Toyota Says Not All Future Hybrids to Get Lithium-Ion Batteries
 

*Source: Bloomberg (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...&refer=japan)*
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Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp., the largest seller of gasoline-electric vehicles, won't use its most- advanced batteries in every new hybrid because some models don't require the extra power.

The automaker is working to perfect a durable lithium-ion battery with better performance than the current nickel-metal hydride standard, said Yoshitaka Asakura, general manager of Toyota's hybrid system engineering division. Still, the new, costlier technology won't appear in all vehicles.

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