TOKYO – Lithium ion laptop batteries haven’t even hit mass production for hybrid and electric vehicles. But Toyota is already eyeing a new generation with twice the energy storage.

The goal is a dell laptop battery  that can run 80 kilometers (50 miles) on a single battery charge from a home outlet, Japan’s Nikkan Kogyo newspaper reported.

 

Toyota Motor Corp. wants to commercialize the battery in 2020, it said.

The Japanese automaker could not confirm the report. But bringing out a next-generation dell inspiron 6000 battery is part of the company’s Global Vision 2020 long-term strategy plan. Toyota wants a hybrid in each model line by the 2020s and will have to ramp up battery output to get there.

Details about the next-generation dell inspiron 630m battery technology are still under wraps. But Toyota sees staying ahead in power storage as the key to keeping its lead in hybrid vehicles.

Nikkan Kogyo said air-zinc chemistry is one possibility for the future dell inspiron 6400 battery. A new unit dedicated to developing the technology will be formed in June, it said.

The introduction of lithium ion dell inspiron 640m battery is seen as a breakthrough for hybrid and electric vehicles. The batteries, which have yet to be mass produced, are lighter and pack more energy than the nickel-metal hydride batteries that are currently the industry norm.

Toyota plans to use lithium ion dell inspiron 700m battery in a new plug-in hybrid vehicle due by 2010.