Yale is a top manufacturer of zero emissions electric forklifts in the North American Market. The business was amongst the very first to begin utilizing other control technology and the energy efficient AC motor. Yale's continued pursuit of improved energy efficiency is further enhanced by competitive testing. All these testing results showcase that Yale's 5000 pound electric rider unit provides the best energy used per load transported, or energy efficiency, of any lift truck within its category within North America.
Green Innovations
Yale was able to introduce and develop a ground-breaking electronically controlled transmission that could greatly reduce the brake and tire wear for our ICE lift truck customers. For our electric forklifts, Yale has applied a system to recapture energy into the lift truck during the lowering of loads and during braking. This energy can then be reused. This particular process really lessens the models overall energy consumption.
Yale has been able to implement numerous inventive engineering techniques which have helped to reduce the vehicles non-productive energy. These techniques 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
Over the past few decades, Yale has gone the extra mile in engineering their forklifts to be compatible with all the newest in alternative power technologies. Yale has applied clean diesel fuels, LPG option and electric battery units. This tradition is being upheld most recently, with Yale being amongst the very first in implementing working fuel cells in actual applications.
Through engineering collaboration, Yale has supported the adoption of numerous greener technologies. Moreover, we have started a new system of field validation testing, and analysis. Presently, we are investigating in more effective battery technologies and chemistries, in order to decrease toxic material content, increase production and decrease overall energy consumption.
Yale is strongly dedicated to these green initiatives and they are reinforced by the company's participation in developing and setting new industry standards to implement these greener technologies in a reliable and safe way.
Another prime consideration in Yale lift truck design is recyclability. Beginning at the design stage, Yale actively selects materials for its lift trucks keeping the recyclability factor in mind. Having broken down items to be able to be sent for recycling and re-using materials as much as possible keeps environmental sustainability at the forefront of our company and greatly decreases our footprint.