"Beyond pushing the bounds of product innovation, one of Toyota's goals is to support environmentally appropriate and socially beneficial initiatives contributing to a cleaner environment," said Shankar Basu, president and CEO of TMHU.

"This alliance with AeroVironment furthers Toyota's 'green thinking' philosophy by promoting high-quality PosiCharge products, which benefit the environment and our customers in numerous ways."

AeroVironment's comprehensive line-up of PosiCharge high quality battery fast charge systems is designed to deliver a measurable positive impact on improving the environment by reducing the total number of batteries required to operate a fleet of electric lift trucks, and improving the efficiency and life cycle of the battery itself.

Offering significant productivity enhancements, PosiCharge fast charge systems maximize operator uptime and throughput by eliminating the need for complicated charge schedules. Additionally, PosiCharge fast charging technology eliminates the need for battery changing rooms and manual handling of batteries, which in turn reduces the chances of lead acid spillage and other environmental and safety hazards.

An extended life cycle of batteries combined with a company's reduced battery inventory also equates to less batteries heading to landfills.

Now in addition to offering the world's cleanest IC lift truck and a full line of emission-free electric lift trucks, Toyota Industrial Equipment dealers offer environmentally friendly PosiCharge fast charge systems for a more comprehensive environmental solution.

"Our alliance with Toyota and its highly reputable dealership network is a perfect fit for PosiCharge," said Tim Conver, president and CEO of AeroVironment, Inc. "We look toward the future in developing and promoting products that result in better customer productivity, safety improvements, and a better environment."

AeroVironment's research shows that by improving the efficiency of lead acid batteries and eliminating battery changing rooms within the past 10 years, its fast charging systems have contributed to an estimated savings of:

+ 2.5 million pounds of lead

+ 500,000 pounds of steel

+ 30,000 gallons of sulfuric acid; and

+ 55,000 gallons of water

Beyond the positive environmental impact, this alliance will address customers' increased expectations for value driven solutions in today's challenging global and economic state.

"The state of our economy, environmental concerns, dependence on foreign oil, increasing gas and energy prices and legislative pressure to improve air quality has really made an impact on the material handling industry today," states Martin Boyd, national product planning manager of Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A, Inc.

Boyd adds, "The timing of these issues, combined with the performance increases associated with AC technology has really served as the catalyst behind the strong trend towards electric lift trucks. today, approximately 60% of lift trucks sold are electrics - the highest our industry has ever seen. We expect this trend toward electrics to continue its momentum upward for the next five years."

Ryan Gibson, product manager for AeroVironment explains, "Any electric lift truck customer application requiring battery changes is a potential candidate for benefitting from the demonstrated value of PosiCharge fast charge technology.

We are even seeing an increased interest among customers with fleets of internal combustion lift trucks who are seriously considering the switch to electrics." Gibson concludes, "today's environmental concerns, along with pressures to improve efficiencies and increase productivity make the alliance between Toyota and PosiCharge the perfect fit - at the perfect time."

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