Good news for California businesses and end users – you can keep selling & using non-electric forklifts! This stems from a recent settlement between the Western Propane Gas Association (WPGA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB). In the settlement, CARB agreed not to enforce their upcoming Zero-Emission Forklift regulation within California. What does this...Read More

The Heli CPD08-12SQ series are lighter-capacity electric forklifts built for maneuverability. It includes the CPD08 (1800lbs. capacity), CPD10 (2200lbs. capacity), and CPD12 (2700lbs. capacity). These 3-wheel electric forklifts are ideal for indoor use in narrow spaces. They can actually replace your walkie stackers for bringing product to/from racks. And do a faster job of it!...Read More

An electric forklift is efficient. We all know that by now. How could you make it even more efficient? Heli has found a way. It’s a two-part component setup: Using the most efficient battery type in electrics, Lithium Iron-Phosphate, AND Building a “smart” battery charger directly into the forklift This creates a self-optimizing power system....Read More

A forklift engine which ticks all of the efficiency and compliance boxes? One does exist! It meets environmental standards for Euro Stage V, EPA, and even CARB (California’s Air Resource Board). It runs on LPG or dual-fuel. It’s built right here in the USA. It’s the M1H engine from PSI. And you’ll find it in...Read More

Like other electric vehicles, electric material handling equipment needs powerful batteries to run at capacity shift after shift. Most forklifts use a lithium-ion battery to do this. These can last for years…but they eventually wear out. What do you do with a worn-out lithium forklift battery? Now, thanks to Ascend Elements of Massachusetts, you can...Read More