For independent electric car companies, it’s so long, automobile row. Some electric vehicle manufacturers have jettisoned the old model of franchise auto dealerships in an effort to change not only how we drive, but also how we buy cars. Continue reading
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Why A123 Threw Down for Fisker & Who’s Next
Battery maker A123Systems and plug-in car startup Fisker Automotive, which announced a new partnership this week, seem like natural dance partners. Each exists as an outsider in an entrenched industry, they’re both gearing up for a ramp up in 2011 and they share one mega backer — the U.S. government. I interviewed A123′s VP of Automotive Solutions, Jason Forcier, for this Earth2Tech piece analyzing why the battery maker pledged to not only supply Fisker with battery systems and collaborate on a new vehicle, but also to invest $23 million in the startup.
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Tagged A123 Systems, Analysis, Earth2Tech, Electric cars, Fisker Automotive
