Electric Car War

Toyota has stumbled in the all-electric car race and now GM thinks it sees the finish line.
Because battery-safety problems, Toyota is delaying the plug-in, lithium-ion-based model until 2011.
Meanwhile, GM has just solidified a deal with Massachusetts-based A123 Systems to produce flat lithium-ion batteries for use in their future plug-in electric vehicles, like the Chevy Volt. [...]