Re: [Vo]:A123 systems goes bankrupt

2012-10-21 Thread Alain Sepeda
Wgat is happening of the LiFePO4 battery family. It was looking very promising. Robust Li batteries that don't explode even under fire, crash or explosion... comparable energy density. good power density... good endurance... are there other palyes ? did A123 battery division colapse too? or is it

Re: [Vo]:A123 systems goes bankrupt

2012-10-21 Thread ChemE Stewart
Before I started forecasting earthquakes, hurricanes and sinkholes I predicted A123 was a loser. I think Terry jumped in and told me they had new investors and might be a great buy. I hope he did not buy the stock... They were providing Fisker's batteries, another colossal Obama losermobile

Re: [Vo]:A123 systems goes bankrupt

2012-10-21 Thread Jeff Berkowitz
I haven't followed this story carefully, but a friend of mine (who has) wrote the following: Uh, you should look into A123 Systems, who started it and what they did before criticizing them. These guys developed and improved the Lithium Iron Phosphate battery chemistry while at MIT, then spun out

RE: [Vo]:A123 systems goes bankrupt

2012-10-21 Thread MarkI-ZeroPoint
Some Chinese company bought a 49% stake in A123 very recently, so is that in addition to Johnson Controls??? -Mark From: Jeff Berkowitz [mailto:pdx...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 10:16 AM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:A123 systems goes bankrupt I haven't

Re: [Vo]:A123 systems goes bankrupt

2012-10-21 Thread Jeff Berkowitz
systems goes bankrupt ** ** I haven't followed this story carefully, but a friend of mine (who has) wrote the following: ** ** Uh, you should look into A123 Systems, who started it and what they did before criticizing them. These guys developed and improved the Lithium Iron

Re: [Vo]:A123 systems goes bankrupt

2012-10-21 Thread Jouni Valkonen
Well said Jeff, I have not followed it carefully, although Fisker Karma was major client for A123 Systems, and it is assembled in Finland. Therefore it was reported also in Finnish media. There was speculation that inadequate demand for Fisker Karma was a contributor for the bankruptcy. However

[Vo]:A123 systems goes bankrupt

2012-10-20 Thread fznidarsic
The great green solar and battery society that our goverment has put its hopes on is going bankrupt one player at a time. I was going to buy A-123 stock. I am glad I did not. I was going to by Bezer Home for 30 cents a share, I could kick myself to missing 80 times my investment. Who