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Product Profile
How Electric Deicers Contribute to
Ground Handling Sustainability
Vestergaard's Elephant e-Mini MY Lite offers fully electric aircraft deicing at regional airports.
BY REBECCA KANABLE
T
he smallest electric aircraft
deicer from Vestergaard Company
aims to help small to
medium-sized airports reach big netzero
emissions goals. It also fits with
the company's goal to deliver carbon-neutral
ground handling by 2030.
The latest version of the Elephant
e-Mini MY Lite, introduced in 2022, is
fully electric and uses electricity to heat
the deicing fluid. The unit comes with
an on-board charger for the chassis and
plug-in for the heater. The original Elephant
e-Mini MY Lite deicer, introduced
in 2021, uses a diesel heater/burner
for faster heating of deicing fluid. Both
versions feature Vestergaard's electric
12 t chassis. Both are available to customers
today.
" The idea was to make a smaller
version of the MY Lite, which has been
a huge success, " says Lars Barsøe, vice
president of sales and marketing at
Vestergaard. " The Mini MY Lite also
replaced the Elephant SIGMA that we
had in our program for many years. "
The MY Lite is a 7,600-liter version
with two tanks designed for operations
using both premix Type I deicing fluid
and pure Type II/IV anti-icing fluid.
The e-Mini MY Lite is a 4,000-liter
version with two tanks (3,000-liter premix
Type I, 1,000-liter Type II/IV) and
can supplement existing operations or
serve as the primary deicer aircraft up
to and including the Boeing 757/767.
Major advantages of the e-Mini MY
Lite touted by Vestergaard officials
include sustainability, ease of operation
and access for the operator, practically
no noise, low maintenance, off-the-shelf
availability and lower costs.
Barsøe also points out the truck cabin
is all glass, so the driver has an excellent
view of the surroundings, which
The fully
electrical
e-Mini MY
Lite marks
another step
of the journey
for reducing
environmental
footprint by
significantly
reducing
greenhouse
gas emissions.
34 || Ground Support Worldwide || August 2023
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of august2023

Editor's Note – The ACT's Mature Approach to eGSE
Business Buzz
Industry Expert Column – It's Time for a New Ground Handling Approach
Connecting Fuelers to the Cloud
The Benefits of iOPS Boarding Bridge Technology
Take Steps Toward Eliminating Hangar Rash
Communication's Critical Function in Catering
2023 International GSE Expo Preview
How Electric Deicers Contribute to Ground Handling Sustainability
Product Hangar
Spotlight on: Brian Wemple
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august2023 - Industry Expert Column – It's Time for a New Ground Handling Approach
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august2023 - The Benefits of iOPS Boarding Bridge Technology
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august2023 - Take Steps Toward Eliminating Hangar Rash
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