Toyota working on post-lithium ion battery technology

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Hans Greimel
Automotive News | March 6, 2008 - 7:04 am EST
 
 
 
TOKYO – Lithium ion batteries haven’t even hit mass production for hybrid and electric vehicles. But Toyota is already eyeing a new generation with twice the energy storage.
The goal is a battery that can run 80 kilometers (50 [...]

Ford rewards employees with $1,000 bonus

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Bernadine Williams
Automotive News | March 5, 2008 - 4:32 pm EST
 
 
 
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. is paying every U.S. and Canadian employee a $1,000 bonus even though the automaker lost $2.7 billion last year.
In a companywide e-mail today to all employees, CEO Alan Mulally said that although Ford fell [...]