Comments on: Why A123Systems Lost the Volt Battery Deal

By: Tipping Point: A123Systems’ Road to the Battery Slam Dunk

Tipping Point: A123Systems’ Road to the Battery Slam Dunk — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:01:54 +0000

[...] than a year after startup A123Systems lost a battle for what could be one of the biggest plug-in vehicle battery supply deals in the country — [...]

By: A123Systems Takes a Post-Stimulus & Bailout Look at IPO

A123Systems Takes a Post-Stimulus & Bailout Look at IPO — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:01:20 +0000

[...] in recent months, another important shift has taken place. Whereas A123 in November touted its relationship with General Motors as a point of strength — an example of its “industry-leading partners in focused [...]

By: A123 SYSTEMS « My Blog

A123 SYSTEMS « My Blog — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:35:11 +0000

[...] that advanced battery technology is a key component of the country’s competitiveness.” http://earth2tech.com/2009/01/12/why-a123systems-lost-the-volt-battery-deal/ Car battery maker A123 scores $15M more from GE Camille Ricketts | April 13th, 2009 A123 Systems, [...]

By: Obama MPG Proposal Raises Stakes for Green Car Tech

Obama MPG Proposal Raises Stakes for Green Car Tech — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:43:46 +0000

[...] LG Chem over runner-up A123Systems as the supplier for its Chevy Volt battery cells in part to avoid the risk that comes with working with a young [...]

By: Battery Maker A123Systems Charges Up With $69M

Battery Maker A123Systems Charges Up With $69M — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:10:25 +0000

[...] A123Systems looks like it’s making its way through the haze of the downturn, despite that lost deal to supply batteries to GM’s ( s GM) Volt and a stalled IPO. The good news started last week when the lithium ion battery maker announced a [...]

By: A123Systems: Dissed by GM, Scores Battery Deal with Chrysler

A123Systems: Dissed by GM, Scores Battery Deal with Chrysler — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:31:23 +0000

[...] Today’s announcement highlights differences in the strategies at Chrysler and General Motors as the two automakers endeavor to show progress on cleaner cars. A123 plans to build a plant in Michigan to make modules and battery packs for Chrysler’s vehicles using prismatic (as opposed to cylindrical) lithium-ion cells — a technology with which GM decided the startup had yet to gain much experience, as we explained in our post about why A123 lost the Volt battery deal. [...]

By: Battery Man

Battery Man — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:06:33 +0000

Problem is that LG uses a different chemistry for their cathodes. This chemistry is not nearly as reliable or safe as the Fe-phosphate materials that A123 uses.

By: GM to Spend $30M on Volt Battery Assembly Plant « Earth2Tech

GM to Spend $30M on Volt Battery Assembly Plant « Earth2Tech — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:01:01 +0000

[...] Korea’s LG Chem (s LGCL Y). The facility is just the latest development in a race between A123Systems, which lost the Chevy Volt cells deal, and GM to create a large-scale lithium-ion battery plant in [...]

By: Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Green Ink: Oil Falls, Pickens Stalls

Environmental Capital - WSJ.com : Green Ink: Oil Falls, Pickens Stalls — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:17:21 +0000

[...] Just as software beat hardware to become the key to computing, batteries will be the future of the automotive industry, argues the L.A. Times. Which could be why GM will build its electric-car batteries in-house, in the WaPo. That�s bad news for A123, which was vying for the GM battery deal, at Greentech Media and Earth2Tech. [...]

By: DS

DS — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:15:19 +0000

Since GM is on it’s Deathbed, it suspect the price they offered A123 was pathetic.