Yale is a leading manufacturer of zero emissions electric lift trucks within the North American Market. The company was among the first to start using the energy efficient AC motor and other control technology. Yale's continued pursuit of better energy efficiency is further enhanced by competitive testing. All these testing results feature that the 5000 pound electric rider unit made by Yale provides the best energy efficiency, or energy utilized per load transported, of any lift truck within its category in North America.
Green Innovations
Yale developed and introduced a ground-breaking electronically controlled transmission. This equipment really lessens tire and brake wear for our ICE lift truck customers. With regards to our electric trucks, the company has implemented a system to recapture energy into the lift truck during the lowering of loads and during braking. This energy can then be reused. This process really lowers the unit's overall energy consumption.
Yale has been able to implement numerous inventive engineering techniques that have helped to reduce the vehicles non-productive energy. These methods have helped to improve its drive train efficiency, hydraulic system efficiency and weight reduction. There are still pending patents on the drive train efficiency.
Green Initiatives
Yale has taken great strides to make their lift trucks to be compatible with the latest in alternative power technologies over the years. Yale has applied LPG option, electric battery models, clean diesel fuels. This practice is being upheld most recently, with Yale being among the first to implement working fuel cells in actual applications.
Yale has supported numerous greener technologies through engineering teamwork. Furthermore, we have started a new system of field validation testing, and analysis. At the current time, we are investigating in more effective battery technologies and chemistries, to be able to increase efficiency, lessen overall energy consumption and reduce toxic material content.
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 reliable and safe way.
Another main consideration in Yale forklift design is recyclability. Beginning at the design stage, Yale actively chooses 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 keeps environmental sustainability at the forefront of our business and really reduces our footprint.