As floor care equipment continues to evolve, an increasing number of frontline cleaning crews are turning away from conventional corded options for battery-powered alternatives. Without needing to depend on outlets to clean, cleaning crews can improve their efficiency by over 30 percent through the utilization of battery-powered floor machines.
A key step in optimizing floor care, however, is selecting the ideal battery for a fleet of machines or facility. When it comes to commercial cleaning, four types of batteries are typically on the table for discussion: AGM, wet flooded, GEL, and lithium ion. While the first three options have a longer-standing for conventional use in the industry, the efficiency and sheer power of lithium batteries has gained traction in recent years — especially with pandemic-induced labor…
Comparing Lithium and GEL Batteries
