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Trojan Battery Company is a leading manufacturer of deep-cycle motive batteries.[1] The company produces deep-cycle flooded lead acid batteries, Trojan AES absorbent glass mat (AGM) batteries, lithium-ion batteries, and related battery accessories. Trojan batteries are used in applications including 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.[2]

Products

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 or AGM batteries, and lithium-ion batteries.[3]

History

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 the 1950s, 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.

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."

Since 2000, Trojan Battery Company has released several new products, including Trojan Lithium-Ion Batteries in 24V, 36V, 48V GC2 BCI sizes. In 2024, Trojan released the Trojan OnePack, a 48V, 105Ah single pack battery specially designed for golf cart and LSV applications. In 2023, the company introduced Trojan AES AGM batteries[4], which are optimized for PSoC (Partial State of Charge) operation and have been proven to last up to three times the cycle life of standard AGM (absorbent glass mat) batteries. 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.[5]

Awards and honors

  • 2024 Vision Awards, FacilitiesNet | Trojan AES AGM Battery [6]
  • 2024 International Awards for Powered Access (IAPAS) | Trojan AES AGM Battery[7]
  • 2024 BCI Amplify Award, Battery Council International [8]
  • 2023 Editor's Choice Award, Rental Magazine | Trojan AES AGM Battery [9]
  • 2023 Leadership in Lifting Equipment and Aerial Platforms, Lift and Access Magazine | Trojan AES AGM Battery[10]
  • 2016 Sanitary Maintenance Award, Sanitary Maintenance Magazine | HydroLink Battery Watering System[11]
  • 2015 Solar Projects in India Award, Intersolar India [12]
  • 2015 Sanitary Maintenance Distributor Choice Award, Sanitary Maintenance Magazine | HydroLink Battery Watering System[13]
  • 2014 Solar Projects in India Award, Intersolar India[14]
  • 2013 Application Solar Project of the Year, Middle East Electricity[15]
  • 2013 Manufacturing Leadership 100 Award (ML100) in the category of “Innovative Enterprise," Frost & Sullivan industry research firm[16]

Acquisitions and joint ventures

Trojan Battery Company was acquired by C&D Technologies, a portfolio company of KPS Capital Partners, in 2018.[17] [18]

Official website

References

  1. ^ "Deep Cycle Battery Excellence Since 1925" Trojanbattery.com. March 1, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Leadership" Trojanbattery.com. March 1, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Trojan Battery Company announces release of lithium-ion golf car battery" Golfcourseindustry.com. January 18, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  4. ^ "Trojan Battery introduces new AES battery for AWPs, material handling" Powerprogress.com. February 1, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Two new Trojan AES batteries" Bestmag.co.uk. March 20, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "The 6th annual FacilitiesNet Vision Awards" FacilitiesNet.com. September, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "IAPA 2024 winners announced." Accessbriefing.com. March 15, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Trojan Battery Company Receives Top 2024 BCI Amplify Award" Prnewswire.com. April 23, 2024. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "2023 Rental Editor's Choice Awards: Top 35 Rise to the Prize" Forconstructionpros.com. October 18, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  10. ^ "Trojan AES Battery Wins Gold Lift and Access LLEAP Award" Trojanbattery.com. December 4, 2023. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "Sanitary maintenance award for Trojan" Hsmsearch.com. April 15, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  12. ^ "Solar Boat Project by Trojan Battery and Team Sustain Win Intersolar India Solar Projects Award Trojanbattery.com. December 9, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "HydroLink Receives 2015 Sanitary Maintenance Distributor Choice Award" Trojanbattery.com. June 17, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  14. ^ "Remote Telecom Project by Trojan Battery & Team Sustain Named Finalist for Intersolar India Solar Projects Award" Trojanbattery.com. October 16, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  15. ^ "Trojan Battery Wins Middle East Electricity Award for 'Application Solar Project of the Year" Trojanbattery.com. March 1, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  16. ^ "Frost & Sullivan Announces 2013 Manufacturing Leadership 100 Award Winners" Prnewswire.com. February 20, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "Charlesbank Capital Partners Sells Trojan Battery Company" Charlesbank.com. December 17, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  18. ^ "Trojan Battery to be sold to C & D Technologies" Batteriesinternational.com. November 8, 2018. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
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