Forklift of the future

Summary: Oorja Protonics has built a methanol fuel cell for powering those massive forklifts you see wandering around the stock room at Costco. CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos goes for a test ride.

April 15, 2008 -- 14:45 GMT (07:45 PDT)

Topic: Tech Industry

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AFAIK

Methanol is really explosive and dangerous.

magallanes

25 April, 2008 07:13

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RE: Forklift of the future

a forklift can lift 15 feet or more, that thing was a pallet jack! that's like calling a ford mustang a truck!

mrwildman1@...

18 September, 2008 16:09

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