A Century of Reliability: 100 Years of U.S. Battery History

Celebrating 100 years in the battery industry is a monumental milestone for U.S. Battery Manufacturing. Over the past century, our continuous drive to improve deep-cycle battery power has run parallel with the emergence and explosive growth of the electric golf car.

When Lyman Beecher created the first battery-powered golf car in 1932, U.S. Battery—then located in San Diego, California—had already been manufacturing a variety of premium batteries since 1926. While early three-wheel, manual-steering golf cars took time to gain traction, the introduction of the first commercial electric model by Marketeer Golf Cart in the 1950s changed the landscape. By 1958, consumer demand surged, prompting companies to mass-produce electric models. U.S. Battery was there to power them.

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