotive industry woes was at hand. The plan also forced domestic Australian and Japanese automakers to work together to create badge engineered vehicles. Engine choices expanded, and included a 1.6-liter

Toyota

EV Central

MAY 23, 2024

Hot on the heels of the Isuzu D-Max EV, Toyota has now announced it too is pushing its Toyota HiLux REVO BEV into production at its factory in Thailand – and the battery-electric ute could be heading to Australia. READ MORE: Too little, too late? “So ‘Is it going to meet the customer’s usage needs?

Thailand

Teslarati

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In mid-November, Thavisin visited Tesla’s Fremont Factory, even posing for a photo with Tesla VP Vehicle Engineering Lars Moravy on top of a Cybertruck. Thailand’s tax breaks and subsidies have already lured Chinese carmakers BYD and Great Wall Motors to commit $1.44 Thailand has an annual production of 2.5

Thailand

The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 11, 2023

But my favorite Junkyard Finds are obscure examples of what-could-they-have-been-thinking badge engineering , and today's truck has lived atop my wish list for nearly 15 years. The Volkswagen Routan , Saab 9-7X , Mitsubishi Precis , Acura SLX , Isuzu I-Series , 2006-2009 Mitsubishi Raider and 1988-1993 Pontiac LeMans come to mind here.

Suzuki

The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Even by the standards of the far-flung General Motors Empire, the J-Body was found everywhere , from the Vauxhall Cavaliers of Great Britain to the Isuzu Askas of Japan to the Daewoo Esperas of South Korea. This engine is a SOHC 2.0-liter liter straight-four, rated at 96 horsepower and 118 pound-feet.

South Korea

EV Central

MAY 4, 2025

Ford Everest and Isuzu MU-X diesel SUVs are culled to avoid CO2 emissions fines READ MORE: Axed! The Transit Custom PHEV is powered by a 111kW/320Nm electric motor and 86kW/209Nm 2.5L petrol engine, with a combined power output of 171kW. READ MORE: Look out BYD Shark 6 and GWM Cannon Alpha!

PHEV

Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2024

The move comes after Japanese rival Isuzu is set to reveal its first 100% electric truck later this month. diesel engine. Speaking to reports during the Bangkok International Motor Show, Toyota Thailand president Noriaki Kamashita said the Hilux EV would be ready by the end of next year.

Isuzu

EV Central

MAY 7, 2024

The ute that will take on the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux and Isuzu D-Max was a surprising no-show at the Beijing Motor Show last month, and we now know that the brand will officially launch the ute in Mexico on May 14. litre turbo engine that will be mounted longitudinally. litre turbo or 2.0-litre

Petrol

Baua Electric

MARCH 20, 2024

Isuzu will unveil its first 100% electric pickup truck, the D-MAX BEV, later this month. A new Japanese EV pickup is launching After introducing its new D-Max truck in Bangkok last fall, Isuzu President Shinsuke Minami said the company is “actively taking efforts to realize a carbon-neutral society.” diesel engine.

F-150

EV Central

MARCH 30, 2024

Chinese electric pick-up an Aussie chance No Toyota Prado or LandCruiser does that – for all the Japanese giant’s promotion of its hybrids – nor the Ford Everest, Isuzu D-Max or any other ladder-frame 4×4 wagon. GWM is a giant Chinese auto brand – GWM stands for Great Wall Motors. It’s a combination of a 2.0-litre

Diesel

Baua Electric

MARCH 26, 2025

litre turbo petrol engine and will be available in six colour options. With bookings open, Volkswagen has revealed details about the Tiguan R-Line for India, including the engine specifications and colours available. litre, four-cylinder, turbocharged petrol engine tuned for 201 bhp and 320 Nm of peak torque.

India

Baua Electric

MARCH 8, 2024

Ford Motor could soon to return to India as the US-based carmaker recently filed a few design patents for the domestic market and two of its global models spotted on Indian roads recently. Ford Motor has not officially made any statement on the future of Ford India yet. litre bi-turbo diesel engine. litre turbo diesel or a 2.0-litre

India

Baua Electric

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Honda is often known as the world’s largest maker of internal combustion engines—more than 14 million of them a year. It sells those engines in a variety of containers, from home generators and lawn mowers to ATVs and automobiles. As it did in previous decades, Honda has used another maker’s car to enter a new US segment.

Honda

EV Central

MAY 14, 2024

The 2024 BYD Shark has been launched at an event in Mexico City, with full details released on how the Chinese car giant plans to beat the likes of the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux and Isuzu D-MAX. litre turbo four-cylinder engine with an electric motor driving the rear axle. litre turbo kicks out around 170kW.

BYD