The world's motive power is still dominated by the internal combustion engine, but more and more vehicles and industrial machines are being powered by batteries every day.

In 2013 62% of new forklifts sold had internal combustion engines.  Today that percentage has dropped to 49%.

And automotive lithium-ion battery demand increased by about 65% to 550 GWh in 2022, from about 330 GWh in 2021.

Machine Maxx USA is a big proponent of electric forklifts.  Manufacturers continue to improve electric forklift performance and usability and as more new forklifts are sold with lithium-ion batteries it will make broader adoption easier.

Here's a link to an article from the International Energy Agency with more statistics about growing demand for electric vehicles and lithium ion batteries.