Why are electric forklifts more expensive than diesel forklifts? Depends on the engine

Now that forklifts are used more and more widely, there are more people buying forklifts. The main ones to buy are electric forklifts and diesel forklifts. Many people are surprised when buying a forklift. Why are electric forklifts more expensive than diesel forklifts?

1. The cost of Electric forklift's components is more than the diesel forklift.

Although the frames of the two forklifts are basically similar, the power is different. Diesel forklifts use diesel engines and gearboxes as power sources, while battery forklifts use motors, gearboxes, batteries and controllers as the basic power mechanism. After years of development, the internal combustion engine has relatively perfect technology, and the domestic price is not high. However, for battery forklift, the controllers, batteries, and circuit board are still relatively expensive because less market. In general, the cost of accessories is higher. Much higher than diesel forklifts.

As we all know that, the greater the output of the same product, the purchase cost of individual parts will drop a lot. Although the sales of electric forklifts have been increasing, according to the annual sales of the two forklifts, the sales of diesel forklifts are much higher than those of electric forklifts, which are allocated to each production Manufacturers, diesel forklifts can be mass-produced, and the price is naturally very low, while battery forklifts are difficult to achieve mass production. Coupled with the usual daily expenses of the factory, personnel costs, and equipment losses, low prices are difficult to achieve.

What is the difference between IC & electric forklifts?

General internal combustion forklifts use diesel, gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas engines as power. With these powerful engine, it can easily handle 3.5ton-5ton load or even more ,like over 10ton. Taking into account exhaust emissions and noise issues, they are usually used outdoors, workshops or other places that have no special requirements for exhaust emissions and noise. Due to the convenience of fuel replenishment, it can realize long-term continuous operation and can work in harsh environments (such as rain). In addition, there are heavy-duty forklifts that carry more than 10 tons and special-purpose side forklifts, which are all internal combustion forklifts.

While the electric forklift normally handles cargo 1ton -3ton around, which is more acceptable for indoor warehouse and distribution considering its zero-emission and low-noise.Because of its limits of charging and battery characteristic, it can not work for a long time. A normal lead-acid battery forklift always requests 8-10hours to be fully charged, even a lithium battery forklift needs 3-5hours to charge at least.

As the country's environmental protection requirements continue to increase, the future market demand for diesel forklifts will gradually decrease. On the contrary, the market demand for electric forklifts with environmental protection characteristics will inevitably increase year by year. Although its price is relatively expensive in the short term, the maintenance cost is lower than that of diesel forklifts, and the maintenance cycle is two to three times that of diesel forklifts. The maintenance time is much less than that of diesel forklifts, which can greatly save maintenance labor costs. Effectively shorten the downtime of forklifts, which is beneficial to improve the working efficiency of forklifts and increase economic benefits. Therefore, on the whole, electric forklifts are more economical.

Post by Sophie -Hyder Forklift China

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