Will news from Volkswagen about emmissions afect companies who use fork
Ifts with Volkswagen engines in.
If the emmissions on cars a not correct then is the same on Forklifts, if so will this open users to be sued if the are damaging operators health
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In the USA we have OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Act and the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) that is driven to do that. Wonder what agencies, regulations countries like Brazil, Mexico China, India, etc. have to help make a better place for all.
It's good to hear that the Vollkswagon engine comply to all regulation , health of people who work with or around forklifts should always be the first priority no matter where you are in the world.
Solar power is very popular in the middle east it will be one of the main power sources in the future
So it won't be all fossil fuel
Health issues? Really exalt?
As you sit in Dubai, the land God had no one intending to live in except with air conditioning powered by fossil fuel or nuclear?
Following up on the previous discussion in this thread, I would like to add that according to Volkswagen, the VW diesel engines (model series EA 189 2.0 L CR) that are installed in Linde trucks are not affected by the emissions manipulation that is currently being investigated in the USA. Furthermore, these and other diesel engines supplied by Volkswagen Powersystems and installed by KION Group brands comply with the EU Non Road and EPA emissions standards that were applicable at the time that the engines were registered. This information was provided by the Volkswagen Group in response to an inquiry by the KION Group.
Best regards
Frank Brandmaier
Head of Corporate Media Relations
KION GROUP AG
Again this is companies put profit first and health second, who will pay the price well it will be down to us generall people with poorer health and higher healthcare cost.
On trucks over 55 kw SCR or add blue has to be fitted to meet tier iiii final requirements. In a way this is why Toyota have only gone up to 55 kw in their trucks up to 8,000kw. Is this a large enough engine for the application then no but time will tell on this.
If manufactures were charged a higher tax on more polluting trucks then you would see more trucks that are more freindly to the environment and peoples health.
This dosenot mean all going electric as there are Ic options available that are clean and not damaging to health
It's not an expensive fix for VW on their cars...$335 US to add a AdBlue urea injection tank.....install the kit and Bob's you're uncle!
emmmissions (for the Welsh grammar critic above:) are now under control.
There will be no funeral for Diesel engines because some pencil pusher at VW went against the engineers and opted to save $335 a car.
Bosch warned VW Engineers that the software was illegal, but, the environment took a back seat, in the name of profit.
It would be nice to see Adblue urea injection added to ALL diesels!
The cost is insignificant compared to the benefit to our lungs!
There is no problem with charging the batteries and cost of spare battery if you compare it to diesel or LPG. The total cost of properly maintained electric forklift is much lower than the diesel/LPG one. You can compare electric car with diesel or petrol/LPG car and you see the same difference.
The new 1ZS diesel is only available in the Tonero range up to 3.5 ton.
1DZ engine is also available on the Tonero up to 3.5 ton capacity.
3.5 - 8 ton capacity diesel Tonero has the 1KD enginel.
The Toyota 1ZS engine only goes up to 55kw power , this is low for trucks up to 8,000kg which Toyota use them on. Engines over 65 Kw need the after treatments like SCR.by only going up to 55 KW TOYOTA get round this problem
Small capacity turbo charged petrol engines seem to be catching on here in the UK.
The fuel consumption is nearly as good as a diesel & it doesn't need a DPF, dual mass flywheel or special LOW saps oil to protect the DPF either.
As for diesel powered forklifts, the new Toyota 1ZS diesel engine option doesn't need a DPF to meet the required emissions standard.
LPG could over take diesel in forklifts some time in the future.The Vollkswagon episode looks like the start of a complicated system that will only raise costs.
What must be remembered is this only applies to Europe and North America markets.
Cars seem to be going more in the electric route, The problem with electric forklifts is battery charge the cost of extra batteries
With the cost of DPF filters and EGR valves etc. The cost of Diesel engines is rising and therefore the maintenance will also rise. There will be no benefit over LPG.
Is this the beginning of the end for diesel forklifts?
As German authorities have given VW up to 7 October to come up with alternative to engines or be baned from selling effected models. Would this mean any forklift manufactures that use VW engines would also not be a
Allowed to sell equipment in Eu and USA if engine did not meet requirements
Hi Frank I can appreciate the fact that you have to wait for VW ,but as even the German government has said that engines sold in Europe will probably have the same problems as the USA do you believe that there could be the possibility that engines sold to KION wont pass
Hi exalt,
I appreciate your interest in the topic. But just as stated above, VW's answer is still pending.
Best
frank
Hi Frank thank you for your answer,so at the moment KION don't know if the engines meet regs. If it turns out they don't will KION look to VW to compensate customers who have trucks that might be effected.As KION would have purchased emgines in good faith
Dear all,
please note that the KION Group has requested confirmation from Volkswagen that the emissions of all diesel engines acquired are in accordance with legal requirements. A reply to this request is currently still pending.
Best regards
Frank Brandmaier
Head of Corporate Media Relations
KION GROUP AG
Thank you Linesman and Lift44 I only need to ask a simple question and im nocking linde. The fact Linde are not the only manufacture to use VW engines has lost the point. Also lost was the fact that the emissions were 40 - 50 times over the limit so in all they could be also over in industrail. Any manufacture who do use these engines if the are over the limit are just a victim of VW as the customers who baught a car.
So to your point Taffp 235 no im not nocking Linde in fact I never have nocked Linde. If anything I have said about Linde or KION has all been proven right.
Like Linde shutting merthyr they said no then had to say yes
Like KION being baught by the Chinese again they said this was not true only to say it was ,
And on the larger forklifts I pointed out Lindes own dealers the most important ones they have the German dealers wont touch them , in fact Linde has done nothing really to promote this truck apart from the MTU engine in IVT.
These are all pionts of veiw
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