With emissions regulation closing in at both the international and local level, it’s time for material handling businesses to electrify to protect themselves, writes Stephen Irish, co-founder of Hyperdrive Innovation, the UK’s foremost designer and manufacturer of lithium-ion battery technology. The automotive industry has seen profound changes in legislation around …
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Three brand new fully electric vehicles are joining the City of London Corporation’s fleet, bringing the organisation a step closer to realising its goal of being the first authority to run a fully zero-emission fleet. The EV80, which is manufactured by the largest automotive company in China, SAIC Maxus, and …
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The Lithium-Ion age From the highpoint of the 1960’s when nearly 70 per cent of all lift trucks sold had IC engines, the IC-engine-powered forklift has seen its share of the global forklift sales market steadily eroded by the growing popularity of battery-driven trucks. And LP Gas-powered truck sales have …
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The industrial truck brand Hyster ® now offers almost all counterbalance lift trucks and warehouse equipment ex works, with lithium-ion batteries. At the LogiMAT trade fair for intralogistics in Stuttgart, the company presented the Hyster ® J1.6XN three-wheel electric counterbalance truck with a 48-volt lithium-ion battery, which requires minimal maintenance. …
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Jungheinrich AG and Triathlon Holding GmbH have come together to found JT ENERGY Systems GmbH, a joint venture focused on the production and recycling of lithium-ion battery systems. The company will be based in Glauchau, Saxony. The founding is subject to approval of the project by the relevant competition authorities. …
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Soon available as an option on selected Genie® GS™ slab scissor lifts, Genie will be showcasing lithium ion batteries for the first time in Europe on the Genie GS-1932 scissor lift at bauma in Munich on Terex booth n° FM 711. Specifically tailored for work on construction sites, this new …
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EnerSys is set to introduce advanced lithium ion technology to its NexSys range of high-performance motive power batteries with the launch of NexSys iON™ battery systems in 2019. The expanded range will encompass superior Thin Plate Pure Lead (TPPL) and lithium ion batteries to offer customers a full spectrum of …
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Existing cooperation with Swedish bus and truck manufacturer to be significantly expanded AKASOL receives follow-up order to supply next-generation battery systems by the end of 2023 Order volume in the mid to high three-digit million-euro range AKASOL AG (“AKASOL”; ISIN DE000A2JNWZ9),a leading German producer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems, isexpanding …
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Linde Material Handling, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of forklift trucks, has extended it’s range of lithium-ion powered counterbalance trucks up to eight tonnes lifting capacity. All capacities of Linde’s electric counterbalanced truck range are now available with lithium-ion batteries, giving customers the choice of lead-acid or lithium-ion batteries for …
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Jungheinrich UK has provided leading independent paper merchant, Premier Paper, with the UK’s first lithium-ion battery powered Kombi order picker and trilateral stacker for operating the very narrow aisles of its main distribution centre in Minworth, Birmingham. The EKX 516 Kombiis the only lithium-ion powered truck of the specification for …
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