Toyota’s first lithium will most likely be a Lexus

So here is some crazy green news this morning. Instead of making its iconic Prius the first lithium-ion powered hybrid, Toyota may first offer a lithium-ion battery in a hybrid-only Lexus. According to Kazuo Okamoto, Toyota’s executive vice president of r&d and product development, the first Toyota lithium-ion car will be a limited edition, low-volume vehicle...
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I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 10/29/2007 12:18:16 PM

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Oh ??

Toyota plans on naming a lexus vehicle "Lithium" ?

Or did you mean that the first "Lithium Ion" Powered toyota vehicle will actually be a Lexus ?

autopro - 10/29/2007 12:44:24 PM

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Lexus will have a stand alone sedan hybrid in 2009.

BMW995 - 10/29/2007 2:02:43 PM

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Get the fire hoses ready guys. I'm not sure if I want my car to end up smoking like those cameras and cell phones with imbedded lithium ion batteries.
Seriously, I would imagine with properly designed computer controls these fire-related problems would likely be eliminated.

w209w114 - 10/29/2007 3:21:06 PM

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Hooray! :sarcasm:

Big surprise, we already knew it would be ridiculously high priced. Only a Lexus badge would justify the cost for a Toyota :hopefully:

w209w114 - 10/30/2007 2:33:54 AM

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43LE

Basically the same thing I said :-)