"Under the eMotion label, we are grouping all of the knowledge gained from four decades of developing electrical drive systems for industrial trucks, the proven systems expertise of ES&D and our tried-and-tested truck components from series production. We then offer this package to new customer groups as a system solution for a wide range of applications", explains Theodor Maurer, Chief Executive Officer of Linde Material Handling, on the logic behind the new offering. Maik Manthey, Head of the New Business & Products division adds, "The contribution we have made to this new 'microMAX' mobility concept is an excellent example of what ES&D can achieve, and shows once again that efficient, high-performance but, at the same time, cost-effective electric drive systems are no longer a vision of the future".

Linde Material Handling has already had some commercial success with the ROTRAC E2 and E4 electric rail-road shunters, which are a result of collaboration with rail-road specialist Zwiehoff, a company based in Rosenheim, Germany; these shunters are now in use in loading stations and repair workshops from Paderborn in Germany to Kazakhstan. The New 500 E electric car, based on the Fiat 500, from the manufacturer Karabag in Hamburg, Germany, also deserves a mention; the full cost of the vehicle per month is over 50 euro lower than that of the series vehicle with a petrol engine. However, a new, compact municipal utility vehicle, which Linde Material Handling will be presenting at events such as MobiliTec 2013 in Hanover, Germany, also shows promise on the market. In all of the examples mentioned, the key components of the drive system have been taken from series production of Linde electric forklift trucks.

 
"microMAX" is a fully electric vehicle – powered by Linde Material Handling.
Linde Material Handling can be found at the Geneva Motor Show on stand 6240 in hall 6.