Yale is a top manufacturer of zero emissions electric forklifts in the North American Market. The business was amongst the very first to start using the energy efficient AC motor and other control technology. Yale's continued pursuit of enhanced energy efficiency is improved further by competitive testing. All these testing results showcase that Yale's 5000 pound electric rider model offers the best energy used per load transported, or energy efficiency, of any lift truck within its category within North America.
Green Innovations
Yale introduced and developed a ground-breaking electronically controlled transmission. This machinery really reduces tire and brake wear for our ICE lift truck clients. With regards to our electric forklifts, Yale has implemented a particular system to recapture energy into the truck during braking and during the lowering of loads. This energy could then be used again. This process greatly lowers the unit's overall energy consumption.
Yale has utilized lots of inventive engineering techniques to lessen non-productive energy use throughout the vehicle by means of drive train efficiency, hydraulic system efficiency and weight reduction. There are still pending patents on the drive train efficiency.
Green Initiatives
Over the past few decades, Yale has gone the extra mile in making their forklifts to be compatible with all the newest in alternative power technologies. Yale has implemented electric battery units and clean diesel fuels and LPG option. This practice is being upheld most recently, with the business being amongst the first in implementing working fuel cells in actual applications.
Yale has supported many greener technologies through engineering collaboration. Additionally, we have initiated a new system of field validation testing, and analysis. Presently, we are investigating in more efficient battery technologies and chemistries, in order to increase efficiency, decrease overall energy consumption and decrease toxic material content.
Yale is strongly devoted to these green initiatives and they are reinforced by the company's participation in setting and developing new industry standards to implement these greener technologies in a reliable and safe manner.
Recyclability is another prime consideration in Yale lift truck design. Starting at the design stage, the company actively chooses materials for its lift trucks 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 keeps environmental sustainability at the forefront of our business and greatly reduces our footprint.