Comments on: Battery Grant Winners!: A123Systems Rakes in $249M

By: The Key to Greentech IPOs: Government Backing « Blog of Intellectual Capital

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 12:28:09 +0000

[...] about a third of the overall IPO market that year in terms of dollars raised. A123 secured a sizable $249 million grant from the Department of Energy last [...]

By: sny - Will Tesla Follow A123′s Stock Trajectory?

sny - Will Tesla Follow A123′s Stock Trajectory? — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:59:11 +0000

[...] A123 and Tesla have one major backer in common: the U.S. government. A123 secured a whopping $249 million grant from the Department of Energy last summer, and Tesla scored a long-awaited conditional commitment [...]

By: The Key to Greentech IPOs: Government Backing

The Key to Greentech IPOs: Government Backing — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:41:33 +0000

[...] about a third of the overall IPO market that year in terms of dollars raised. A123 secured a sizable $249 million grant from the Department of Energy last [...]

By: Will Tesla Follow A123′s Stock Trajectory?

Will Tesla Follow A123′s Stock Trajectory? — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 22:57:33 +0000

By: Milestone: First Stimulus-Backed Electric Vehicle Ready to Roll

Milestone: First Stimulus-Backed Electric Vehicle Ready to Roll — Thu, 13 May 2010 21:00:06 +0000

[...] DOE awarded a $39.2 million grant last summer to Navistar under the $2.4 billion stimulus program for electric drive and battery manufacturing. Over the last 10 months, Navistar says it developed and delivered prototypes of the model, put it [...]

By: International Battery Bags $35M, Big Year Ahead

International Battery Bags $35M, Big Year Ahead — Thu, 06 May 2010 22:32:16 +0000

[...] competitors like A123Systems raked in tens and hundreds of millions of dollars under the Department of Energy’s battery grant program in 2009, and many private investors [...]

By: Vinod Khosla: Internal Combustion Innovation Can Improve Mileage 30 to 50%

Vinod Khosla: Internal Combustion Innovation Can Improve Mileage 30 to 50% — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:01:25 +0000

[...] was a specific reference to the government support of lithium-ion battery maker A123Systems, which won a $249 million grant from the Department of Energy last summer. Batteries are largely not economic compared to conventional vehicles at today’s fuel prices [...]

By: Chrysler to Launch Electric Fiat 500 With A123 Batteries in 2012

Chrysler to Launch Electric Fiat 500 With A123 Batteries in 2012 — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:35:58 +0000

[...] will be getting some help from the U.S. government in its electrification efforts. As part of the $2.4 billion battery grant program, the Department of Energy has awarded Chrysler a grant for up to $48 million to build 140 plug-in [...]

By: Latest Battery Startup Shutdown: Firefly Energy

Latest Battery Startup Shutdown: Firefly Energy — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:22:33 +0000

[...] stimulus-funded battery grant program would seem to be a better fit for battery developers, but larger, more established firms have won the bulk of awards under that initiative (reflecting the program’s goal of getting technology into large-scale production within two [...]

By: LG Chem to Build $303M Volt Battery Plant in Holland, Mich.

LG Chem to Build $303M Volt Battery Plant in Holland, Mich. — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:39:33 +0000

[...] Chem plans to finance the project with a $151.4 million grant awarded by the Department of Energy last summer. That battery grant program requires winners to share at least half the project costs, and LG Chem [...]