Within the North American market, Yale is one of the biggest volume manufacturers of zero emissions electric lift trucks around. The business was amongst the very first to adopt the energy efficiency of control technology and AC motor. Yale's continued pursuit of enhanced energy efficiency is further enhanced by competitive testing. These testing results feature that Yale's 5000 pound electric rider model provides the best energy efficiency, or energy utilized per load moved, of any lift truck in its class in North America.
Green Innovations
Yale was able to develop and introduce a ground-breaking electronically controlled transmission that could really reduce the brake and tire wear for our ICE forklift customers. With regards to our electric forklifts, Yale has applied a specific system to recapture energy into the truck during the lowering of loads and during braking. This energy can then be reused. This process greatly lessens the overall energy consumption of the model.
Yale has been able to implement numerous inventive engineering techniques which have helped to minimize the vehicles non-productive energy. These techniques have helped to improve its hydraulic system efficiency, drive train 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. Yale has applied clean diesel fuels, LPG option and electric battery units. This practice is being upheld most recently, with Yale being amongst the very first to implement working fuel cells in actual applications.
Yale has supported numerous greener technologies through engineering collaboration. Additionally, we have started a new system of field validation testing, and analysis. Presently, we are investigating in more efficient battery chemistries and technologies, so as to lessen toxic material content, increase productivity and reduce overall energy consumption.
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 another prime factor in Yale forklift design. Beginning at the design stage, the company actively selects materials for its forklifts keeping the recyclability factor in mind. Having broken down items to be able to be sent for recycling and re-using materials as much as possible keeps environmental sustainability at the forefront of our business and greatly decreases our footprint.