Lithium battery and fuel forklift cost comparison: BYD ECB27 cost reference

Daily energy cost difference

From the perspective of general operation scenarios in most industrial plants, setting the benchmark operating conditions of 8 hours per day and 300 days per year, the energy consumption gap between the two types of equipment is very obvious. The average fuel consumption of fuel forklifts of the same tonnage is about 1.5 liters per hour. According to the current average price of diesel oil market, the annual fuel expenditure of a single device is close to 30,000 yuan. Some fuel forklifts that need to enter the closed operation area also need to install additional exhaust gas treatment devices to add hidden compliance adjustment costs. The average power consumption of lithium-ion forklifts under the same working conditions is only about 4 degrees per hour. According to the conventional price of industrial electricity consumption, the annual electricity consumption of a single device is only a few thousand yuan, and the investment in the daily energy consumption stage is only about one-fifth of that of fuel forklifts.

Follow-up operation and maintenance cost comparison

The power system structure of a fuel forklift is more complex. It requires a routine maintenance every 500 hours of operation. It is necessary to replace various accessories such as oil, filter elements, and transmission consumables. The cost of a single routine maintenance is in the range of hundreds of yuan. The annual operation and maintenance consumables expenditure of a single device is nearly 10,000 yuan. After long-term use, the wear and tear of internal combustion engine components will increase, and the subsequent overhaul cost will be higher. Lithium forklifts do not have easy-to-wear components related to internal combustion engines. Daily maintenance only needs to check whether the battery health status, brake system sensitivity, and lighting function are normal. There is no need to replace various power-related consumables frequently. The annual routine operation and maintenance cost is only about one-tenth of that of a fuel forklift. Long-term use will hardly generate large maintenance expenses.

comprehensive cost reference for the whole cycle

Combined with the actual use data of a large number of users of 2.7-ton mainstream lithium-ion counterbalanced forklifts, the total comprehensive expenditure of lithium-ion forklifts purchased in the initial stage of superposition is lower than the total investment of fuel forklifts of the same tonnage in the same period. In addition, the operation process of lithium-ion forklifts has no exhaust emissions, lower operating noise, and is more suitable for food, medicine, closed storage areas and other operation scenarios with high environmental requirements. It can also save the compliance rectification expenditure related to exhaust emissions, and the comprehensive cost performance of long-term use is more prominent.