Blue Nexus Corporation, Aisin Corporation and Denso Corporation have announced that their jointly developed e-axle has been installed in Isuzu’s first battery electric vehicle pickup, the D-Max EV.
The pickup combines the e-axle front and rear with a full-time 4WD system, contributing to both the tough basic performance required for pickup trucks, as well as the linear acceleration, low noise and vibration characteristic of BEVs. The vehicle is a 4WD system with a low-noise and low-vibration engine.
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