Ener1
Obama visitó la fábrica de baterías de Ener1 en 2011 — un mes después el cliente principal (Think EV) presentó quiebra y seis meses después Ener1 presentó el Capítulo 11 con $118M en préstamos DOE
Adquisición forzada por debajo de la última valoración · Error fatal: Ener1 built lithium-ion batteries for EVs through subsidiary EnerDel. $118M DOE loan guarantee. Primary customer: Think (Norwegian EV maker). Think filed for bankruptcy June 2011. Ener1 lost its primary customer. Already losing $150M annually. Filed Chapter 11 January 26, 2012. Obama had visited the Ener1/EnerDel factory in 2011. Congressional criticism of another DOE cleantech failure after Solyndra.