Which is better, forklift lithium battery or lead-acid battery.

The development of forklift batteries can be mainly divided into two categories, one is forklift lithium batteries, and the other is forklift lead-acid batteries. So is a forklift battery better than a lithium battery or a lead-acid battery? I believe many friends have doubts about this. Let's briefly compare which one is better.

I believe everyone knows that many people online say that the lifespan of lithium batteries is 300 to 500 cycles, which is even shorter than lead-acid batteries. Isn't this wrong? In fact, what we are referring to as forklift lithium batteries now refers to lithium iron phosphate batteries, rather than general lithium batteries commonly used in 3C electronic products. The theoretical service life of lithium iron phosphate batteries is more than 2000 cycles, which is much longer than that of lead-acid batteries.

In terms of discharge performance, on the one hand, forklift lithium batteries are much larger in high current discharge than forklift batteries, and can continuously discharge at a rate of 35C, providing stronger power and lifting heavier and more goods; On the other hand, in terms of charging, forklift lithium batteries provide a fast charging rate of 3C to 5C, which is much faster than forklift lead-acid batteries, saving a lot of charging time and greatly improving work time and efficiency.

The raw materials used in forklift lithium batteries are environmentally friendly and pollution-free, with relatively low costs in terms of recycling and recyclability. The raw materials used in forklift lead-acid batteries contain lead, which poses a great threat to environmental pollution and poses great harm to animals and humans. Therefore, under the current national advocacy for green and environmentally friendly development, it is an inevitable trend for lithium batteries to replace lead-acid batteries.

Under the same capacity and discharge requirements, lithium batteries in forklifts are lighter and smaller in size. It is much more convenient to replace batteries in forklifts than bulky lead-acid batteries, saving time and improving work efficiency.

This is mainly from the perspective of battery cell consistency and energy density. Forklift lithium batteries have a relatively high energy density, and current technology is relatively poor, making it difficult to achieve consistency in battery capacity, internal resistance, and voltage during the production and manufacturing of lithium battery cells, resulting in certain errors. In this regard, lead-acid batteries are relatively better, so their safety performance is relatively better.

Forklift lithium batteries are more expensive than forklift batteries in terms of raw material costs and production process costs, so forklift lithium batteries are more expensive than forklift batteries on the market. However, due to the significant improvement in forklift efficiency, lithium batteries can effectively compensate for this price difference.

After comparing the above aspects, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of whether a forklift battery is better than a lithium battery or a lead-acid battery. If you want to learn more, you can learn more about lithium batteries and lead-acid batteries online, and I believe there will be more gains.

Guangzhou Battsys Co., Ltd (NEEQ:837375), was founded in 2006, which is a join-stock high-tech enterprise engaging in ODM and OEM , specially for customized and diverse research&production of lithium-ion battery，BATTSYS annual production capacity is tens of millions battery cells. The products are exported to dozens of countries & regions such as Europe, America & Asia etc.