"The main components for the Prius such as the motor and battery are not mature enough for local production," executive vice-president Atsushi Niimi said.

丰田副总裁酒井敦(Atsushi Niimi)表示，“在当地生产普锐斯汽车的发动机和电池等主要零部件的时机还不成熟。”

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Last week GM's chairman, Rick Wagoner, said contracts had been placed with battery-makers to develop power packs safe and reliable enough for a production vehicle, which GM hopes to launch by 2010.

上周，通用汽车公司总裁Rick Wagoner讲他们已经向电池制造商下了订单，通用汽车希望2010年能开发出安全，可靠并适用于大规模生产的电池。

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As Ford recently pointed out, if the industry were to move towards a common standard for battery packs, this would help boost production volumes and so bring prices down even more.

正如福特近日指出的，如果整个行业如果能制定出电池的通用标准，这将有助于提高产量并更大幅度降低价格。

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U.S. Nissan LEAF production is sourced from assembly and battery production facilities in Smyrna, Tennessee.

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For instance, LG Chem Michigan officials told us that they made a decision to delay production of battery cells at the Michigan facility.

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Tesla is also in production of battery packs for the Daimler Smart EV's and in battery development programs with other vehicle and stationary customers.

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