Yale is a top manufacturer of zero emissions electric lift trucks in the North American Market. The business was among the first to begin utilizing the energy efficient AC motor and other control technology. Yale's continued pursuit of enhanced energy efficiency is enhanced further by competitive testing. All these testing results showcase that Yale's 5000 pound electric rider model provides the best energy efficiency, or energy utilized per load moved, of any forklift within its category within North America.
Green Innovations
Yale introduced and developed an innovative electronically controlled transmission. This machinery greatly reduces brake and tire wear for our ICE lift truck customers. For our electric forklifts, the business has applied a system to recapture energy into the truck during the lowering of loads and during braking. This energy could then be used again. This particular process really lessens the overall energy consumption of the model.
Yale has utilized lots of inventive engineering techniques to decrease non-productive energy use throughout the vehicle by means of hydraulic system efficiency, drive train efficiency and weight reduction. There are still patents pending on the drive train efficiency.
Green Initiatives
Over the last few decades, Yale has gone the extra mile in engineering their lift trucks to be compatible with all the newest in alternative power technologies. Yale has implemented LPG option, electric battery models, clean diesel fuels. This tradition is being upheld most recently, with Yale being amongst the first to implement working fuel cells in actual applications.
Yale has supported numerous greener technologies through engineering teamwork. Moreover, we have initiated a new system of field validation testing, and analysis. Right now, we are investigating in more effective battery chemistries and technologies, to be able to increase productivity, lessen overall energy consumption and decrease toxic material content.
Yale is strongly dedicated to these green initiatives and they are reinforced by the company's participation in setting and developing new industry standards to adopt these greener technologies in a safe and reliable way.
Recyclability is one more prime factor in Yale lift truck design. Starting at the design stage, the company actively selects materials for its forklifts keeping the recyclability factor in mind. Re-using materials as much as possible and having broken down things to be able to be sent for recycling really decreases our footprint and keeps environmental sustainability at the forefront of our business.