We all wish the process of fueling up at the gas pump was a bit speedier, if only to dull the pain of watching dollars trickle away. At least it doesn't take 16 hours like it does for a lift truck battery to be charged, cooled and sent back to work. In the warehouse, fast-charge and opportunity-charge systems aim to make recharging a battery as convenient as visiting a gas station, and the science behind each technology might even help keep costs down.
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