Nissan has yesterday debuted a new forklift concept at CeMAT 2008 in Hannover, Germany. 'So what?' you may think, what does that have to do with a car enthusiast website? This new Nissan forklift is powered by Nissan's all new Li-ION batteries, the same ones which will be powering Nissan's Denki Cube Electric Vehicle (EV), the WCF reported.
The advanced Li-ION battery technology is developed by Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC), a joint venture between Nissan and NEC, and was first seen on the Nissan Mixim concept car at the Frankfurt Motor Show and is also featured in the Nissan PIVO 2 concept car.
The Li-ION battery is still in development and is expected to make its production debut in the forklift sometime in 2009 before hitting the big time in 2010 when Nissan plans to market an EV usign the technology in Japan and the USA. By 2012 Li-ION powered electric cars should be on the roads globally.