A piggyback forklift truck comprising: a wheeled U-shaped chassis comprising a pair of forwardly projecting side bars (5, 7) bridged by a transverse rear crossbar; a lifting assembly mounted on the chassis intermediate the pair of forwardly projecting side bars; a driver's seating station mounted on the chassis rearward of the lifting assembly; a motive power unit mounted on the chassis; characterised in that: the piggyback forklift truck is electrically powered and the motive power unit comprises: an electric motor (17, 19, 21); a rechargeable battery pack powering the electric motor; a first battery pack charging unit configured to receive an AC supply and in electrical communication with the rechargeable battery pack in order to charge it; a first electricity power supply connector in electrical communication with the first battery pack charging unit and connectable to a mains power supply; a DC/AC converter in electrical communication with the first battery pack charging unit, the DC/AC converter being configured to feed an AC supply to the first battery pack charging unit; and a second electricity power supply connector in electrical communication with the DC/AC converter in order to feed it, the second electricity power supply connector being arranged for reception of an electrical power take off feed from a carrying vehicle. a wheeled U-shaped chassis comprising a pair of forwardly projecting side bars (5, 7) bridged by a transverse rear crossbar; a lifting assembly mounted on the chassis intermediate the pair of forwardly projecting side bars; a driver's seating station mounted on the chassis rearward of the lifting assembly; a motive power unit mounted on the chassis; characterised in that: the piggyback forklift truck is electrically powered and the motive power unit comprises: an electric motor (17, 19, 21); a rechargeable battery pack powering the electric motor; a first battery pack charging unit configured to receive an AC supply and in electrical communication with the rechargeable battery pack in order to charge it; a first electricity power supply connector in electrical communication with the first battery pack charging unit and connectable to a mains power supply; a DC/AC converter in electrical communication with the first battery pack charging unit, the DC/AC converter being configured to feed an AC supply to the first battery pack charging unit; and a second electricity power supply connector in electrical communication with the DC/AC converter in order to feed it, the second electricity power supply connector being arranged for reception of an electrical power take off feed from a carrying vehicle. an electric motor (17, 19, 21); a rechargeable battery pack powering the electric motor; a first battery pack charging unit configured to receive an AC supply and in electrical communication with the rechargeable battery pack in order to charge it; a first electricity power supply connector in electrical communication with the first battery pack charging unit and connectable to a mains power supply; a DC/AC converter in electrical communication with the first battery pack charging unit, the DC/AC converter being configured to feed an AC supply to the first battery pack charging unit; and a second electricity power supply connector in electrical communication with the DC/AC converter in order to feed it, the second electricity power supply connector being arranged for reception of an electrical power take off feed from a carrying vehicle.