1962 General Electric begins NiCd Business in Gainesville, FL
1987 Gates Rubber acquires GE Rechargeable Business
1991 Ovonic & Phillips MH alloy licenses acquired
1992 Commercial NiMH production begins
1993 Energizer acquires Gates Nickel rechargeable business
1997 NiMH co-development with Makita to introduce world’s first High Rate MH product
1998 Initiated research and development directed at HEV applications1999 Moltech acquires Energizer rechargeable business
2002 Moltech is purchased by Huayi, a multi billion dollar Chinese conglomerate with 140 different divisions
2004 Completion of equipment transfer to Shanghai and Rugao for cell production and pack assembly