A sample showing the insides of a new lithium-ion battery is on display during Toyota Motors' new Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle press preview at the company's showcase, Mega Webb in Tokyo.

Building the Battery For the Next Electric Vehicle

The Leonard Lopate Show | Feb 6, 2015

Steve LeVine describes the worldwide race to perfect the lithium-ion battery, a device with the potential to power a future electric car. Researchers in Japan, South Korea, China, and the United States are in the pursuit to perfect this technology. His new book is The Powerhouse: Inside the Invention of a Battery to Save the World.

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