The Off-Highway Podcast from iVT
Welcome to The Off-Highway Podcast from iVT, audio brand of iVT International. Each month we’ll be bringing you news, views and interviews with vehicle design and engineering experts from across the off-highway vehicle industry. Listen on a wide variety of streaming platforms, and we will help keep you up to date with the latest industry developments as well as enable you to gain key insights from thought leaders working in OEM design teams and beyond.
The Off-Highway Podcast from iVT
Podcast #30 - Fully integrated battery systems, with Trevor Bonifas of Crown Equipment
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Trevor Bonifas is general manager for motive power with Crown Equipment. In conversation with iVT editor Tom Stone, Bonifas talks about the lift-truck manufacturer's new V-Force power system which means battery, charger and vehicle are fully integrated and delivered by Crown, enhancing reliability and ease-of-use for operators. He also discusses the challenges of charging and competing demand on the grid, forging partnerships with stakeholders to create product integration for improved operator safety, how a reduction in battery sizes may affect industrial design in the future, and whether lithium is here to stay.