http://earth2tech.com/2010/08/16/alte-former-tesla-team-eyes-old-company-cars/

Probably this is the company that A123 is referring to...

For each of the component parts in ALTe’s system, the company has lined up three tiers of suppliers — with one big exception: the battery, which is typically the most expensive chunk of an electric vehicle. Talks are ongoing with battery suppliers including A123 Systems, Dow Kokam, Electrovaya and Johnson Controls, said Polowniak, and ALTe is now “very close” to naming its primary battery supplier.