German retailer switches battery electric logistics fleet to green hydrogen fuel cell
thedriven.io
Decision by German retailer shows fuel cell vehicles can offer significant advantages where charging times are key, such as 24/7 logistics centres.
  • sexy_peach@feddit.de
    7·
    3 years ago

    Interesting. But why were they using lead-acid batteries?? I get that forklifts were electrified early and had these, but trucks?

    • pinknoise
      5·
      3 years ago

      I’ve been at multiple businesses that still used electric forklifts from what I’m pretty sure must be the late 80s. I was told that the newer ones they had were pretty similiar models and they all used lead-acid. I guess it’s just more reliable and repairable because of simplicity. Also I’m 100% sure that there are no trucks that run on lead-acid batteries, maybe as a hybrid.