The Edison Storage Battery Company is founded…
May 1901 CE
The Edison Storage Battery Company is founded in West Orange, New Jersey, on May 27, 1901, to produce batteries for mining lamps, train lighting and signaling, submarines, electric vehicles, and other uses.
The company has its own research department and sales force, but it also sells batteries through separate sales companies, including the Edison Storage Battery Supply Company and Miller Reese Hutchison, Inc.