International Forklift Truck of the Year Award 2016

BYD, the new entrant to the European materials handling market, which boasts of maintenance-free BYD Iron-Phosphate Battery technology, said it was honoured that its new 1.8 tonne counterbalance model has reached the final round of the International Forklift Truck of the Year Award 2016.

The Chinese company’s new model is one of only three selected in the counterbalance section. Other makers chosen are Crown and Toyota.

The jury has nominated a total of three trucks in the “Counterbalance Truck” category, and a truck made in China has made it into the final round for the first time in the history of IFOY. The 80 Volt, 3-wheeled ECB18C electric forklift from BYD with a load capacity of 1.8 tons was launched in December 2015 and is powered by a long life maintenance-free Iron-Phosphate battery (8 years, 10,000 hours warranty) that accepts intermediate charging and it can be fully charged in just one hour.