DOE Gives A123 Two More Years to Spend Grant
Battery maker A123 Systems Inc. says the U.S.
Battery maker A123 Systems Inc. says the U.S. Dept. of Energy has agreed to extend the term of its $249 million loan by two years to December 2014.
The DOE awarded the grant to A123 in August 2009. The company is using the funds to build a new lithium-ion battery factory in Michigan.
The company says it had received $127 million of the DOE loan by the end of last year.
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