I see there are a number of articles on the internet about using forklift motors in electric vehicles ... in the few articles that I have reviewed, it is not always a straight forward process ... but as ScottyB indicates, matching up the right size equipment seems to be right approach.
Here is an interesting article about using a forklift motor in an EV and some reasons why this person did NOT use a forklift controller in their build.
https://forkenswift.com/used-forklif...ectric-car.htm