Isuzu will launch electric truck next year with 4 battery pack options

Isuzu joined a crowded battery-electric final-mile field – one mostly filled with commercial vans and startups – Wednesday at the National Truck Equipment Association’s Work Truck Week in Indianapolis. 

Available in mid-2024 for the 2025 model year, the Class 5 N-Series EV – Isuzu's first all-electric production model – comes with a full 19,500-pound gross vehicle weight rating, wheelbases ranging from 132.5 to 176 inches to accommodate a variety of body lengths, and an all-new cab design. Four battery capacity options will be available, the largest of which enables a range of up to 235 miles. The NRR EV will join N-Series siblings powered by a 6.6-liter gasoline V8 or Isuzu’s 4HK1-TC turbodiesel. 

To simplify charging, all N-Series EV models will be equipped with charging ports that accommodate the most popular charging connectors in the U.S. and Canada: DC charging (CCS1) and AC charging (J1772).

N-Series EV trucks will have driving ranges from 41 to upwards of 235 miles. Three battery packs (60 kWh capacity) can facilitate between 41 and 80 miles; five battery packs (100 kWh capacity), 68 to 130 miles; seven battery packs (140 kWh capacity), 95 to 180 miles; and nine battery packs (180 kWh capacity), 122 to 235 miles.Depending on range needs, the N-Series EV can be powered by three, five, seven, or nine 20-kilowatt-hour, lithium-ion battery packs. Compared to conventional lead-acid batteries, lithium-ion batteries store more energy in less space; are lighter; longer; and don’t require traditional maintenance. 

Depending on the number of battery packs, N-Series EV trucks will have driving ranges from 41 to upwards of 235 miles. Three battery packs (60 kWh capacity) can facilitate between 41 and 80 miles; five battery packs (100 kWh capacity), 68 to 130 miles; seven battery packs (140 kWh capacity), 95 to 180 miles; and nine battery packs (180 kWh capacity), 122 to 235 miles.

To accommodate multiple battery packs and to provide reasonable charging times, N-Series EV trucks with battery capacities of 60, 100, 140, and 180 kWh, will have an AC Level 2 charging time range from 5.5 to 10 hours and a DC Fast Charging time range from 1 to 2.5 hours.

All N-Series EV models will offer three-across seating with new urethane cushions and upholstery and the steering wheel hub will contain switches that operate the new seven-inch color Multi-Information Display (MID), audio system, cruise control, hands-free phone calling and more.The 2025 N-Series EV features a redesigned cab with revised exterior styling and an all-new interior. It will be the first truck to feature Isuzu’s global “cross flow” design that eventually will be applied to all Isuzu trucks in the U.S. and Canada: a fitting distinction since the N-Series EV is the first Isuzu commercial truck introduced simultaneously in Japan, the U.S., and Canada.