In the North American market, Yale is among the biggest volume producers of zero emissions electric lift trucks around. The company was amongst the very first to apply the energy efficiency of AC motor and control technology. Yale's continued pursuit of better energy efficiency is improved more by competitive testing. These testing results feature that Yale's 5000 pound electric rider unit offers the best energy utilized per load moved, or energy efficiency, of any type of lift truck within its category within North America.
Green Innovations
Yale was able to develop and introduce a ground-breaking electronically controlled transmission which can greatly lessen the tire and brake wear for our ICE forklift customers. For our electric lift trucks, the company 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 process really lowers the overall energy consumption of the model.
Yale has been able to implement lots of innovative engineering methods which 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 patents pending on the drive train efficiency.
Green Initiatives
Yale has taken great strides to engineer their forklifts to be compatible with the newest in alternative power technologies over the years. The business has applied clean diesel fuels, LPG option and electric battery models. This tradition is being upheld most recently, with Yale being among the very first in implementing working fuel cells in actual applications.
Through engineering collaboration, Yale has supported the implementation of numerous greener technologies. Additionally, we have started a new system of field validation testing, and analysis. Currently, we are investigating in more efficient battery technologies and chemistries, so as to reduce toxic material content, increase efficiency and lessen 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 way.
Recyclability is another prime consideration in Yale forklift design. Beginning at the design stage, the business actively selects 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 company and really reduces our footprint.