# Recharging Michigan- A123 Systems

Investing in Detroit is paying off for A123 systems, a Boston based battery technology company. With the help of Recovery Act funding through the Department of Energy, they've been able to open two new factories, employ and retrain over 1000 area residents and propel the commercialization of next generation electric vehicles.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2011
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: U.S. Department of Energy
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Recharging_Michigan-_A123_Systems.webm)
- Licence or status: Public domain (as the archive states it)
- Credit: U.S. Department of Energy
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/61269162?play=1)