Genie Adds E-Drive to GS Scissors

Nov. 6, 2020

Genie’s E-Drive system, an AC electric drive system, is now available across its line of GS slab scissor lifts. The AC elecrtic drive system provide a quiet and emission-free green option.

E-Drive motors are brushless and fully sealed against moisture and water for maintenance-free longevity. Further reducing service downtime, the new GS E-drive scissor lifts have 70 percent fewer hydraulic hoses and fittings, drastically reducing the potential for hydraulic leaks.

“Owners also will find they spend less on batteries over the life of the scissor lift due to longer runtime per charge and fewer lifetime charge cycles,” product manager Michael Flanagan said in a prepared statement. HIRD cycle testing revealed that Genie E-Drive scissor lifts had a 30-percent increase in runtime per charge, with up to a 20-percent reduction in lifetime battery costs, according to the company.

“Our largest GS models benefit significantly from the gradeability and runtime improvements that E-Drive offers,” Flanagan said. “E-Drive enabled a reduction in machine width for one model in our lineup, the GS-4047. Launched in 2014, the GS-4047 was 47 in. wide to accommodate the hydraulic brakes. With the E-Drive redesign, this model is now a more compact 46 in. wide.” As a result of this change, the new nomenclature is GS-4046.

Source: Genie