
Jason Forcier (right), vice president and general manager of A123 Systems Inc., shows off a lithium-ion battery at a plant in Romulus, Mich., in 2011 to (from left) A123 President and CEO David Vieau, Rep. John D. Dingell, Michigan Democrat, and Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Now in bankruptcy, the pending sale of A123 to a China-based company has vendors and stockholders trying to recoup some of they money they have lost. (Associated Press)

Jason Forcier (right), vice president and general manager of A123 Systems Inc., shows off a lithium-ion battery at a plant in Romulus, Mich., in 2011 to (from left) A123 President and CEO David Vieau, Rep. John D. Dingell, Michigan Democrat, and Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Now in bankruptcy, the pending sale of A123 to a China-based company has vendors and stockholders trying to recoup some of they money they have lost. (Associated Press)

**FILE** U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu (second from right) listens as Jason Forcier (right), vice president and general manager of A123 Systems, shows off a battery at their plant in Romulus, Mich., on July 18, 2011. Standing at left is A123 President and CEO David Vieau and Rep. John Dingell, Michigan Democrat. (Associated Press)