Yale is a top manufacturer of zero emissions electric lift trucks in the North American Market. The company was among the first to start using other control technology and the energy efficient AC motor. Yale's continued pursuit of better energy efficiency is enhanced more by competitive testing. All these testing results feature that the 5000 pound electric rider model made by Yale provides the best energy efficiency, or energy utilized per load transported, of any kind of lift truck within its category in North America.
Green Innovations
Yale introduced and developed a ground-breaking electronically controlled transmission. This equipment really lessens brake and tire wear for our ICE lift truck customers. For our electric lift trucks, the business has implemented a system to recapture energy into the lift truck during braking and during the lowering of loads. This energy could then be reused. This particular process really lowers the models overall energy consumption.
Yale has utilized many innovative 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 applied clean diesel fuels, LPG option and electric battery units. This practice is being upheld most recently, with Yale being amongst the first in implementing working fuel cells in actual applications.
Through engineering collaboration, Yale has supported the implementation of numerous greener technologies. Moreover, we have started a new system of field validation testing, and analysis. Presently, we are investigating in more efficient battery chemistries and technologies, in order to increase productivity, decrease overall energy consumption and decrease toxic material content.
Yale has shown a great devotion to green initiatives which have been reinforced by the companies focus on developing new standards within the business.
Recyclability is one more prime factor in Yale forklift design. Starting at the design stage, Yale actively selects materials for its forklifts keeping the recyclability factor in mind. Having broken down things to be able to be sent for recycling and re-using materials as much as possible really reduces our footprint and keeps environmental sustainability at the forefront of our business.