Maybe it is with there new battery OPEKE high performance.

I don't understand this either...what about battery degradation over time? In reality Lead Acid batteries only need 80% capacity to be considered 'serviceable', and some start out life near to that 80% threshold (I've done the testing).

Seems like there are too many variables, contingencies, exclusions, limitations, terms, etc. Like buying a used car. To summarize a poster above: Hat's off to Jungheinrich, they've done a great job at marketing.

It it sounds too good to be true...

what is the MAX amp hour of battery you can put in this machine?

I still don't understand how you can get 16-hours run time on a lead-acid without opportunity charging - what about cool down time after full charge - all lead acid batteries tubular or not require a significant amount of time to cool battery at the end heat is what kills the battery.

This promo is legitimate. There are some terms and conditions that must be adhered too but these are either normal battery warranty related issues or some limitations that just make sense which include, needing to charge the battery for a full 8 hours when not in use. You also need to spec the highest rated battery available for the truck from a number of specific battery manufactures. These however are all lead acid high capacity tubular batteries. Some other limitations include using the truck in a non-standard environment that would significantly increase the draw from the battery such as using a clamp attachment. Jungheinrich can support this promo as they have simply designed a truck that consumes power much more efficiently. This is nothing new for Jungeinrich as they have been promoting this ability for many years and are now including some guarantees to support the claim.

Turns out this is not any type of new battery technology just standard lead acid but as they always say, the devil is in the details. There are so many details, fine print, and exclusions on this promotion (ie: equipment can only be used 5 days of the week, must perform a full 8 hour charge after each two shifts, certain battery temperatures must not be exceeded, etc, etc.) that if not followed, void the promotion.

I will at least give them credit for a decent marketing campaign that caught all of our attention.

The 2009 Jungheinrich 4 wheel, 48 volt, AC trucks I work on are the very best I've ever seen in forklifts for battery run time. The first 3-4 hours of use the gauge stays at 100%. Then at the end of the shift it is at about 60%. The 2nd shift guy comes in and continues to use the one without charging for a several hours. After servicing lifts for many many years I vote Jungheinrich electric as the best quality forklift going so maybe there is something to that.

sounds to me like some type of promotion to some kind of new battery technology since that would be the only component that would control how long the truck could run.
I've seen some info out about developments in lithium based battery's and that could be it, but since it does not go into any detail about how they achieve this it's anyone's guess.

I would be weary of this unless i had more detailed information on how they achieve this.

I was reading over the same email promo this morning from MCFA. Very curious as to how this is achieved.

From my limited knowledge the max battery you can put into a 36V 3-wheeler would be ~875AH / maybe ~785AH in a 48V. the claim is NO opportunity charging required either... is the draw/pull from the truck that low or is there some key words missing from their advertisements

Any MCFA dealers who can explain?