Enerdel was founded in 2004 to focus on electrical batteries for heavy-duty transportation, and on and off-grid electrical storage.
Ener1 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on January 26, 2012.2 It completed restructuring of its debt and emerged from bankruptcy on March 30, 2012.34
Ener1 received a $118.5 million grant from the Department of Energy in 2010 via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The company traded on the over the counter market under the symbol HEV. It was de-listed from the NASDAQ Stock Market on October 28, 2011 prior to its January 2012 bankruptcy filing.5
The remains of the company was acquired by its former director Paul Herbert, through his company PLH Energy in 2022.
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