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So, Toyota can't keep up with hybrid demand because of
a lack of battery packs. GM's mild hybrid vehicles
have suffered sluggish sales due to a battery
malfunction, and GM still has yet to finalize
battery technology for the Chevy
Volt. When it comes to the future of the
automobile, batteries are becoming the key technology.
By next year, Toyota could be close to producing a
million hybrid
vehicles per year. Honda, the second biggest
hybrid producer, is hoping to sell a couple hundred
thousand hybrids per year. Every other automaker is
talking tens of thousands of hybrids, if any at all,
and some automakers seem pinned to lithium-ion
technology.
Now, lithium might be the future for hybrids and
electric vehicles, but that future might still be at
least 5 years away from mass-production viability,
unless Toyota gets there first. However, if Toyota is
selling a million hybrids, or more, per year by next
year, can US automakers afford to wait several more
years before truly taking on Toyota's hybrids?
Labels: Hybrid Vehicles, lithium battery
