Comments on: The A123 Story: How a Battery Company Jumpstarted its Business

By: Picking Good Co-Founders | Alternative Energy Intelligence

Picking Good Co-Founders | Alternative Energy Intelligence — Mon, 02 May 2011 02:20:22 +0000

[...] One of the things that I think made the biggest difference on the success or failure of my previous companies are who I decided to co-found them with. A123 being a great example of one of the best teams I’ve worked with. [...]

By: Jaime Becker

Jaime Becker — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:57:06 +0000

Interesting that the technology that ultimately worked, and that will make this company and its stockholders lots of money, was backed by PUBLIC (DOE) funding and not venture capital. I wonder why that wasn’t the focus of the article?

By: paul liddle

paul liddle — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:47:08 +0000

please send inf on stock or how to invest in your company thanks

By: EVs: A detailed analysis at SurfaceTension >> The Environment & Technology Blog

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:22:05 +0000

[...] An original post dating from 2005 on Green Car Congress about A123Systems technology, as well their history. Rei has also assembled a detailed wiki on electric cars that is well worth [...]

By: Battery Start-Up A123 to Announce IPO | CleanBeta

Battery Start-Up A123 to Announce IPO | CleanBeta — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:27:52 +0000

[...] $150 million A123 has raised more than $150 million since the lithium-ion battery maker was created in 2001 lends some credence to speculation that its IPO could raise more than $1 [...]

By: thyagi

thyagi — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:29:47 +0000

Have couple of questions

1. Shelf life of their Lithium phosphate when compared to other chemistries based on Co & Mn.
2. Number of deep discharge cycles (1005 DOD & 80% DOD)
3. Overheating – and prevention of thermal runaway. – how efficiently you remove heat

Answers to these will build additional confidence in putting them into EVs

By: Robert Buderi

Robert Buderi — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:09:06 +0000

Hi David

We pinged the company on this, and they referred us to their website, under the technology and products tabs—saying your question should be answered there. I took a quick look and it seems they have general answers. Let me know if that isn’t what you were looking for…Bob

By: David Gee

David Gee — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:55:27 +0000

Has A123 published the energy density and life span of their lithium-phosphate batteries?? If not, when will this info be available?

By: G. J.

G. J. — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 05:44:56 +0000

I still want to know what the peak operating temperature is before thermal meltdown, compared to Altairnano’s NanoSafe Technology; which, by the way, is much lighter for the same energy density as A123 batteries. Moreover, the materials required for NanoSafe Batteries are far more plentiful, cheaper, easier to come by, and safer in production.

One more question, can A123 beat the price point of China’s ThunderSky Lithium/Iron/Phosphate batteries? I seriously doubt it.

Looking forward, what is A123 doing to come up with a standardized battery platform for electric cars that can be swapped out in minutes at local battery charging stations?

Answer this question and I’ll be more impressed….

By: Hillary Short

Hillary Short — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:38:56 +0000

Great new technology.
I like to see this kind of development.
The only thing that could beat this new kind of battery, are the newly developed super capacitors which became very capacious in recent time.

By: Jason M. Hendler

Jason M. Hendler — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:57:46 +0000

Understanding that aerospace / automotive companies only deal with established players, A123 was smart to start with the power tool industry, which had battery requirements that were similar to their eventual target industries. This new / parallel market approach is detailed in both the Innovator’s Dilemma and Innovator’s Solution.

By: kate stohlman

kate stohlman — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:56:31 +0000

Great to see materials science and manufacturing methods as key innovations. These breakthroughs are remarkable and uncommon. Not surprising that it taps on talent from superconductor “industry”.

By: Chris Sheehan

Chris Sheehan — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:43:11 +0000

Fascinating article Bob! Thanks for shedding light on one of Boston’s very intriguing up and coming companies