Within the North American market, Yale is among the largest volume manufacturers of zero emissions electric lift trucks around. The company was one of the first to adopt the energy efficiency of control technology and AC motor. Yale's continued pursuit of improved energy efficiency is further improved by competitive testing. All these testing results showcase that Yale's 5000 pound electric rider model provides the best energy used per load moved, or energy efficiency, of any forklift within its class in North America.
Green Innovations
Yale developed and introduced a ground-breaking electronically controlled transmission. This machine really reduces brake and tire wear for our ICE forklift clients. With regards to our electric lift trucks, Yale has applied a system to recapture energy into the lift truck during the lowering of loads and during braking. This energy could then be reused. This specific process greatly lessens the models overall energy consumption.
Yale has been able to apply numerous inventive engineering techniques that have helped to reduce the vehicles non-productive energy. These techniques have helped to improve its drive train efficiency, hydraulic system efficiency and weight reduction. There are still patents pending on the drive train efficiency.
Green Initiatives
Over the past several decades, Yale has gone the extra mile in making their forklifts to be compatible with all the newest in alternative power technologies. The business has implemented LPG option, electric battery models, clean diesel fuels. This tradition is being upheld most recently, with the business being amongst the very first to implement working fuel cells in actual applications.
Through engineering teamwork, Yale has supported the application of numerous greener technologies. Furthermore, we have initiated a new system of field validation testing, and analysis. At the current time, we are investigating in more effective battery technologies and chemistries, in order to reduce overall energy use, decrease toxic material content and increase efficiency.
Yale is strongly committed to these green initiatives and they are reinforced by the company's participation in developing and setting new industry standards to adopt these greener technologies in a safe and reliable manner.
Recyclability is one more key consideration in Yale lift truck design. Starting at the design stage, the company 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 decreases our footprint and keeps environmental sustainability at the forefront of our company.