Toyota start lithium-ion battery output in 2009

TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp’s apple a1008 battery,apple a1012 battery joint venture will start producing longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries in 2009 as it aims to roll out more electric cars over the next few years.
Toyota, the world’s top maker of gasoline-electric hybrids, is keen to bring such vehicles into the mainstream by lowering their costs [...]