I'm quite open minded on this and if there has been any improvement in lead acid batteries its would only be a good thing.

WE have seen our self's improvement in Nickel Zink battery technology and also Lead crystal battery technology. so yes improvements can be made and their are some very good engineers working in these areas.


As for Litium iron catching fire , i would not like to see one battery catch fire because the result could be catastrophic, some one might loose a life or a business they have spent years building up. This is why i highlighted the fact that in different areas lithium iron batteries have caught fire, Samsung Note, Boeing Dream Liner, Apple i phones and i believe possible a Straddle Carrier in Australia caught fire a year or so ago. Now if it can be shown that Lithium iron batteries can be safe and would never catch fire then great. They can improve efficiency in the warehouse environment as can hydrogen fuel cell's. and it might even look now that so can lead acid



You might also notice over the next couple of month tesla moving into solid state battery technology., and Jungheinrich launching the new EFG 6 series up to 9 ton. So there is going to be plenty of development and choice over the next couple of years.

What wil come out on top no one knows yet , but one thing is for sure the customer will decide what is best for them