The Battery Manufacturing Association (B.M.A.) was established in 1952 in Hove, Sussex, United Kingdom. The company initially operated under the name B.M.A. & Electrical Equipment Co. and later as Gates & Pearson Ltd. before finally becoming Electric Motors (Hove) Ltd. in 1954. The B.M.A. focused on electric vehicle production during a time when electric cars had not gained significant traction in Britain, unlike in France and Germany,…