Electrovaya Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of Lithium-ion batteries and battery systems for the automotive, warehousing, autonomous guided vehicles, and energy storage applications. The company has operations in NY State and based in Ontario, Canada.
Overview
The company was founded by Dr. Sankar Das Gupta and Dr. Jim Jacobs in 1996 after beginning their research into battery technologies in 1983. The company went public in 2000, and is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol ELVA.
Electrovaya owns over 100 patents (issued and pending) pertaining to electrode and electrolyte materials, battery architectures, battery system designs, battery management systems, and battery manufacturing methods.[1][2]
In addition to developing batteries for electric vehicle and grid storage applications, Electrovaya were among the first developers of mobile battery chargers for electronic devices, releasing the Powerpad in 2001.[3][4]