Lithium batteries at MODEX 2022: The New Warehouse Podcast
David Suarez, VP of Business Development at OneCharge, gave an interview on lithium batteries in the material handling industry at the MODEX 2022 trade show in Atlanta earlier this year. …
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California offers money for the purchase of new zero-emission forklifts
As California plans to ban the sales of new propane and diesel-powered trucks starting in 2026, it has already introduced an incentive program for switching to zero-emission forklifts in 2022. …
LPG vs Electric Forklift: How to Calculate Lithium Battery Ah Capacity
Electrifying forklift fleets has become a priority for many material handling operations that are playing catch up on this industry trend. Over half of all lift trucks sold in the …
California Ban on Propane and Diesel Forklift Starting in 2026: Changes to Provisions
This is an update on our earlier post on the proposed Zero-Emission Forklift Regulation in California. Please scroll down to read the full article. The first draft of the Regulation …
Absorbed Glass Mat (AGM) vs Li-ion Battery
Executive Summary AGM or Absorbed Glass Mat battery is a relatively new technology compared to a traditional lead-acid battery. AGM batteries no longer require daily maintenance like adding distilled water; …
Do Warehouse Managers Dream of Electric Forklifts?
If you ever had to deal with electric forklifts powered by lead-acid batteries it is very likely that you were worried about a chance of an acid spill. Did you …
Forklifts with Integrated Lithium Batteries: Trend or Niche Product?
Integrated and modular battery packs Following many decades of engineering evolution around the only power-source technology (the lead-acid battery), electric lift trucks and forklifts have finally adopted a new power …
How to Charge a Lithium Ion Battery
How charging Li-ion battery is different from lead-acid battery? We have updated this episode of OneCharge video blog where we discuss the principles of lithium-ion batteries charging process. In response …
US vs China Li-ion Battery Manufacturing Gap (video)
US vs China Li-ion battery manufacturing gap presents certain risks for the US material handling industry, as more and more forklifts are being switched to lithium battery motive power. Watch …
Lithium Battery Benefits Become Transparent for Glass Industry
“Lithium battery made it possible to switch [the company’s forklift fleet] to electric power from propane. Electric [lead-acid] batteries simply did not have enough energy before!” Facility Manager at a …