by Josie Garthwaite on January 15, 2010
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Battery maker A123Systems and plug-in car startup Fisker Automotive, which announced a new partnership on Thursday, seem like natural dance partners. Each exists as an outsider in an entrenched industry, they’re both gearing up for a ramp up in 2011… Continue reading
by Josie Garthwaite on January 14, 2010
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Fisker Automotive has traveled a winding road on the way to picking a battery supplier. At long last, here it is: Battery maker A123Systems will supply the battery systems for Fisker’s upcoming plug-in hybrid luxury vehicle, the Fisker Karma, under … Continue reading
by Josie Garthwaite on January 14, 2010
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When we first put out our list of 13 startups working on lithium-ion batteries for vehicles, the market was waiting for billions of stimulus dollars for advanced batteries to be doled out, and hoping to gear up for its biggest ever plug-in vehicle push… Continue reading
by Josie Garthwaite on December 17, 2009
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A123Systems, the Massachusetts-based battery maker that snagged a big Department of Energy grant and pulled off a successful IPO earlier this year, has just announced a new joint venture in China. Partnering with SAIC Motor — General Motors’ partne… Continue reading
by Josie Garthwaite on December 16, 2009
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Amid the buzz over $151 million in awards under the Department of Energy’s high-risk energy research fund and $2.4 billion battery manufacturing program, a third government funding opportunity designed to help small and medium-sized businesses develo… Continue reading
by Josie Garthwaite on October 28, 2009
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A123Systems, the Watertown, Mass.-based battery maker that marked a break in the cleantech IPO drought last month with its initial public offering, shortly after raking in $249 million in federal grants, is now heading to Japan. The company announced a… Continue reading