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"has decided not to use lithium-ion battery technology on the initial versions of its next-generation Prius gasoline-electric hybrid car, The Wall Street Journal reported. According to the WSJ, the company is alarmed by growing concern over the safety of these batteries.   Toyota had hoped to use the lithium-ion batteries because they pack more electricity in the same space and weight than the nickel-metal hydride batteries used in nearly all hybrid vehicles sold today.   But the kind of lithium-ion battery technology Toyota was considering for use in the next is based on lithium cobalt oxide, which has shown a tendency to overheat and catch on fire, the story said. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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