Yale is a leading producer of zero emissions electric lift trucks in the North American Market. The company was one of the first to begin using the energy efficient AC motor and other control technology. Yale's continued pursuit of better energy efficiency is improved further by competitive testing. These testing results feature that the 5000 pound electric rider unit manufactured by Yale offers the best energy utilized per load moved, or energy efficiency, of any kind of lift truck in its category in North America.
Green Innovations
Yale introduced and developed a ground-breaking electronically controlled transmission. This machinery greatly lessens brake and tire wear for our ICE forklift clients. With regards to our electric lift trucks, the company has implemented a 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 lessens the unit's overall energy consumption.
Yale has used numerous innovative engineering methods to reduce non-productive energy use throughout the vehicle by means of hydraulic system efficiency, drive train efficiency and weight reduction. There are still pending patents on the drive train efficiency.
Green Initiatives
Over the last few decades, Yale has gone the extra mile in engineering their forklifts to be compatible with all the newest in alternative power technologies. Yale has implemented LPG option, electric battery units, clean diesel fuels. This tradition is being upheld most recently, with Yale being amongst the first in implementing working fuel cells in actual applications.
Yale has supported many greener technologies through engineering teamwork. Furthermore, we have started a new system of field validation testing, and analysis. Currently, we are investigating in more efficient battery technologies and chemistries, to be able to decrease toxic material content, increase productivity and decrease overall energy consumption.
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 adopt these greener technologies in a safe and reliable manner.
One more prime consideration in Yale forklift design is recyclability. Starting at the design stage, the company actively chooses materials for its lift trucks 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 keeps environmental sustainability at the forefront of our company and really decreases our footprint.