http://blog.maxdunn.com/articles/2008/07/22/why-cant-hobbyists-buy-a123-batteries en-us 40 Max Dunn's Blog <p>Another interesting tidbit of information that I got from Elizabeth from <a href="http://www.a123systems.com/"><span class="caps">A123</span> Systems</a> at the <a href="http://plugin2008.com/">Plug-in 2008 conference</a> was why <span class="caps">A123</span> doesn&#8217;t sell batteries to hobbyists for use in electric vehicles. Her answer: liability.</p> <p><span class="caps">A123</span> is worried that someone will put together an unsafe vehicle and then <span class="caps">A123</span> would be sued when it catches on fire or someone gets hurt. This extends also to organizations like CalCars that is working on plug-in hybrids. So <span class="caps">A123</span> only supplies batteries to OEMs and manufacturers where they can be sure the batteries will be used in a safe way.</p> Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:49:00 -0700 urn:uuid:d51a4d94-9170-4046-ada8-076f8aeb7fbc Max Dunn http://blog.maxdunn.com/articles/2008/07/22/why-cant-hobbyists-buy-a123-batteries Electric Vehicles