1890s
1898-La primera CONRAD HUBERT founds the Eveready Battery Company. He invented the first electric hand torch, or flashlight, consisting of dry-cell batteries and a rough brass reflector inside a paper-tube.
Battery History
A Rich History of Power & Lighting Solutions for Generations
1920s
The EVEREADY® battery brand begins to expand across the globe over the next three decades.
1930s
The Cat & 9 launch as the EVEREADY® icon.
1950s
Eveready Battery Company invents the first commercially viable cylindrical alkaline battery. Among other firsts were Eveready’s invention of miniature batteries for hearing aids, the 9 volt battery, and commercial watch batteries.
1960s
The EVEREADY® brand becomes a household name for batteries around the world.
1990s
Eveready introduces the first carbon zinc battery with zero mercury.
2004
Automotive batteries are launched under the EVEREADY® brand.
2006
The first EVEREADY® rechargeable batteries are introduced.
2007
The first EVEREADY® LED flashlight launches.
2014
EVEREADY for Life logo communication platform is launched, communicating to consumers EVEREADY’s purpose to safely power and light the things that make your family smile. For every family, every day, EVEREADY for Life.