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Fuel cell forklifts

No.

Parameter

Unit

State of the art

FCH 2 JU target

2012

International SoA 2017*

2020

2024

2030

1

Vehicle lifetime

h

na

-

20,000

20,000

20,000

2

Hydrogen consumption

kg/h

na

-

6.67

6.3

6.0

3

System electrical efficiency

%

45

-

50

53

55

4

Availability

%

90

-

98

98

98

5

Mean time between failures (MTBF)

h

na

-

750

1,000

1,250

6

Cost of spare parts

EUR/h

na

-

7

5

4

7

Labour

Person h/kh

na

-

10

7

5

8

Fuel cell system cost (10 kW)

EUR/kW

4,000

-

2,500

1,250

450

9

Est. FC system cost @ mass prod.

EUR/kW

na

-

-

1,250

450

Notes:

1. Total number of hours of vehicle operation until end of life (assuming >98% availability in the fleet in heavy duty 3/7 or 3/5 shift operation).

2. Hydrogen consumption for h of operations using exclusively hydrogen feed for Class 1 forklift load cycle @ 10 kW avg. system power output (Begin-of-Life)

3. Percentage (%) of electricity generated by the fuel cell vs. energy contained in the hydrogen delivered to fuel cell (LHV) for Class 1 forklift load cycle @ 10 kW avg. system power output (Begin-of-Life)

4. Percent amount of time that the forklift is able to operate versus the overall time that it is intended to operate.

5. Average time between successive failures leading to downtime (MTBF in the fleet in heavy duty 3/7 or 3/5 shift operation).

7. Costs for spare parts for the system maintenance as percentage of system investment over the vehicle's complete lifetime.

8. Man-hours of labour for the system maintenance per 1,000 h of operations over the vehicle complete lifetime.

9. Actual cost of the fuel cell system - excluding overheads and

10. Estimated fuel cell system cost at an assumed up-scaled production level of 2024: 20,000 units/production & 2030: FC cost level benefits from automotive, bus and truck volumes.

*for cost aspects, when relevant, the European SoA is indicated and labelled with an asterisk