Honda, GS Yuasa form hybrid battery partnership

Eventually lithium powered?

Honda and GS Yuasa will "establish a joint venture company which will manufacture, sell and conduct R&D for high-power lithium-ion batteries with a central focus on applications in hybrid electric vehicles," according to GreenCarCongress.

While Honda might be a laggard on plug-in vehicles, it has aggressively increased its efforts into hybrid vehicles.

Finish: Honda, GS Yuasa form hybrid battery partnership