Genie invites customers to ask questions and get answers about hybrid technology in aerial work platforms (AWPs) or mobile elevated work platforms (MEWPs) during its upcoming “Ask Me Anything” event, May 22-26. On May 22, Genie will post an AMA prompt on http://aerialpros.genielift.com/2017/05/22/hybrid-technology-ama/, as well as on social media simultaneously, to garner questions. The post will stay open, or “live,” for questions and comments through May 26. The goal of this second Genie AMA event is to educate customers on hybrid technology and related drive systems in articulated and telescopic boom lifts.
“With the increased focus on alternative energy in AWPs,” says Zach Gilmor, Genie Product Manager, Terex AWP, “the industry is seeing a shift toward hybrid technology as a standard power source in machines. Because hybrid technology continues to evolve and change at a rapidly increasing pace, there is confusion and misperceptions in the industry about how it works in aerial equipment. For example, some customers are of the mindset that a machine being a hybrid could compromise its performance in the field.
“In reality, hybrid technology does not compromise the performance of an AWP — it can actually enhance it. Our goal with this event is to promote a positive perception of hybrid technology and related drive systems in AWPs, with a focus to change their minds in highlighting how hybrid technology can actually be a ‘boost’ to the system and an added feature,” says Gilmor.
