Toyota to sell lithium-ion battery-powered hybrid by 2010

Toyota to sell lithium-ion battery-powered hybrid by 2010

DETROIT, United States - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe announces at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 13 that the company is planning to market a lithium-ion battery-powered hybrid car that can be charged with electricity using a household outlet by 2010.

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