Isuzu and Toyota to develop Japan's first mass-produced light fuel cell truck

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Isuzu and Toyota to Jointly Develop Japan's First Mass-produced Light-duty Fuel Cell Electric Truck

April 16, 2026 4:46 AM EDT

TOKYO, Apr 16, 2026 - (JCN Newswire) - - Isuzu Motors Limited (headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan; hereinafter "Isuzu") and Toyota Motor Corporation (headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan; hereinafter "Toyota") have agreed to collaborate on the development toward the mass production of a next-generation light-duty fuel cell (FC) electric truck. This vehicle is based on Isuzu's "ELF EV" BEV*1 light-duty truck and combines Toyota's new fuel cell system (3rd-generation FC system); both companies will jointly develop the system to ensure its compatibility, and aiming to start production in FY2027, both companies will further advance technologies capable of supporting the high-utilization operating... More