It seems the battle of the multinational giants, and patent rights, is about to begin:
http://www.evworld.com/blogs/index.cfm?page=blogentry&authorid=51&blogid=104
"Toyota has announced that they intend for all of their models, every single vehicle they offer, to all be hybrids by 2010.
That is quite an ambitious goal, and so they have staked their company's entire future on hybrids. But in so doing, they are completely at the mercy of Cobasys, which literally has them by the balls."
Where is the federal Anti-Trust department? You should be convinced by now, Sammy, let's repeat that last sentance:
"A manufacturer suing to stop production of its own product?"