Isuzu Novo Volt

The Novo Volt is a battery-electric bus of 7,420 mm from Anadolu Isuzu, sold under the Isuzu name: the catalogue is headed “ISUZU NOVO VOLT” and the model page “Isuzu Novo Volt”. Anadolu Isuzu places it in the tourism segment (“turizm segmentinde”). The figures on this page come from two Anadolu Isuzu documents on isuzu.com.tr, both in Turkish: the two-page Novo Volt catalogue, which prints the year 2025 (the PDF was created on 28 January 2025 and last modified on 22 September 2025), and the Novo Volt model page, which carries no publication date (footer “Copyright © 2024 Anadolu Isuzu”). The English version of the model page has English menus and repeats the same Turkish text and figures. All were read on 9 November 2026.

Maker’s description

The catalogue’s cover lists four short items in a box at its lower right: “2 SAATTE HIZLI ŞARJ” (fast charging in 2 hours), “SIFIR EMİSYON” (zero emission), “TEK ŞARJDA 225 KM YOL” (225 km on a single charge) and “%100 Elektrikli Otobüs” (100% electric bus). The same page carries the line “Isuzu’nun Asya kıtası dışında bulunan tüm tesislerinde, IMM sertifikasına sahip tek fabrikasıdır”: Anadolu Isuzu describes its plant as the only factory among all of Isuzu’s facilities outside the Asian continent that holds IMM certification. The model page heads the Novo Volt “Turizm Ulaşımında Yeni Akım” (“the new current in tourism transport”) and says that the 100 per cent electric Novo Volt brings sustainability and comfort together in the tourism segment. In the equipment list, “S” marks an item as standard and “O” as optional (“S: Standart O: Opsiyonel”).

No document opened gives a start of series production or describes an earlier generation. Anadolu Isuzu’s 12-metre battery-electric city bus is described in Isuzu Citivolt 12, and its diesel Grand Toro midibus in Isuzu Grand Toro.

Electric drive

The catalogue gives the motor type as “e-axle” and the motor model as “Allison eGen Power 85S”. It prints a maximum net power of 325 kW (“Maksimum Net Güç (kW) 325 kW”) and a continuous power of 225 kW (“Sürekli Güç (kW) 225 kW”), and the maximum torque as “12000”, with no unit. The model page gives “Maksimum Güç (kW/rpm) 325 kW”, with no motor speed. The operating voltage is 656 V (“Çalışma Gerilimi (V) 656V”). No gearbox row is printed. Allison’s eGen Power electric axles are described in Allison automatic transmissions.

The auxiliary brake row reads “Rejeneratif Frenleme Sistemi” (regenerative braking system). No document opened gives a top speed or a gradeability figure.

Battery, range and charging

The catalogue lists an LFP battery (“Pil Tipi LFP”) with a capacity of 176 kWh (“Batarya Kapasitesi (KWh) 176”), and the model page gives “176 kWh”. The battery location row reads “Şase Arasına” (literally “between the chassis”). No document says whether 176 kWh is the installed or the usable capacity; the difference is explained in installed vs usable battery capacity, and what LFP stands for in battery chemistries in heavy trucks.

The catalogue’s table gives the range as “225 km’ye kadar” (up to 225 km), its cover as “TEK ŞARJDA 225 KM YOL” (225 km on a single charge), and the model page as “225 km’ye kadar menzil” (range up to 225 km). No document names a test cycle for the figure.

Charging is listed as “AC / DC Type 2 (CCS Type 2)”. The charging power rows read “AC Plug in - 22 kW (O)”, an optional 22 kW AC connection, and “DC Plug in - 140 kW (Std)”, 140 kW DC as standard. The charging time is given as “DC - 2 saate kadar” (up to 2 hours by DC) and “AC - 9 saate kadar” (up to 9 hours by AC), with no state-of-charge window. No document opened lists pantograph charging. How depot and opportunity charging of buses work in general is covered in charging electric trucks and buses.

Dimensions and weight

The height is 3,431 mm as standard and 3,523 mm as an option; the sheet does not name the option. The drawings on the same page carry no labels. The side view marks 7420 overall, 3385 between the two axles, 1665 at the end with the front door and 2370 at the other end; 1650 appears under one of the two end views, with 2350 above it, and 1914 under the other. The model page gives the length as “7,4m”. No document opened gives a kerb weight, axle loads, a turning circle or a wheel formula. What the rows of a bus data sheet stand for is set out in how a coach specification sheet is read.

Body, suspension, brakes and steering

The body is listed as “Monokok, Komple Kataforez Kaplama Gövde”, a monocoque with full cataphoresis coating. The front and rear suspension are both “Parabolik Çelik Alasımlı Yaprak Yaylar”, parabolic steel-alloy leaf springs.

The brakes are discs front and rear, in a system described as “ESC’li Çift Devreli Otomatik Ayarlı, EBS Tam Havalı Fren Sistemi”: a dual-circuit, automatically adjusted, full-air brake system with ESC and EBS. The parking brake is “Hava Kontrollü, Arka Dingilde Etkili”, air-controlled and acting on the rear axle, and regenerative braking is the auxiliary brake. The steering row is printed in English, “Hydraulic (tilt and telescopic)”. The tyre size is 235/75 R17.5. A tow bar is standard at the front and optional at the rear (“Çeki Demiri Ön (S) Arka (O)”).

Doors and passenger capacity

The catalogue lists two service doors (“Servis Kapıları Sayısı 2”), with the door type given as “Tek Kapı, Dışa Açılır, Havalı”: a single door, outward-opening and air-operated. The row for the ramp for disabled passengers (“Engelli Rampası”) carries the same entry, “Tek Kapı, Dışa Açılır, Havalı”. A remote control (“Uzaktan Kumanda”) is standard.

Passenger capacity is printed as “Maksimum Yolcu Kapasitesi 29” (maximum passenger capacity) and “Standart Yolcu Kapasitesi 29 Oturan + 1 Ayakta” (standard passenger capacity: 29 seated and 1 standing), with the note “*Farklı oturma düzenleri mevcuttur.” (different seating layouts are available). The model page gives “Yolcu Kapasitesi 29 + 1”. The passenger windows are single-piece (“Tek Parça”) and double-glazed (“Çift Katlı”).

Safety and driver-assistance systems

The catalogue’s equipment list, under “Güvenlik & Sürüş Konforu” (safety and driving comfort), marks as standard a speed limiter, a tachograph, ABS, EBS, ESC/ESP, EBD, AEBS, LDWS, a parking sensor, a spare wheel, a tyre inflation kit, a reversing warning system, a fire extinguisher, automatic fire suppression in the motor compartment (“Otomatik Motor Odası Yangın Söndürme”), daytime running lights (DRL), an additional stop lamp and a multiplex system. A locking system (“Kilitleme Sistemi”) is an option. The catalogue names no regulation beside these entries. Which of these systems the EU makes mandatory, and from when, is set out in mandatory driver assistance systems.

Driver’s area, climate and equipment

A pre-heater (“Ön Isıtıcı”) and fan convector heaters at the front, middle and rear are standard, as are air conditioning and an air-conditioning outlet for the driver. The windscreen is single-piece and heated, and the driver’s side window is heated and slides manually (“Isıtmalı, Manuel Kayar”).

The driver has an air-operated seat (“Hava Tahrikli”), a manual windscreen sun blind (electrically controlled as an option), electrically controlled side mirrors, heated horn-type side mirrors, a driver’s lamp and a USB charging socket. In the passenger area, ceiling lighting is standard, and USB sockets for passengers and stop buttons with a panel are options. A digital clock and a driver’s loudspeaker are standard, and the radio row reads “Radyo, MP3, USB”; camera systems, a recording device (DVR) and a monitor or LCD screen are options.

Source notes

The figures above are from Anadolu Isuzu’s two-page Turkish Novo Volt catalogue, which prints the year 2025 (PDF created 28 January 2025, modified 22 September 2025), and the Novo Volt model page on isuzu.com.tr in its Turkish and English versions (read 9 November 2026): a battery-electric bus of 7,420 mm (7.4 m on the model page) for the tourism segment, with an Allison eGen Power 85S e-axle of 325 kW maximum net power and 225 kW continuous power, maximum torque printed as 12000 with no unit, and an operating voltage of 656 V; an LFP battery of 176 kWh between the chassis, which the documents do not split into installed and usable capacity, and a range of up to 225 km with no test cycle named; AC / DC Type 2 (CCS Type 2) charging at 140 kW DC as standard, up to 2 hours, and 22 kW AC as an option, up to 9 hours; width 2,350 mm, height 3,431 mm (3,523 mm optional), wheelbase 3,385 mm, front overhang 1,665 mm, rear overhang 1,650 mm in the table, where the side-view drawing of the same page marks 2370 at the end opposite 1665, and a maximum laden weight of 10,637 kg; a monocoque body with full cataphoresis coating; parabolic steel-alloy leaf springs front and rear; disc brakes front and rear in a dual-circuit, automatically adjusted full-air system with ESC and EBS, an air-controlled parking brake on the rear axle and regenerative braking as the auxiliary brake; hydraulic tilt-and-telescopic steering; tyres 235/75 R17.5; two outward-opening, air-operated service doors; a maximum passenger capacity of 29 and a standard capacity of 29 seated and 1 standing in the catalogue, and 29 + 1 on the model page.