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A123 Systems partners with IHI to sell lithium batteries in Japan

A123 Systems has garnered plenty of attention for its lithium ion battery technology over the last several years, mostly here in the United States. The Massachusetts-based startup has now formed a partnership with IHI to market its batteries in Japan, a market that already has a number of domestic suppliers. According to IHI, it favors the A123 batteries because they are lower in cost. A123's battery chemistry has an advantage over other suppliers because it uses no rare earth materials. Rare earths are becoming increasingly important ... Read more →

Chrysler bankruptcy: what happens with the electric car plans? to A123 Systems? Sebastian Blanco

Pegging down future automobile product plans is hard enough in a normal economy. With the current state of affairs, it's like grabbing a snowflake with a heated fork. It's damn hard and you have ...

A123 will build battery plant in Michigan regardless of status of federal loans Jeremy Korzeniewski

Earlier this week, Chrysler confirmed it would be using battery packs supplied by A123, an American company that specializes in high-tech lithium ion battery technology, to power future electric ...

Chrysler to use A123 cells in its electric vehicles Jeremy Korzeniewski

Chrysler has just announced that it has signed an official agreement to use battery packs from A123 in its planned electric vehicles and extended-range electric vehicles. This isn't a shocking ...

Delphi to supply mild hybrid hardware to SAIC in China Jeremy Korzeniewski

Tier 1 auto parts supplier Delphi, which emerged as an offshoot of General Motors over a decade ago, has announced that it will supply hybrid powertrain components to Chinese automaker Shanghai Auto, ...

Possible reasons A123 lost the Chevy Volt contract 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

As we reported a few months back, all signs point to Compact Power, a subsidiary of LG Chem, being awarded the big initial battery contract for the upcoming Chevy Volt. Why? There are some obvious reasons, including that Compact Power was able to get its battery packs to the General a full two ...

KillaCycle takes off, crashes into parked minivan; Bill Dube OK 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Since we have brought you past news on Bill Dube's KillaCycle, we thought that you might like to know that the owner/builder of the machine (and not the normal rider!) is all right after a crash. The accident happened while Dube was giving a demonstration of the electric bike, which is capable of ...


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