http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071110/tc_nm/toyota_plugin_dc_1
"Toyota would make 'significant announcements' at next week's Los Angeles Auto Show and Detroit's auto show in January regarding advances to vehicles that feature alternatives to traditional combustion engines. Toyota has no intention of leasing more expensive batteries for next-generation hybrids separate from the vehicle, a step some proponents have suggested as a way to bring down the initial cost of such vehicles."
"Toyota would make 'significant announcements' at next week's Los Angeles Auto Show and Detroit's auto show in January regarding advances to vehicles that feature alternatives to traditional combustion engines. Toyota has no intention of leasing more expensive batteries for next-generation hybrids separate from the vehicle, a step some proponents have suggested as a way to bring down the initial cost of such vehicles."
