A123 is most definately a competitor of electrovaya's and still a major player in lithium ion batteries. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131009005122/en/A123-Systems-Announces-Organizational-Alignment-Wanxiang-Group They are working on many projects. http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/techflash/2014/01/a123-energy-solutions-installs.html This one in Japan http://www.pv-tech.org/news/a123_energy_solutions_to_install_2.8mwh_of_grid_storage_at_japanese_factory