Within the North American market, Yale is among the largest volume manufacturers of zero emissions electric forklifts around. The company was among the first to apply the energy efficiency of AC motor and control technology. Yale's continued pursuit of better energy efficiency is further improved by competitive testing. All these testing results feature that the 5000 pound electric rider model made by Yale provides the best energy efficiency, or energy used per load moved, of any lift truck in its class in North America.
Green Innovations
Yale developed and introduced a ground-breaking electronically controlled transmission. This equipment greatly lessens tire and brake wear for our ICE forklift clients. With regards to our electric lift trucks, the business has implemented a 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 lessens the models overall energy consumption.
Yale has been able to apply many innovative engineering techniques which have helped to lessen 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
Yale has taken great strides to make their forklifts to be compatible with the latest in alternative power technologies over the years. Yale has implemented clean diesel fuels, LPG option and electric battery units. This tradition is being upheld most recently, with the company being amongst the first in implementing working fuel cells in actual applications.
Through engineering teamwork, Yale has supported the adoption of numerous greener technologies. In addition, we have started a new system of field validation testing, and analysis. At the current time, we are investigating in more effective battery technologies and chemistries, so as to reduce overall energy consumption, reduce toxic material content and increase efficiency.
Yale is strongly committed 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 way.
Another main factor in Yale lift truck design is recyclability. Starting at the design stage, the business actively selects 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 keeps environmental sustainability at the forefront of our company and greatly reduces our footprint.