by Kyle Molyneux | Tue 11 May 2021
Green award for electric JCB Teletruk
JCB has lifted a top award honouring the environmental benefits of its new all-electric telescopic forklift. The JCB Teletruk was launched in 1997 and remains the world’s only telescopic lift truck to offer users the benefit of forward reach thanks to its telescopic boom.
Now the new electric version of this popular machine – the JCB 30-19E – has won The Environment Award from the Fork Lift Truck Association (FLTA), Europe’s leading trade body for the materials handling industry. Judges said the machine – the world’s first electric telescopic forklift – was “ideal for urban environments” thanks to its zero emissions and low noise levels. JCB has received a statuette – known as an ‘Archie’ – to mark the success.
Until the electric model’s launch, JCB’s Teletruks were powered by diesel and LPG and used predominantly in outdoor applications. With the launch of the new electric model, the Teletruk now becomes suited for a wealth of tasks inside buildings. As it is battery powered, the JCB 30-19E is supremely quiet and produces zero emissions – making it suited to multiple tasks inside buildings. Power is provided by an 80V lead acid battery and it can work a full eight hour shift on a single charge. The launch of the new electric JCB 30-19E opens the door to a global market, in which almost 250,000 units are sold globally every year.
One of the key advantages of the JCB Teletruk is its ability to load and unload curtain-sided trailers from one side thanks to its telescopic reach – a feature which saves vast amounts of space. In 1998, a year after its launch, the Teletruk won an unprecedented three ‘Archie’ awards from the FLTA for innovation, safety and ergonomics.
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