New Range of Electric Forklift 5-9Tonnes
Capacity: 5,000kgs – 9,000kgs
The Kalmar electric forklift truck will pay off in the long run.
With a slightly higher purchase price than a diesel forklift, an electric forklift will break even in about 2 years time.
Add substantially lower maintenance costs and you could be looking at very attractive life cycle cost.
Energy costs – electric vs diesel forklift
Total costs will break even within 2 years.
Based on 2,500 hours of operation per year, you will reduce total energy costs by 75% when shifting from a diesel forklift to an electric forklift.
What is better, an electric forklift or a diesel forklift?
It depends on the task at hand and on your driving patterns.
An electric forklift gives you full torque immediately, which makes it very fast at short distances.
The diesel forklift on the other hand, has a higher maximum speed. So for most common driving patterns – with short driving distances and many turns, stops and starts – an electric forklift offers similar or better performance.
