Why Toyota offers 2 battery choices in next Prius

Lithium ion batteries such as this will go into upper-trim cars; the base model will get nickel-metal hydride batteries.

November 23, 2015 05:00 AM

SUNTO-GUN, Japan -- Toyota Motor Corp. is rolling out its next-generation Prius hybrid with a choice of newer-generation lithium ion or more traditional nickel-metal hydride batteries.

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