MHH Contracting has become one of the first UK operators to deploy the new Isuzu D-Max Electric Vehicle pickup, adding two units to its Sheffield-based fleet.

The family-owned aggregates, waste removal and recycling company selected the vehicles to help meet its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) targets.

The fully electric Isuzu D-Max is the UK’s first production EV pickup with a payload of over one tonne, 3,500kg towing capacity and permanent four-wheel drive.

Supplied by Isuzu Dealer RN Golden in Huddersfield, the new EV pickups deliver a combined range of 163 miles and a battery recharge time from a DC supply (maximum 50 kW) up to 80% within one hour.

MHH director Rachel Woodhouse-Hague said the new EV pickups align with the company’s plans to future-proof its vehicle strategy.

“We’re excited by the new D-Max Electric Vehicle and to be one of the first organisations to acquire them,” she explained. “The EVs fit with our sustainable waste management ethos, and clients and staff across our private and public enterprises relate to our ambitions for shrinking our carbon footprint.”

The Isuzu EVs are being put to use across challenging environments from construction sites to fields and farms. The new pickups are proving quiet, extremely comfortable and very capable, with the convenience of recharging overnight rather than heading to a fuel station.

“The D-Max EVs make perfect sense,” continued Woodhouse-Hague. “We are also aware of government targets for ICE phase-out and expanding clean air zones. It is cheaper to run an electric pickup, and we expect lower maintenance costs due to fewer moving parts. They are tax-efficient for us, with attractive employee benefits including an ecologically considerate, quiet, smooth ride and, of course, significantly lower Benefit-in-Kind company car tax.”

The Isuzu EV pickup also comes with a five-year, 125,000-mile warranty.

MHH runs more than 20 pickup vehicles and 40 LGVs within its various businesses and anticipates expanding its EV fleet further.

Jamie Taylor, RN Golden’s Isuzu sales manager, said: “MHH Contracting’s management were impressed by the new Isuzu D-Max EV as soon as it was announced. It has all the rugged good looks of the Isuzu D-Max but is available as a fully electric vehicle for the first time. This is a game-changer for businesses who want an emissions-free pickup with all the capabilities for which the Isuzu D-Max is recognised.”