Boston-Power Corporate Timeline

	2005: Dr. Christina Lampe-Onnerud develops a concept for a safe, powerful, environmentally-sound lithium-ion battery technology.
	2005: Dr. Lampe-Onnerud sets up an R&D lab in her carriage house. Impressed investors pump $1 million into the company.
	2005: First functional cell prototypes are made.
	2006: First product is ready and submitted for UN and UL testing.
	2006: First mass production site is established in Asia.
	2007: Sonata® is unveiled to the industry and Dr. Lampe-Onnerud is named “DEMOgod” at DEMO ’07 event.
	2008: Sonata receives Nordic Ecolabel and China Environmental United Certification Center (CEC) accreditation for outstanding performance and environmental responsibility.
	2008: Mass manufacturing ramp-up begins with establishment of Taiwan facility.
	2008: Sonata passes stringent Tier 1 production audits.
	2008: U.S. HQ expands through the addition of R&D labs for applications from consumer electronics to large format transportation batteries.
	2009: HP partners with Boston-Power® to offer its HP Long Life Battery (formerly Enviro Series) based on Sonata.
	2009: Swing™ is introduced for transportation applications.
	2009: Boston-Power conducts first road test of a converted Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV).
	2009: Boston-Power joins Saab and others to form Swedish industry-first EV coalition to fuel the advancement of zero-emission, hi-performance vehicles.
	2010: ASUS will be first to include Sonata as standard equipment in its new Business Series notebooks.