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Toyota denied the rumor on giving up Li-ion battery for the coming Prius.

SupraNeverBack submitted on 6/14/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:18:34 PM

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Mitsuo Kinoshita, a senior Toyota executive, recently denied Japanese media reports that Toyota had given up on having a lithium-ion battery system for the next-generation Prius.



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Toyota denied the rumor on giving up Li-ion battery for the coming Prius.

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Will_

I want to believe that Toyota has not given up on the Li batteries, but to be fair and upfront, this article appears to be from June 7. The other article claiming they're dropping Li batteries was reported today...

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Posted on 6/14/2007 2:31:58 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

SupraNeverBack

All the rumor reports including "the other article" you mentioned is based on that original rumor. Did read any Toyota officer name on those reports?

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Posted on 6/14/2007 2:40:17 PM | | Votes: 4   

SupraNeverBack

Here is the original rumor dated on May 29th.

"Toyota is postponing the use of lithium-ion batteries in the next Prius, according to Japan’s Nikkan Kogyo newspaper, citing safety concerns."

http://news.windingroad.com/safety/japan-report-toyota-postponing-lithium-ion-prius/

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Posted on 6/14/2007 2:44:56 PM | | Votes: 4   

silent_power

Are you burnt?

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Posted on 6/14/2007 3:47:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

silent_power

Hey Will, its common sense that if toyota delayed Li-on, that would have been news first, on many web sites for a month now...

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Posted on 6/14/2007 3:55:28 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Will_

Okay, I believe you guys. Glad to hear it!

This means that the other article posted here today was a fluke of some sort. Wall Street Journal should issue a retraction...

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Posted on 6/14/2007 4:23:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

huu76

What's going on w/o the servers? Problems yesterday, problems today.

The problem will be with cost, not technology. You can already buy the batteries and other plug-in upgrades aftermarket.

The Lexus cars will have the new batteries since they can better absorb/pass along the higher cost.

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Posted on 6/14/2007 10:14:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

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