Industrial-scale units house thousands of animals, cutting the cost of production through economies of scale.

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Business Daily said Thursday the electronic and industrial giant planned to raise production capacity of lithium-ion batteries for hybrid cars seventyfold to 700, 000 units by 2015.

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Meanwhile, full-year sales of heavy-duty trucks, which are driven principally by industrial production, construction and infrastructure spending, are only expected to reach 700, 000 to 750, 000 units this year, down 15 percent to 20 percent from 2011.

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