| Year | Detail |
|---|
| 1888 |
Exide Technologies was founded in 1888 by W.W. Gibbs, an executive at a gas company who saw the potential of electricity for lighting. |
| 1898 |
Exide batteries provided the submerged power for the U.S. Navy's first modern commissioned submarine, the USS Holland (SS-1). |
| 1912 |
Cadillac became the first battery-started internal combustion car. Exide batteries supplied power for lighting and ignition. |
| 1941 |
Through WWII, Exide supplied submarine batteries to the U.S. Navy and other tank and fleet vehicles. |
| 1969 |
NASA's first lunar landing module used the stored energy of Exide's solar-recharged batteries. NASA took nickel-zinc Exide batteries to the moon on all Apollo space missions. |
| 2000 |
The company acquired technologies and enhanced its North American automotive and industrial battery solutions market presence. |
| 2008 |
Exide Europe developed the first Enhanced Flooded battery for Start-Stop cars and introduced high-vibration-resistant truck battery technology to significant truck manufacturers. |
| 2010 |
Exide established its Global Technology Center in Milton, Georgia, to develop new materials, products, and processes. The $4 million Technology Center joins existing facilities in Spain and Germany to expand global Research, Design, and Engineering activities. |
| 2013 |
The company launched Li-Ion batteries for Motion applications under the Sonnenschein Lithium brand. |
| 2018 |
Exide acquired Aker Wade Technologies, which designed and manufactured advanced charging systems for industrial forklifts to expand its Industrial Power battery portfolio and provide power solutions to the Motion industry. |
| 2020 |
The company launched a new Sonnenschein Lithium Material Handling Battery designed to minimize the total cost of ownership in material handling applications. |
| 2021 |
The company acquired ATEPS Nederland BV, which builds and delivers energy storage systems (ESS) to transition from fossil energy to renewables to strengthen its Energy Solutions business. |
| 2023 |
The company launched the Sprinter Pure Power battery range, which was developed explicitly for UPS data center use. The batteries are designed for maximum reliability, durability, and performance in modern data centers, including large-scale colocation and hyperscale facilities. |
| 2024 |
The company launched the Solitionerial Handling battery featuring advanced lithium iron phosphate technology to enhance reliability, safety, and total cost of ownership for material handling fleets. |
