10/29/2026
How many years should a forklift battery last?
Wrong question, and we ask it too.
The spec sheet gives you a cycle count. Your operation gives you three things the spec sheet can’t see: what the trucks actually do, how many shifts they run, and where the charging windows are. Those three decide your throughput, and throughput decides how long the battery lasts.
New on the blog: why we stopped talking about cycles, and what we measure now.
Link in the comments.