How Electric Forklift Load Capacity Relates to Battery Range

Many warehouse operation practitioners have noticed that the actual working duration of electric forklifts after a full charge often fluctuates under different working conditions, and the load capacity of the carried goods is one of the core factors that affect the actual battery range. The basic operating logic is that the closer the weight of the loaded goods is to the rated load capacity of the electric forklift, the higher the power output the drive motor and the lifting motor need to provide, which will accelerate the consumption of stored electricity in the battery per unit time, thus reducing the maximum operation and driving duration after a single full charge. In actual conventional tests, when the electric forklift runs at half of its rated load, the actual battery range can reach 1.5 to 2 times of the performance under full load condition. Factors such as the flatness of the driving road, the frequency of frequent start and stop operations, and the maximum lifting height of goods will also further adjust the actual battery range on the basis of different load levels. It is worth noting that long-term overloaded operation not only will make the actual battery range far lower than the official standard value, but also cause extra loss to the cycle service life of the battery, bringing unnecessary extra operation cost for the enterprise. Users can arrange the operation tasks reasonably according to the corresponding relationship between load capacity and battery range, distribute heavy load tasks to the time period with sufficient battery power, and arrange low-load handling tasks later, so as to maximize the utilization efficiency of the battery. For users who need to select models that match the daily average load, they can turn to Jianshu New Energy for professional type selection suggestions, BYD Forklift series products have passed a large number of actual working condition tests to provide stable power support for different scenarios. If you have any related technical questions, you can send an email to 17399989919@163.com to get detailed professional guidance.