With the continuous promotion of green low-carbon logistics solutions, lithium electric forklifts have gradually become the preferred material handling equipment for most industrial and warehousing scenarios, replacing traditional internal combustion forklifts and lead-acid battery forklifts in more and more application scenarios. To make the lithium electric forklift match your actual operation needs to the greatest extent, you need to make targeted evaluation from multiple dimensions before selection and deployment.

First, full scenario adaptability assessment is the primary core point. You need to sort out the actual operation parameters of the working site in advance, including the maximum rated load of goods to be handled, the maximum required lifting height of the goods shelf, the width of the working channel, the ground flatness and bearing capacity, and the special environmental attributes such as low temperature cold storage, dust density, flammable and explosive risk level in the working area. In addition, the average daily continuous working hours of the equipment should be counted to select the matching battery capacity, to avoid the situation that the endurance can not meet the peak operation demand in the production peak period.

Second, calculate the total life cycle cost instead of only focusing on the initial purchase cost. Lithium electric forklifts have higher energy conversion efficiency, no need for daily water replenishment and electrolyte maintenance, and longer cycle service life compared with traditional lead-acid forklifts. You can calculate the power consumption cost, routine maintenance cost, annual failure downtime loss, and residual value of the equipment after several years of use, to get a more accurate input-output ratio reference, which can help you make a more rational decision.

Third, pay full attention to the safety performance configuration of the whole vehicle and battery. The built-in battery management system can monitor the cell state in real time, and trigger protection mechanisms such as overcharge, over discharge, over temperature and short circuit in time. You can also check the protection level of the battery and whole vehicle shell, the emergency response function of the operation system, to ensure that the equipment meets the local industrial safety operation specifications.

Fourth, verify the supporting service system of the supplier in advance. Including the on-site maintenance response speed, the guidance service of charging station deployment, the supply of spare parts, which can effectively reduce the abnormal downtime in the subsequent long-term use.

As Jianshu New Energy, we focus on BYD electric forklift, and can provide targeted professional evaluation and matching solutions for customers in different industries. If you have relevant demands for consultation, please send an email to [email protected].