Nissan's lithium move points to 2010 hybrid vehicle wars?

Lithium-powered in 2009?

On Friday Nissan and NEC Group announced that they had finalized a partnership to produce lithium-ion batteries starting in 2009.

According to CNN, Nissan Senior Vice President Minoru Shinohara told a news conference, "the technology behind the partners' latest lithium-ion battery, which has twice the power of conventional batteries at half the size, was ready, and preparations were now underway for mass production and commercialisation."

While Nissan has been bearish regarding hybrid cars - only recently offering the Altima hybrid and only in a handful of states - Nissan's leader, Carlos Ghosn, has repeatedly reminded reporters that he is not opposed to hybrids. Instead, Ghosn believes.......

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