There are advantages and disadvantages to any technology.
Some of the advantages of an electric forklift:
1. No on-site fuel storage is required.
2. They don't produce harmful emissions, so they are very good for facilities that operate forklifts indoors like distribution centers and large stores.
3. There's no flammable fuel to pose a fire hazard, especially in a rollover.
4. They're quieter than an internal combustion engine forklift.
5. Because they can be a lot smaller, machines like narrow-aisle reach trucks can be made in electric that can't be made with an internal combustion engine.
Some disadvantages:
1. It takes a lot longer to recharge the battery on an electric forklift than to change a propane tank or refill a gasoline or diesel forklift.
2. They're not as fast as an internal combustion engine forklift, which is sometimes a good thing.
3. Their load capacity can be a lot less. By "a lot less," the biggest electric machine Noelift makes that has a traditional fork head on it lifts 12tons . The biggest diesel machine with a traditional fork head from the same company lifts 40tons .
4. Rolling over an electric forklift with a lead-acid battery will cause a massive sulfuric acid spill.
