Yale is a leading manufacturer of zero emissions electric lift trucks in the North American Market. The company was amongst the very first to start utilizing other control technology and the energy efficient AC motor. Yale's continued pursuit of improved energy efficiency is enhanced further by competitive testing. All these testing results feature that the 5000 pound electric rider unit manufactured by Yale offers the best energy efficiency, or energy used per load moved, of any forklift in its category within North America.
Green Innovations
Yale was able to introduce and develop an innovative electronically controlled transmission which could really lessen the tire and brake wear for our ICE lift truck customers. For our electric trucks, Yale has applied a specific system to recapture energy into the lift truck during the lowering of loads and during braking. This energy can then be utilized again. This process greatly lowers the overall energy consumption of the unit.
Yale has utilized numerous 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 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. Yale has implemented clean diesel fuels, LPG option and electric battery models. This tradition is being upheld most recently, with Yale being amongst the very first to implement working fuel cells in actual applications.
Through engineering collaboration, Yale has supported the implementation of many greener technologies. Moreover, we have started a new system of field validation testing, and analysis. Right now, we are investigating in more effective battery technologies and chemistries, to be able to lessen toxic material content, increase efficiency and decrease overall energy consumption.
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 implement these greener technologies in a reliable and safe manner.
Another prime consideration in Yale forklift design is recyclability. Beginning at the design stage, Yale 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 business and really reduces our footprint.