Our colleagues at Yale Materials Handling in North America recently announced that a three-wheel integrated lithium-ion Yale forklift, the ERP040VTL, has received a 2022 GOOD DESIGN Award.
Yale engineered this lift truck around a fully integrated lithium-ion battery pack, to optimise both form and function. Designing the truck with an integrated lithium-ion battery in mind not only allows the lithium-ion forklift to realise the advantages of this advanced electric power source - like zero emissions, no battery maintenance, full power until depletion and fast charging - it also delivers key productivity benefits:
- Ergonomics: An open-space design increases operator freedom to position feet and makes for easy entry and exit, maximising comfort and convenience to help propel productivity.
- Stability: A repositioned centre of gravity enhances drive quality and improves truck handling in corners for greater operator confidence and performance.
Overall, the truck’s ergonomic design and power features can help increase productivity by up to 5%, based on VDI 2198, a standard for comparing technical details of industrial trucks.
While this particular model is not currently available in EMEA, there is a range of Yale electric forklifts well suited to the requirements of warehouses and logistics operations.
Yale 4-wheel lithium-ion forklift
This range of electric lift trucks includes the ERP25-30VLL 4-wheel lithium-ion Yale forklift. This model leads the way for power source innovation, a counterbalanced lift truck engineered from the ground up around a fully integrated, space-saving, lithium-ion battery.
The Yale VLL lithium-ion forklift, with capacity up to 3-tonnes, brings all the benefits of lithium-ion power to a counterbalanced truck. Such as zero battery maintenance requirements, consistent power delivery, long battery life, full charge in less than one hour, no emissions in operation and no gassing during the charging process.
The Yale VLL also weighs less than the equivalent lead-acid powered model, which helps improve acceleration and reduce energy consumption for long run times.
Speak to your local Yale dealer to learn more about the different Yale electric forklift models that can help optimise your operations.
