電動堆高車驅動與控制系統的發展方向反映在驅動電動機和控制系統兩個方面，電動堆高車和電動牽引車都是由電動機驅動的，電動機有直流電動機、交流電動機和專用新型電動機等類型。
早期生產的(de)(de)電(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)堆高車(che)及當今的(de)(de)工業(ye)用電(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)搬運機(ji)(ji)械(xie)均采用直流電(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)機(ji)(ji)，但由于直流電(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)機(ji)(ji)比功率小，電(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)機(ji)(ji)在(zai)(zai)運行過(guo)程中(zhong)易產生換向(xiang)火花，且電(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)機(ji)(ji)的(de)(de)噪聲大(da)、可靠性低；因此電(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)堆高車(che)隨著交(jiao)流電(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)機(ji)(ji)的(de)(de)電(dian)(dian)(dian)力電(dian)(dian)(dian)子控制(zhi)技術的(de)(de)發展(zhan)，直流電(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)機(ji)(ji)正在(zai)(zai)逐漸被交(jiao)流電(dian)(dian)(dian)動(dong)機(ji)(ji)及其控制(zhi)裝置(zhi)所取代。