LiFePO4 Batteries for Ride-On Sweepers & Scrubber-Sweepers

Ride-on cleaning machines live a hard battery life: deep daily cycles, opportunity charging by staff who are not battery technicians, and flooded packs that need watering nobody remembers to do. Trojan — the incumbent lead-acid supplier to this industry — states plainly that cleaning-machine lead packs under daily cycling must be replaced every one to three years. That replacement cycle is the market. LJY Energy supplies LiFePO4 battery solutions for ride-on sweepers, scrubber-sweepers and ride-on scrubbers to cleaning-equipment distributors, service dealers and second-tier OEMs, with every configuration confirmed per machine model.

This page covers the ride-on classes. For walk-behind scrubbers and compact machines, see the floor scrubber coverage in our material handling batteries article.

Two platforms: 24V blocks and the 36V class

24V block format — compact ride-ons and stand-on machines (the class of Kärcher’s B 110 R at 24V/170Ah, and Italian rider sweepers running four 6V blocks around 180Ah). Batteries are discrete blocks in a compartment — the most straightforward lithium conversion format in this industry
36V class — mid and large ride-on scrubbers and scrubber-sweepers (the class of Tennant’s T12 at 36V with 240–360Ah flooded options, and Nilfisk’s SC6500 at 36V/420Ah C20). Larger energy, heavier packs, more model-specific trays
Industrial tray class — the largest scrubber-sweepers run single box/tray batteries (one Italian flagship’s acid tray weighs about 780 kg). We treat this class as project review only: feasibility is confirmed per machine before any quotation, and we will say so when a machine belongs on its OEM path

Typical specification framework

Parameter	Typical platform range / options	Confirmation status
Nominal voltage	25.6V (24V class) / 38.4V (36V class)	Confirmed per model
Capacity	24V class: 100–230Ah · 36V class: 105–320Ah in block/modular formats; tray class per project	To be confirmed per model
Cell chemistry	LiFePO4 (LFP) prismatic	Standard for this series
Charge method	Matched lithium charger or charger reprogramming; opportunity charging supported	Charger path per model
Enclosure	Steel case to compartment dimensions; block-format and modular builds	Drawing/dimension-based, to be confirmed
Communication	BMS with SOC output; machine gauge/dashboard integration reviewed per model	To be confirmed per model
Cycle life	Quoted per confirmed cell configuration and duty cycle	Per project — no blanket figure
Certification documents	Documentation available per configuration from our manufacturing partners	Provided on request per configuration

Reference models for voltage and energy class: the standard 25.6V (24V class) batteries 24V 100Ah (2.56kWh), 24V 150Ah (3.84kWh) and 24V 200Ah (5.12kWh). A standard model is a sizing reference, not a drop-in kit: block format, compartment fit, charger path and gauge integration are confirmed per machine.

Why fleets and dealers convert

The watering problem is the industry’s #1 complaint: trade press for the cleaning industry identifies neglected watering and charging by non-technical staff as the leading cause of floor-machine battery failure. LiFePO4 removes watering, equalisation and acid handling entirely
Opportunity charging without damage: cleaning machines top up between shifts and during breaks; partial-state-of-charge cycling is exactly what destroys lead-acid early and what lithium tolerates by design
A longer replacement cycle: against a 1–3 year lead-acid replacement rhythm under daily cycling, lithium’s longer service life changes the dealer’s offer from repeat battery sales to a conversion programme — and changes the contractor’s cost line from recurring to planned
Runtime per shift: higher usable depth of discharge means the nameplate gap between a flooded set and a smaller lithium pack is much narrower in practice; sizing is done against the machine’s shift pattern, not the old label

Where factory lithium leaves room

The top of this market is not empty: Tennant lists lithium options on current riders, and RoyPow runs a dedicated floor-care battery line. The addressable market is everything those offers do not reach — the large installed base of lead-acid machines still in service, regions and dealer networks outside the incumbents’ core coverage, second-tier OEMs that need a lithium option for their range without developing one, and distributors who want a second source. That is the layer this series is built for.

For second-tier OEMs: a lithium option without a development programme

If your ride-on range still ships lead-acid only while flagship competitors list lithium, we support private-label LiFePO4 configurations: your compartment dimensions and connector, your branding, documentation per configuration. The technical review sequence is the same as for dealers — model first, promises second.

The dealer conversion process

Send the machine brand, model and current battery specification (block count/size or tray dimensions, with photos)
We confirm the configuration, charger path and any gauge-integration requirement for that model — in writing
Pilot on one machine class with your highest-utilisation customer
Measure a quarter: runtime complaints, charging behaviour, maintenance hours removed
Roll out as a documented kit per model, stocked to your fleet customers’ replacement calendar

What to send for a model check

Machine brand and model, current battery specification and compartment photos with dimensions, charger make and model, machines per fleet and replacement timing, operating pattern (shifts per day, charging windows), and your market for documentation requirements.