Toyota working on post-lithium ion battery technology queryvar=”toyota,working,on,post-lithium,ion,battery,technology”; 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 [...]

Ford rewards employees with $1,000 bonus queryvar=”ford,rewards,employees,with,$1,000,bonus”; 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 [...]