In the scenario of long-distance transportation, electric pallet trucks have more advantages than semi-electric pallet trucks, which can be seen from the comparison of multiple dimensions such as power performance, operation intensity, work efficiency, and cost:
Power performance: Electric pallet trucks are equipped with a complete electric drive system, powered by batteries, which can provide the vehicle with continuous and stable power output. Whether it is flat ground or slightly sloping road surface, it can easily cope with it, ensuring sufficient power during long-distance transportation, and will not affect the transportation progress due to insufficient power. Semi-electric pallet trucks only rely on electric fork lifting, and horizontal movement requires manual push. When carrying long distances, manual push is not only laborious, but also difficult to ensure a continuous and stable travel speed and power, especially when carrying heavy goods or encountering complex road conditions. Manual push will become very difficult and cannot meet the needs of long-distance transportation.
Operation intensity: When using an electric pallet truck for long-distance transportation, the operator only needs to control the button or joystick on the handle, and the vehicle can drive automatically without consuming a lot of physical strength. Even if it works for a long time, it is not easy to feel tired, which can effectively reduce labor intensity and improve the comfort and sustainability of work. Semi-electric pallet trucks require human push when moving horizontally. During long-distance transportation, the operator needs to constantly push the vehicle forward, which consumes a lot of physical energy and easily leads to premature fatigue of the operator, thus affecting the transportation efficiency and safety. Long-term high-intensity physical labor may also cause physical injuries.
Work efficiency: The driving speed of electric pallet trucks is relatively fast and stable. It can be adjusted according to actual needs and can complete long-distance cargo transportation tasks in a short time. Moreover, its electric drive system is responsive, and operations such as acceleration, deceleration, and steering can respond quickly, further improving the transportation efficiency. Since semi-electric pallet trucks rely on manpower for horizontal movement, the speed is difficult to increase and unstable. During long-distance transportation, frequent physical exertion will also cause the operator to gradually slow down. The overall transportation efficiency is much lower than that of electric pallet trucks, and it cannot meet the long-distance transportation operations with high timeliness requirements.
Cost of use: Although the purchase cost of electric pallet trucks is usually higher than that of semi-electric pallet trucks, from the perspective of long-term use and long-distance transportation, electric pallet trucks can reduce the handling time and labor costs of unit goods and improve work efficiency with their efficient working performance, thereby reducing the overall cost of use. In addition, the maintenance cost of electric pallet trucks is relatively low. As long as the batteries and key components are maintained regularly, the normal operation of the equipment can be guaranteed. Although the purchase cost of semi-electric pallet trucks is low, in long-distance transportation, the wear of components caused by human push is relatively large, and the maintenance cost may increase in the later stage. At the same time, the continuous investment in labor costs is also a considerable expense. On the whole, its cost of use is not advantageous in the long-distance transportation scenario.
In the scenario of long-distance transportation of goods, electric pallet trucks are significantly superior to semi-electric pallet trucks in terms of power, operation, efficiency and cost, and are a more suitable choice. However, if the transportation distance is short and the goods are light, semi-electric pallet trucks can also play a certain role due to their lower purchase cost.
