A: The traditional lead-acid companies are starting to make lithium versions, but are a bit late to the party because their infrastructure is lead-acid based and well over 100 years old. Estimates show that market penetration is only around 7–10% in the material handling world. No one is officially tracking the sales data yet, so realistically – it’s anybody’s guess. BSLBATT is one of the leading lithium battery manufacturers for lift trucks in China. We’ve been making lithium batteries for forklifts since 2012.