Fast charge for electric utility vehicles?
Electric vehicles: choose between normal and fast charge
The choice of which kind of charge to select is strategic in determining the configuration of your electric vehicle and must be made according to the vehicle's characteristics of use, required autonomy, and above all, available charge time.
Work shifts
- Based on 8-hour shifts, 5 days/week
- Example: from 8am to 12pm, from 1pm to 5pm.
- Saturday and Sunday: vehicle is stationary.
Charge
- Normal charge overnight.
- Total charge with equalisation over the weekend.
Type of battery
- Alke' recommends: Lead-Acid battery.
- The lead-acid traction batteries used in the Alke' vehicles, with 1200 - 1500 charge cycles, are the best choice for most clients at a highly competitive price.
Sectors
- INDUSTRY
- COMMERCE
- TOURISM
- AGRICULTURE
Applications
- Manufacturing facilities, shopping centres, convention centres
- Resorts, beaches, first aid services
- Sports centres, stadiums, skiing facilities
Work shifts
Charge
- Total charge approximately 3 ½ hours.
- Partial charge starting at 30 minutes.
Type of battery
- Alke' recommends: Lithium battery.
- The most high performance battery, with the fastest charge.
Sectors
Applications
- Municipal offices, hospitals, schools, university campuses
- Waste collection services, environmental services
- Maintenance services in historic centres
- Manufacturing facilities, trade fair facilities
Work shifts
- 12-14 consecutive hours.
- Short breaks never exceeding 2 hours.
- Reduced overnight downtime (for example only 6 hours - from midnight to 6am).
Charge
- Total charge in 2 hours.
- Partial charge starting at 30 minutes.
Type of battery
- Alke' recommends: Lithium battery.
- The most high performance battery, with the fastest charge.
- Quick charger can improve the charge times (only for lithium batteries).
- With quick battery charger, a full charge cycle takes approximately 1.5 hours.
Sectors
Applications
- Holiday villages, resorts, hotels and residences
- Catering, train stations, factories
Work shifts
Charge
- There are no significant breaks during which to perform a charge.
Type of battery
- Alke' recommends: removable Lead-Acid battery packs.
- Changing procedure: approximately 10 minutes.
- Fully charged batteries in the least amount of time.
Sectors
Applications
- Airports and ports
- Manufacturing facilities, foundries, oil industry
- Automotive manufacturing plants
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