Lithium Inefficient as Batteries for Hybrid Cars

The hype of lithium batteries for hybrid cars might not remain the same for a long time. Toyota Motor Corp is testing on lithium batteries since three years for its hybrid cars. And the test results come out unfavorable for the costly lithium. They conducted their tests with the popular Toyota Priuses, one of the best hybrid cars in the market. After the test results they seem to be using nickel instead of the lithium-ion batteries, in their hybrid cars.

However, the durability of nickel batteries might still need to be checked. It seems that Toyota is all on its way to help its customers to buy these hybrid cars at cheaper prices. The current prices of hybrid cars or cars that run on batteries are far cheaper compared to regular cars. It is obviously the cost of the batteries that make them so expensive.

Its good news for the people trying to buy hybrid cars…but what about those major companies that are all set to sell their lithium-ion based cars?