nd battery swapping system functions as a “5-minute battery swap” solution for special-purpose vehicles such as batter electric heavy-duty trucks and comes with a customized intelligent energy management system. A single building block battery pack has a capacity of 452kWh and is mounted with a forklift and a special lifting sling. Featuring high capacity, light weight, and long service life, the battery pack can be built at only a quarter of...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/15

Ltd., considering the market trends and changes in the business environment in Thailand. Registered in September 2013 with capital of THB 10 million (around JPY 43.8 million), LECIP THAI sells electrical equipment for buses, various industrial equipment, and automotive parts, mainly battery-powered forklift chargers and automotive lighting. The liquidation is scheduled to be completed as soon as the necessary procedures are completed in accordanc...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/23

pare parts portfolio, with 8 million components in stock and 1.5 million spare parts distributed monthly to the domestic market and over 50 countries. The center spans 45,000 square meters of usable space within a total area of 234,000 square meters, featuring 12 warehouse modules, 126 docks, and 4 forklift access ramps. (Multiple sources on July 10, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/18

onsisted of a "battery fire, toxins and smoke was in the air", though monitors in the building detected no measurable levels of contaminants. The cause was not a battery, but rather "related to a supplier part that malfunctioned". A far bigger fire on December 19 occurred in a dock area caused by a forklift accidentally puncturing a container with battery materials in it, causing "multiple battery pallets" to catch fire. The report said firefight...

News  Updated at: 2024/03/02

oduction capacity of four GWh per year. The company is targeting construction to begin in early 2025 and operations to be online in late 2027. EnerSys has four lines of business: Energy Systems, Motive Power, Specialty and New Ventures.  Motive power batteries and chargers are utilized in electric forklift trucks and other industrial electric powered vehicles, while Specialty batteries are used in aerospace and defense applications, large over-t...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/21

Fire at GM’s Factory Zero causes USD 1 million in damages A well-publicized fire at GM’s Factory Zero in December 2023, believed to be sparked by a forklift accidentally puncturing a battery materials container, has caused some USD 1 million in damages. Emergency response services in the City of Detroit have noted a dramatic increase in calls to the plant since summer 2023. While not all incidents were as serious as the above-mentioned fire, ...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/01

th Tesla took with its Autopilot hardware, the company is embarking on an innovative initiative to transition from Intel microprocessors to Nvidia AI computers.  This transformation will encompass the entire DriveMod lineup, including the DriveMod Tugger, the DriveMod Stockchaser, and the DriveMod Forklift. The decision to adopt Nvidia AI computers is driven by Cyngn's commitment to enhancing both the efficiency and capability of its vehicles wh...

News  Updated at: 2024/01/26

to a national Hydrogen Showcase, started on April 26 in Melbourne, that demonstrates a variety of potential applications for its hydrogen fuel cell technology. The showcased Toyota’s fuel cell vehicles included the HiAce-based FCV Express Diner concept, a Caetano 33-seat commercial bus, a Toyota forklift, EODev stationary power generator, and the Toyota Mirai FCV sedan. Toyota also displayed a fuel cell bus, developed in partnership with Portu...

News  Updated at: 2023/04/28

e years, which will enable annual production capacity at the new MEA production facility of approximately 13 million MEAs, which will supply approximately 20,000 engines. The facility is planned to be in operation in 2025, including from the Weichai-Ballard Joint Venture (WBJV) for the bus, truck, forklift markets, etc. Ballard also signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Weichai Power whereby Weichai Power plans to make an equity...

News  Updated at: 2022/10/03

um power of 116 PS at 3,600 rpm and 285 Nm of torque from 1,600 – 2,600 rpm. The brake system is equipped with ABS anti-lock braking feature, increasing braking efficiency, and operating safety.The TF2800 is also developed with a variety of containers such as: mezzanine, closed, canvas roof, rear forklift, and popular specialized truck models on the market.(From Thaco Truck Vietnam homepage and an article of Autodaily.vn on September 19, 2022)...

News  Updated at: 2022/09/23

Idealworks, Germany extends partner network with Linde Material Handling On August 4, the BMW Group announced that its fully-owned subsidiary idealworks is collaborating with Linde Material Handling. Linde Material Handling GmbH, a KION Group company, is a globally active manufacturer of forklift trucks and warehouse technology equipment as well as a provider of services and solutions for intralogistics. As a provider of a holistic solution por...

News  Updated at: 2022/08/04

nched in 2021 at the initiative of the BMW Group’s technology and logistics development team. Following preliminary theoretical work and initial tests under laboratory conditions on the TUM campus in Garching, field testing is now underway at BMW Group Plant Landshut.The project uses self-driving forklift trucks that access the data cloud for loading and unloading trucks and for managing a block storage facility at the BMW Group Plant Landshut ...

News  Updated at: 2022/06/21

stem to be established to ensure batteries can be tracked and recycled once retired. The BMW Group has developed a system for this, with coding that enables seamless traceability of batteries throughout their lifecycle.The BMW Group began using end-of-life batteries with a high residual capacity in forklift trucks at BBA plants in China back in 2020. The plan is for these “second-life applications” for batteries to be expanded to include pall...

News  Updated at: 2022/05/25

tive customization, for activities ranging from last mile delivery, facility and campus maintenance, warehousing, municipality and park activities, and even as an emergency vehicle. The unique and patented Easy Swap feature, which allows users to change cargo options in just 60 seconds using only a forklift, enables customers to work flexibly with preconfigured cargo boxes.Tropos has already deployed over 1,000 ABLE ST, XT & XR light commercial e...

News  Updated at: 2022/05/09

mated to be around JPY 30 billion, although it has not been disclosed. The acquisition has been agreed with the shareholders of Viastore, and all shares will be acquired by a European subsidiary from July. It will strengthen the logistics solutions business in Europe and promote the conversion from forklift suppliers to logistics solution providers. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on April 2, 2022)...

News  Updated at: 2022/04/04

BMW uses autonomous transport systems at Landshut plant On February 8, BMW Group announced that logistics at its Landshut plant in Germany is being converted to fully autonomous transport systems, which are now being used for the first time in a pilot project in cockpit production in line with plants sustainability and digitization. The forklift-like vehicles move completely autonomously from a starting point to the destination and unlike automat...

News  Updated at: 2022/02/09

the use of hydrogen transport in the Tees Valley area. New technology trials will lead to emergency services, supermarkets and delivery companies using cleaner, greener hydrogen-powered vehicles. One of the most wide-ranging projects sees Toyota delivering a number of hydrogen vehicles, including a forklift truck, a passenger bus and 10 fuel cell passenger cars. These will be deployed across the town’s rapid response services. HV Systems plans ...

News  Updated at: 2021/08/17

anging from hardware, software and chargers to system communication and mechanical fit as well as battery design. The VARTA ASB product group are specially developed battery solutions for use in small and medium-sized vehicles such as driverless transport systems, AGVs, material handling systems or forklift trucks. VARTA press release...

News  Updated at: 2021/06/10

Sumitomo makes strategic investment in U.S.-based hydrogen fuel provider Oneh2 On January 27, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA), the largest subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, announced its investment in OneH2, a hydrogen fuel company headquartered in Longview, North Carolina. OneH2 is a hydrogen production and distribution company that is currently providing fuel primarily for forklifts nationwide.The new growth capital provided by SCOA a...

News  Updated at: 2021/02/12

ncrease the working capital of the plant in Yelabuga by more than 10%.At the moment, the plant in Yelabuga is recruiting employees in the following specialties: mechanic assembly work, welder on resistance (press) welding machines, painter (on the external line), process equipment adjuster, picker, forklift driver, battery operator, and electrician. The production of Ford Transit is established at the Sollers Ford plant in Yelabuga using a full-...

News  Updated at: 2021/02/10