Electric Forklift | Advantages and Disadvantages




There are different kinds of forklift trucks available to buy. Out of them are LPG, Electric, CNG, Diesel and Propane Forklifts are the most common types. Leaving all the types on the side Electric Forklifts are getting popular so fast. However there are certain advantages and disadvantages of every type of Forklift which every driver need to know. Here I am going to share here some advantages and disadvantages of Electric forklifts. By reading them this would be easy for you to decide which truck suits your construction site the best. 


Advantages: 
 1.  The best thing about electric forklifts is that they have zero emission, which causes safe and healthy environment.  That is why these can be called the Green Forklifts.
2.  These produce less noise pollution also.
3. Another huge advantage of such forklifts is that they have no fuel cost.
4. Just like Car Batteries, the batteries of Electric Forklift are changeable and Rechargeable.
5. One other benefit is that the operational cost is low. 
6. Barking happens automatically in electric forklifts.
7.The Life of Electric Forklifts is greater than the other types. These have large Life cycle.
8.Due to only few parts that these forklifts have, the repairing is easy and cost effective.
9. They are usable indoor. So these can be kept clean for long time.
10 .The charging and using indoor causes to away the trouble of moving them outside to the fuel station.

Disadvantages: 
Along with the above mentioned advantages there are certain disadvantages of these forklifts.

1. These are much expensive. So everyone can not buy it. Even the forklift rentals cost is also higher.
2. Another disadvantage is that the charging takes a lot of time, and it is recommended not to run them until they are fully charged.
3. The speed is slow.
4. The capability of lifting weight is lower than other forklifts.
5. You can not handle it until you are fully trained.
6. These are usable only indoor.
7. The battery weight of the electric forklifts is more than 3,500 pounds which is a great disadvantage.
8. They required proper charging environment.The area should be properly dry and should have controlled temperature, otherwise you can face accidents. 

After reading all above advantages and disadvantages one can decide either he should buy these electric forklifts or not.

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