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U.S.-Built Electric Cars To Get U.S.-Made Battery Cells Too

While the number of plug-in electric cars built in the U.S. is steadily increasing, the lithium-ion cells in their batteries have mostly come from overseas. But this turns out to be the year that cell production largely moves onshore as well. The 2013 Nissan Leaf, now coming off the assembly line...

April 22, 2013 by John Voelcker 9

2014 Chevrolet Spark EV On Time, Unaffected By A123 Failure

April 10, 2013 13

Will Fisker Get Help From Wanxiang, New A123 Systems Owner?

February 4, 2013

Chinese Group Approved To Buy Ailing A123 Systems Battery Firm

January 29, 2013 2

Henrik Fisker, CEO & founder, Fisker Automotive, at 2012 Fisker Karma event, Los Angeles, Feb 2012

Down To The Wire: Fisker Wants Partner By Next Month

The clock continues to tick for Fisker Automotive, which hasn't built any cars for roughly six months now. The company's new CEO, Tony Posawatz, has said Fisker is seeking a... January 28, 2013 by John Voelcker 7

Bankrupt Battery Maker A123 Systems Bought By Wanxiang

A123 Systems, the bankrupt battery maker which supplies Fisker Automotive and others, has finally found a buyer. Chinese auto parts maker Wanxiang Group Corp. fought off a... December 10, 2012 by Antony Ingram 7

Fisker Karma Assembly Stalled Til Bankrupt Battery Maker A123 Is Sold

Prodution lines at Fisker Automotive have lain silent for a month, the company revealed yesterday at the LA Auto Show. Fisker CEO Tony Pasowatz said that the hold-up is due... November 29, 2012 by Antony Ingram 3

A123 Bankruptcy Auction Set For December 6th By Court

Ailing battery firm A123 Systems, which supplies batteries to Fisker, BMW and GM among others, could soon have a new owner after Delaware courts have imposed a deadline for... November 9, 2012 by Antony Ingram 3

Does A123 Bankruptcy Threaten Coup De Grace For Fisker?

Fisker Automotive has had more than its share of trials and tribulations of late. Now, a new threat has emerged that holds the potential to harm the company severely, by... November 7, 2012 by John Voelcker 2

A123 Systems Employees Perform Quality Check on a Lithium-Ion Battery Pack [source: A123 Systems]

Future Unclear For Bankrupt A123 Battery Firm As Rescuers Maneuver

Bankrupt battery maker A123 Systems could finally be on the verge of successfully securing a loan from a Chinese auto parts maker. The company will discuss with bankruptcy... October 29, 2012 by Antony Ingram 8

A123 Electric Car Battery Plants Saved From Bankruptcy By Auto-Parts Maker

Despite filing for bankruptcy protection yesterday, lithium-ion battery firm A123 Systems has said the factories where it makes electric car battery cells will be saved... October 17, 2012 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield 13

Battery Startup A123 Rescue Plan: Chinese Firm To Own 80%

It's been a very, very tough 18 months for lithium-ion cell maker A123 Systems. In late May, the company said there was "substantial doubt" about its ability to remain in... August 9, 2012 by John Voelcker 9

Battery Maker A123 Systems Says It’s Not The Next ‘Solyndra’

Despite unveiling what it says will be a revolutionary new vehicle battery last week, Massachusetts-based firm A123 Systems is fighting skepticism that it will become the... June 19, 2012 by Talking Points Memo 4

A123: New Li-Ion Cell Performs Fine In High, Low Temperatures

It's been a rough year for lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems, but the Massachusetts company is forging ahead. This morning, it introduced a new battery technology it... June 12, 2012 by John Voelcker 10

Battery Cell Maker A123 Gets More Time To Use DoE Grant Funds

This is a tough time for lithium-ion cell maker A123 Systems, but the company did get one little piece of good news yesterday. The U.S. Department of Energy has agreed to... April 13, 2012 by John Voelcker 4

A123 Systems To Recall Electric-Car Battery Packs For Fisker, Others

Hundreds of recalls a year get announced for gasoline cars, the vast majority completely under the radar. The high visibility of the electric-car business makes any recalls... March 26, 2012 by John Voelcker 5

Battery Maker A123 To Supply Cells For Tata Hybrid Buses

Lithium-ion cell maker A123 Systems announced today that it would supply complete battery packs to Tata Motors, the largest vehicle maker in India, to be used in hybrid... March 1, 2012 by John Voelcker

Via Motors To Use A123 Lithium-Ion Cells In Electric Trucks

Via Motors, the extended-range electric truck conversion company with GM legend Bob Lutz on its board, announced today that it would use lithium-ion cells from A123 Systems... January 5, 2012 by John Voelcker 1

Fisker Karma Electric-Car Production Ramps Up, But Slowly

Every carmaker ramps up production on a new vehicle slowly. So Fisker Automotive struck back at the thesis of a GigaOm article yesterday that suggested the company was... November 10, 2011 by John Voelcker