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More reports that the next Prius won't start off using LiIon batteries

Click on the photo for a high-res gallery of the Toyota Hybrid-X concept A couple of weeks after reports first came out of Japan that the next generation Toyota Prius would stick with nickel metal hydride batteries instead of switching to lithium ion; the Wall Street Journal finally noticed. The tendency of lithium ion batteries to run hot seems to be Toyota's main concern, especially in light of their recent quality issues such as the Tundra engine failures. The lithium batteries have the potential to substantially improve mileage and ... Read more →

Toyota CEO confirms lithium batteries for next-gen Prius

Click on the photo for a gallery of high-res images of the Hybrid-X Concept Toyota CEO Katsuaki Watanabe spoke to BusinessWeek recently and confirmed that the next-generation Prius will definitely ...

More reports that the next Prius won't start off using LiIon batteries 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the photo for a high-res gallery of the Toyota Hybrid-X concept A couple of weeks after reports first came out of Japan that the next generation Toyota Prius would stick with nickel metal hydride batteries instead of switching to lithium ion; the Wall Street Journal finally noticed. The ...

Toyota CEO confirms lithium batteries for next-gen Prius 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the photo for a gallery of high-res images of the Hybrid-X Concept Toyota CEO Katsuaki Watanabe spoke to BusinessWeek recently and confirmed that the next-generation Prius will definitely have a lithium ion battery when it comes out later in 2008. Watanabe also said that Toyota was ...



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