After seeing the benifits of Lithium Iron Phosphate, Hangcha Group realized they could revolutionize the material handling industry. They partnered with CATL, an automotive lithium-ion technology manufacturer for BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Tesla, and others, to develop a full line of material handling equipment with lithium-ion technology. These innovative and reliable battery cells are manufactured to the highest standard on the premises of Hangcha Group’s main industrial campus exclusively for Hangcha’s lithium-ion line. These forklifts run longer, work in multi-shift operational environments, and have maintenance-free batteries. They also provide a lower total cost of ownership and outperform similar lead-acid powered forklifts.
High Energy Density
The lithium-ion battery packs found in our forklifts have DOUBLE the energy density of a lead-acid battery that has the same dimensions. The voltage supply is also stable throughout the energy discharge. Both of these lead to longer run times for the end-user.
Efficiency
Hangcha Group’s lithium-ion forklifts take 2 hours to fully charge compared to charging a lead-acid battery truck for 8-10 hours and allowing it to cool down for another 8-10 hours. The lithium-ion technology also allows for the trucks to run in three-shift environments thanks to opportunity charging. This allows the end-user to continuously run the forklifts for three shifts if they charge the battery during their breaks. The only way a lead-acid truck is able to run three shifts is by having three batteries and switching them out between shifts.
Maintainance Free
Lithium-ion battery packs do not require the manual maintenance that lead-acid battery packs do. For example, lithium-ion batteries do not need to be watered or have acid level checks performed. Because of this, our lithium-ion battery packs are virtually maintenance-free.
Battery Management System
The battery management system that Hangcha uses with the lithium-ion battery packs is designed to continually monitor the lithium-ion cells and other vital components. It offers overcharge/over-discharge protection, fault monitoring, battery health estimates, battery current/voltage detection, and a low cost/low power consumption feature. These features are all put in place to make the lithium-ion battery packs, found in Hangcha forklifts, the most reliable power option offered.
Warranty/Long Life Cycle
The lithium-ion battery packs found in Hangcha group’s material handling equipment are designed to last a long time. Because of this, Hangcha group offers a 10 year or 20,000 hour warranty on our A series 3-Wheel Lithium-ion Electric Forklift and our XC series Lithium-ion Electric Forklift. The XC series Lite-Duty Lithium-ion Electric Forklift gets a 5 year or 10,000 hour warranty on the battery packs. The battery packs will retain at least 80% residual capacity over 4,000 full charges. As seen in the Bathtub curve below, the lithium-ion batteries designed by Hangzhou Pengcheng New Energy Technology Co, Ltd. are considerably less prone to failures when compared to the average amount of failures a lithium-ion battery has over its life cycle.
Cold Area Application
Thanks to an electrical heating element, the lithium-ion material handling equipment can run in cold applications. When compared to a lead-acid powered truck, the batteries in the lithium-ion heat up to 32 degrees F in one-third of the time it would take the lead-acid powered truck. This allows the lithium-ion powered material handling equipment to maintain a high level of performance at temperatures below freezing.
Beneficial to the Environment
Lithium-ion batteries do not release harmful emissions into the environment, use acid, and have twice the service life when compared to lead-acid powered forklifts. They are also substantially more efficient when charging and discharging and are completely recyclable. Because of this, lithium-ion batteries are extremely beneficial to the environment.
Lithium-ion technology is extremely safe thanks to Hangzhou Pengcheng New Energy Technology Co, Ltd.’s design and testing. The battery packs are designed to not release any harmful gases, work without the use of acid, and prevent operator strain by not needing to change the battery packs as the operator would with traditional lead-acid forklifts. Thanks to the intelligent battery management system, the battery is constantly monitored to make sure the forklift is safe to operate.
Hangzhou Pengcheng New Energy Technology Co, Ltd., a joint venture between Hangcha Group and CATL, perform over 273 tests to ensure the safety and reliability of the lithium-ion battery packs found in Hangcha’s lithium-ion forklift line.
Although entry cost is high, the lithium-ion product line from Hangcha Group makes up for it with a cost reduction of about 55% when compared to a lead-acid battery. This means that the total cost of ownership is significantly less than it would be with a lead-acid forklift. It is less thanks to the lithium-ion forklifts lower operating costs, efficiency, and longer times between service.
