Nickel Iron Battery History

Invented by Thomas Edison in the early 1900's.

Edison started the Edison Storage Battery Co in the early 1900's and produced Nickel Iron batteries mainly for forklifts, the mining industry, railways, lighting, electric vehicles and back up power storage.

The Edison Storage Battery Co was bought by Exide in 1972 where the production of the NiFe battery was stopped in 1975.

Original Edison Nickel Iron Cells are still being use today (some of these batteries are over 80 years old).

Buying a Nickel Iron batteries meant that once you bought, you had it for life.

NiFe batteries cell plates are made from nickel and iron (not lead or other dangerous metals), making them the most environmentally friendly battery on the market.

They do not contain acid or produce any corrosive gases when charged.