Yale is a leading producer of zero emissions electric lift trucks within the North American Market. The company was among the very first to start utilizing other control technology and the energy efficient AC motor. Yale's continued pursuit of better energy efficiency is further improved by competitive testing. All these testing results feature that the 5000 pound electric rider model made by Yale offers the best energy efficiency, or energy utilized per load transported, of any forklift in its category within North America.
Green Innovations
Yale developed and introduced a ground-breaking electronically controlled transmission. This machinery really lessens tire and brake wear for our ICE forklift customers. With regards to our electric lift trucks, Yale 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 particular process really lowers the models overall energy consumption.
Yale has used numerous innovative engineering methods to lessen non-productive energy use throughout the vehicle by means of drive train efficiency, hydraulic system efficiency and weight reduction. There are still patents pending on the drive train efficiency.
Green Initiatives
Yale has taken great strides to engineer their lift trucks to be compatible with the newest in alternative power technologies over the years. The company has implemented electric battery units and clean diesel fuels and LPG option. This tradition is being upheld most recently, with Yale 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. Presently, we are investigating in more efficient battery technologies and chemistries, in order to increase efficiency, reduce overall energy use and lessen toxic material content.
Yale is strongly dedicated 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.
Recyclability is one more key factor in Yale forklift design. Starting 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 items to be able to be sent for recycling keeps environmental sustainability at the forefront of our business and really decreases our footprint.