Yale is a top producer of zero emissions electric forklifts within the North American Market. The business was among the first to start utilizing the energy efficient AC motor and other control technology. Yale's continued pursuit of improved energy efficiency is enhanced further by competitive testing. These testing results feature that the 5000 pound electric rider unit made by Yale provides the best energy efficiency, or energy used per load moved, of any lift truck within its category within North America.
Green Innovations
Yale was able to introduce and develop an innovative electronically controlled transmission that could greatly lessen the brake and tire wear for our ICE forklift clients. With regards to our electric trucks, Yale has implemented a system to recapture energy into the truck during braking and during the lowering of loads. This energy can then be reused. This specific process greatly lessens the overall energy consumption of the unit.
Yale has utilized numerous inventive engineering techniques to lessen 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 engineer their forklifts to be compatible with the newest in alternative power technologies over the years. Yale has implemented LPG option, electric battery models, clean diesel fuels. This practice is being upheld most recently, with the company being amongst the first to implement working fuel cells in actual applications.
Through engineering collaboration, Yale has supported the adoption of many greener technologies. Additionally, we have initiated a new system of field validation testing, and analysis. Presently, we are investigating in more effective battery technologies and chemistries, so as to reduce overall energy consumption, reduce toxic material content and increase productivity.
Yale is strongly devoted 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 reliable and safe way.
Recyclability is one more key consideration in Yale lift truck design. Beginning at the design stage, the company actively chooses materials for its lift trucks 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 really reduces our footprint and keeps environmental sustainability at the forefront of our business.