Unit Chairperson John Woods reports that the company agreed and the electric forklift is now in use. The best kind of forklift for use inside buildings is an electric forklift because they produce no harmful exhaust emissions. All plants in the Big 3 have gone over to electric forklifts. The worst kinds of forklifts are gasoline or diesel. They should not be used inside buildings because of the gases and fumes they emit.
Many workplaces still use propane forklifts.
These, however, still produce emissions such as high levels of carbon monoxide that we would do better without. A long term goal should be to change propane forklifts to electric forklifts. In the short run, however, propane forklifts can be converted to natural gas to reduce emissions. Natural gas is the cleanest burning fossil fuel. The plant manufactures farm tractors.