Toyota Prius Launch

[Meredith Simonds]

Toyota has officially launched the new Prius but some buyers will have to wait on theirs as Toyota is short on batteries - an existing issue compounded by the March earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan that destroyed key parts suppliers:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110513/ap_on_bi_ge/as_japan_toyota_prius

[baglady]

I heard they're not plug in hybrids, either.

[Kristy]

They don't think there is much of a "market".