-----Original Message----- From: Jed Rothwell >You seem to be conflating the older and safer metal hydride battery packs, which are reliable but comparatively heavy, with the newer lithium cells,
JR: The Prius still uses the NiMH batteries. I do not understand this comment. Well the reason you do not understand it is obvious. If you fail to keep up with the News from Toyota about the batteries in the new models, then why get into an argument with too little information at your disposal? ... or do you think Reuters got it wrong? http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssConsumerGoodsAndRetailNews/idUSBNG3741902 0090818 > The lithium cells will provide a huge improvement in terms of Amp-hrs per kg. but they operate more reliably with a full charge. And full risk. JR: Well, the Prius does not use them, so the fact that some portable computers have burned is irrelevant. That's my point. Unfortunately - it is an incorrect point ... since future Toyotas will use lithium ion. They will be thoroughly tested, of course but the same can be said for the PC batteries from Sony, which failed despite thorough testing, and the same for the batteries from Apple, Dell, HP, Compaq, Lenovo (IBM) etc, etc - all recalled after thorough testing and overheating. Jones
