Crown unveils 20 electric lift trucks to operate with fuel cells

摘要

Crown Equipment Corp. has qualified 20 of its electric models to operate with various fuel cells, bringing the total of qualified combinations of fuel cell packs and trucks to 29. In 2009, Crown (www.crown.com) was the first lift truck manufacturer to introduce a fuel cell qualification program. Eric Jensen, Crown's manager of new technology, research and development, told Modem that the company's fuel cell qualification program duplicates its own testing, and is conducted at a 25,000-square-foot research facility near Dayton, Ohio. Through the testing process, engi- neers evaluate fuel cell performance and monitor whether issues develop that affect the truck's operation.