Posted on 01/24/2022 1:04:26 PM PST by Red Badger
Isuzu's F-Series medium-duty truck will be modified to accommodate Cummins' PowerDrive6000 electric powertrain.
Isuzu Motors and Cummins announced an agreement to create a prototype medium-duty battery electric truck for testing in North America. In a joint press release, the companies said the truck represents the first zero-emissions solution facilitated by the Isuzu Cummins Powertrain Partnership (ICPP) formed in May 2019.
More specifically, through the arrangement, the US company best known for its diesel engines will integrate its Cummins PowerDrive6000 into Isuzu’s F-Series truck and will pilot the truck with prominent North American fleets beginning in 2022.
If the demonstration and pilot phase proves successful, Isuzu says it will explore opportunities to sell medium-duty battery electric trucks with Cummins-powered systems across North America.
There are no specs available of the Cummins PowerDrive6000, but the powertrain has been used before in a Cummins plug-in hybrid concept truck where it offered 50 miles (80 km) of range. However, the Isuzu application is for an all-electric truck, so we imagine it will come with a larger battery pack to provide more range.
"As part of the path to carbon neutrality, it is significant for us to start this joint BEV prototype project in North America. Through our partnership, we commit to continuing to explore further opportunities in the next generation power source including electric powertrain technologies in addition to the existing powertrain collaboration."
Koichi Seto, Director of the Board, the Senior Executive Officer at Isuzu
Amy Davis, Vice President and President of New Power at Cummins, said the partnership with Isuzu will result in "safe, reliable zero-emissions solutions."
"We are excited to be working with Isuzu to accelerate decarbonization within the partnership. It’s through our joint commitment to innovation that we provide our customers with safe, reliable zero-emissions solutions."
The press release notes that Cummins and Isuzu will continue to collaborate to advance the future of power to support customers in achieving zero-emissions. Without naming any specific project, the companies say they will "seek opportunities to further expand collaborations to drive global growth."
Ping!..............
Look at how big that box of batteries needs to be!
Batteries underneath the frame.................
;-)
“We are excited to be working with Isuzu to accelerate decarbonization within the partnership. It’s through our joint commitment to innovation that we provide our customers with safe, reliable zero-emissions solutions.”
Now I know where the term “impenetrable gobbledygook” comes from.
I figured that’s where their hiding the diesel generator to keep the batteries charged
"The carbon-units infestation is to be removed from the Creator's planet".
Your correct. The batteries are Hugh :) Heavy as h*ll also.
I was expecting an 18 wheeler.
Phhft.
“Amy Davis, Vice President and President of New Power at Cummins, said the partnership with Isuzu will result in “safe, reliable zero-emissions solutions.”
Yeah, tell us how zero emissions the mining, refining, transporting, etc, etc of those rare earth minerals is.
And how about the electricity generation to recharge all those EV’s?
All just a shell game.
Moving the numbers around, hiding some. Just to fool the gullible.
virtue signalling
but everybody seems to be playing the game
well it’s a “jobs” program for engineers and technicians LOL
The battery is in the boxcar?
Unlikely.
Vehicles like this are typically built without the cargo box, which is added by another supplier.
You probably can find that there is a government grant or a tax gimmick that makes this at the worst a zero cost and maybe better, a money saving scheme.
Isuzu partnered with GM in the early 00’s to build diesel engines in Ohio. Total disaster - GM had to re-engineer a lot of the production facility to get any decent engines out of it at all.
I was there.
Draw your own conclusions.
A 100 mile day is a long day of local delivery.
Now, how much does it cost over 10 years of 100 mile days? And how many days did it miss?
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