• sexy_peach@feddit.de
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    3 years ago

    Interesting. But why were they using lead-acid batteries?? I get that forklifts were electrified early and had these, but trucks?

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      3 years ago

      I’ve been at multiple businesses that still used electric forklifts from what I’m pretty sure must be the late 80s. I was told that the newer ones they had were pretty similiar models and they all used lead-acid. I guess it’s just more reliable and repairable because of simplicity. Also I’m 100% sure that there are no trucks that run on lead-acid batteries, maybe as a hybrid.