Yale is a top producer of zero emissions electric lift trucks within the North American Market. The business was one of the first to start utilizing the energy efficient AC motor and other control technology. Yale's continued pursuit of improved energy efficiency is further improved by competitive testing. All these testing results feature that Yale's 5000 pound electric rider unit provides the best energy used per load transported, or energy efficiency, of any forklift within its category within North America.
Green Innovations
Yale was able to introduce and develop an innovative electronically controlled transmission which can greatly reduce the brake and tire wear for our ICE lift truck customers. For our electric lift trucks, the business has implemented a specific system to recapture energy into the lift truck during the lowering of loads and during braking. This energy could then be reused. This particular process greatly lessens the overall energy consumption of the model.
Yale has utilized many inventive engineering techniques 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
Yale has taken great strides to make their forklifts to be compatible with the newest in alternative power technologies over the years. Yale has implemented clean diesel fuels, LPG option and electric battery units. This practice is being upheld most recently, with the business being amongst the first to implement working fuel cells in actual applications.
Yale has supported numerous greener technologies through engineering teamwork. Furthermore, we have initiated a new system of field validation testing, and analysis. Right now, we are investigating in more effective battery chemistries and technologies, in order to decrease overall energy consumption, reduce toxic material content and increase production.
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 way.
Another main consideration in Yale forklift design is recyclability. Beginning at the design stage, Yale actively chooses materials for its lift trucks 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 reduces our footprint.