Toyota eyes next-generation battery amid soaring gas prices

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Katsuaki Watanabe speaks about the company's eco-friendly business policies in Tokyo on June 11. The policies include developing a next-generation battery in a bid to further boost the automaker's presence in the ''green'' car market.

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