GO GREEN
Hybrid Lifts Save Energy, Provide Dependable Service

December 2008

With volatile fuel prices and environmental issues becoming increasingly more important, construction equipment manufacturers have introduced hybrid machines in North America.

Already popular in Europe, hybrid boom lifts provide contractors and others who rent equipment an alternative to combustion-driven machines. It's estimated that an electric 60-foot boom lift uses only a fraction of the amount of energy needed to accomplish the same amount of work with a combustion machine.

"With the hybrid equipment, you're able to complete more work with significantly less energy consumption," said Wayne MacDonald, JLG senior vice president of engineering.

Electric powered aerial work platforms are the "green machines" in the lift industry. Theirefficient machine design means less scheduled service, a quieter work area, less dependency on hydraulic oils and zero emissions.

A range of electric boom lifts - all featuring zero emissions and reduced noise levels - are available in the North America market. Reach heights ranging from 12 feet to 69 feet enable users to select the machine best suited for their applications.

Electric scissor lifts provide operators with longer runtimes, sometimes more than double the battery life of hydraulic-drive machines. While many models of electric scissor lifts are used in plant maintenance, warehousing, and industrial applications, additional models are designed with full-time automatic traction control and an oscillating axle for rough-terrain.

Visit promo.jlg.com/ES2 to learn more about going green with electric powered aerial work platforms.