Zeronox Battery Cost Calculator

How much does it cost to charge your forklift?

ESTIMATE THE COST TO CHARGE A FORKLIFT BATTERY
Lead Acid Battery
Lithium Battery
Voltage of the forklift battery
Total Cost of Ownership Years
Ampere hour of battery
Efficiency of charger
Coulombic efficiency of battery
Amount discharged
Price of electricity / KwH atf peak demand ($)
Number of lift trucks
Number of batteries
Battery swaps per day
Do you opportunity charge?
Labor minutes lost to opportunity charging /day
Work days per year
Full burdened labor rate / hour
Forklift operator labor minutes per swap
Battery room attendant labor minutes / swap
Size of battery charging area in square feet
How much do you value each square foot per year? ($)
Acquisition cost per battery ($)
Life span of battery (# years)
Acquisition cost per charger ($)
Life span of charger (# years)
Maintenance cost per battery per year ($)
Maintenance cost per charger per year ($)
Lead Acid Battery
Lithium Battery
Approximate kWh of battery
kWh
kWh
Usuable kWh in battery
kWh
kWh
Energy from grid into charger AC to DC
kWh
kWh
Actual energy required in charging process
kWh
kWh
Cost to charge the battery
/charge
/charge
Cost to charge all batteries per day
/ day
/ day
Cost to charge all batteries per year
/ year
/ year
Cost to acquire all batteries per year
/ year
/ year
Cost to acquire all chargers per year
/ year
/ year
Cost of square footage to charge batteries
/ year
/ year
Cost to swap single battery
/ swap
/ swap
Cost to swap all batteries
/ day
/ day
Cost to swap all batteries per year
/ year
/ year
Cost to opportunity charge battery per day
/ day
/ day
Cost to opportunity charge battery per year
/ year
/ year
Cost to opportunity charge all batteries per year
/ year
/ year
Cost to maintain all batteries
/ year
/ year
Cost to maintain all chargers per year
/ year
/ year
 
Total Cost of Ownership
/ year
/ year
 
Total Cost to implement
Operating Cost Per Year
/ year
/ year
* The estimated cost to fuel a battery-powered forklift.  Excludes forklift maintenance.