充电器必须与电池正确匹配，即要获得适当的标称电压，并且其充电开始电流必须是制造商建议的，以适合电池容量的电流。物料搬运具有电池电源的车辆需要在充电站使用充电器对电池进行充电。一些较小的车辆带有内置充电器。这样做的好处是，可以在任何时候，任何地方有电源插座的情况下为电池充电。选择合适的充电器以满足特定应用要求时应考虑的因素包括：
（a）12小时或8小时的充电时间
（b）所用交流电源的类型（单相，三相）
（c）电压

       The charger has to be correctly matched to the battery i.e. for the appropriate nominal voltage and its start-of-charge current must be that recommended by the manufacturer to suit the cell capacity. Material Handling Vehicles with battery power need to re-charge the batteries with a charger at the charging station. Some smaller trucks have a built-in charger. This offers the advantage that the battery(s) could be charged at any time and anywhere an electrical outlet is available. Factors to be taken into account in choosing the right charger to meet specific application requirements are:
(a) 12 hour or 8 hour charging period
(b) type of AC mains supply to be used (single phase, three phase)
(c) voltage