Draft:Trojan Battery Company
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Trojan Battery Company is a manufacturer of deep-cycle motive batteries. The company produces deep-cycle flooded lead acid batteries, absorbent glass mat (AGM) batteries, lithium-ion batteries, and related battery accessories.
Motive batteries are used in golf carts, low speed electric vehicles and utility vehicles, aerial work platforms and industrial material handling equipment, floor cleaning machines and janitorial/sanitation equipment, solar and renewable energy storage, as well as marine and boating, recreational vehicles, and transportation and trucking.
The CEO as of 2024 is Rick Heller.[1]
Products
[edit]Trojan Battery Company manufactures 2V, 6V, 8V, 12V, 24V, 36V, and 48V batteries under the Trojan brand. Battery types include flooded lead acid batteries, Trojan AES absorbent glass mat (AGM) batteries, and lithium-ion batteries.[2]
In 2022, Trojan Battery Company released lithium-ion batteries in 24V, 36V, and 48V GC2 BCI sizes. In 2023, the company introduced Trojan AES AGM batteries[3]. The Trojan AES AGM Battery launch was recently followed by the release of two new DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung) size models for the European market.[4] In 2024, Trojan released the Trojan OnePack, a 48V, 105Ah single pack battery specially designed for golf cart and LSV applications.
History
[edit]Trojan Battery Company was founded by George Godber and Carl Speer in 1925. The Trojan name and logo was inspired by University of Southern California Trojans football team.
After serving on a submarine in World War I, Godber started Trojan Battery in the Los Angeles area with his brother-in-law, Carl Speer. They began manufacturing automotive batteries before moving to batteries for commercial trucks and eventually focused on deep-cycle batteries. In 1952, Trojan Battery began a partnership with golf cart manufacturer Autoette to design a vehicle for a physically challenged golfer, leading to the first battery designed for electric golf carts.[5]
In the 1960s and 1970s, Trojan Battery moved to Santa Fe Springs in Southern California. During this time, it expanded its batteries to power floor machines, marine and boats, and construction and industrial equipment.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Trojan Battery Company opened a manufacturing facility in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1992, the company built a Technology Center in its Santa Fe Springs facility for the purpose of "advancing product design and development."
Acquisitions and joint ventures
[edit]Trojan Battery Company was acquired by C&D Technologies, a portfolio company of KPS Capital Partners, in 2018.[6] [7]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Rick Heller, Chief Executive Officer, C&D Technologies Inc" Bloomberg.com. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Trojan Battery Company announces release of lithium-ion golf car battery" Golfcourseindustry.com. January 18, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Trojan Battery introduces new AES battery for AWPs, material handling" Powerprogress.com. February 1, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Two new Trojan AES batteries" Bestmag.co.uk. March 20, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Trojan Battery helps brighten remote areas of world" Seattletimes.com. June 1, 2010. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ "Charlesbank Capital Partners Sells Trojan Battery Company" Charlesbank.com. December 17, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Trojan Battery to be sold to C & D Technologies" Batteriesinternational.com. November 8, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2024.