Yale is a leading producer of zero emissions electric lift trucks in the North American Market. The business was one of the first to begin using other control technology and the energy efficient AC motor. Yale's continued pursuit of better energy efficiency is improved further by competitive testing. All these testing results showcase that the 5000 pound electric rider model made by Yale offers the best energy utilized per load transported, or energy efficiency, of any kind of forklift within its category in North America.
Green Innovations
Yale was able to introduce and develop a ground-breaking electronically controlled transmission which could really lessen the brake and tire wear for our ICE lift truck customers. For our electric forklifts, the company has applied 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 greatly lessens the overall energy consumption of the unit.
Yale has used lots of inventive engineering techniques to decrease non-productive energy use throughout the vehicle by means of drive train efficiency, hydraulic system efficiency and weight reduction. There are still pending patents on the drive train efficiency.
Green Initiatives
Over the last few decades, Yale has gone the extra mile in making their forklifts to be compatible with all the newest in alternative power technologies. The company has implemented clean diesel fuels, LPG option and electric battery models. This practice is being upheld most recently, with the company being amongst the very first to implement working fuel cells in actual applications.
Through engineering collaboration, Yale has supported the implementation of numerous greener technologies. Additionally, we have initiated a new system of field validation testing, and analysis. Right now, we are investigating in more effective battery technologies and chemistries, so as to decrease toxic material content, increase production and lessen overall energy consumption.
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 safe and reliable way.
One more main factor in Yale forklift design is recyclability. Beginning 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 greatly decreases our footprint and keeps environmental sustainability at the forefront of our business.