A123 Says Start-Stop Batteries A Better Business Than Electric Cars

A123 Systems manufacturing facility, Livonia, Michigan

Ten years ago, startup lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems was the darling of business media, poised to enter the big leagues of electric cars after successfully selling its cells to power-tool makers. Then came the Fisker Karma, U.S. government grants, a factory in Michigan, the economic meltdown, quality-control problems, and ultimately… …read more