(AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Takeshi Uchiyamada waves as he demonstrates the Japanese automaker’s new motorized ride ‘Winglet’ during a press conference in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 1, 2008. Toyota will start testing three models of the stand-up-and-ride contraption, that travels at up to 6 kph (3.7 mph), later this year at a Japanese airport and resort complex and next year at a shopping mall to get feedback from people. No plans are set to sell the Winglet as a commercial product. (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)

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(AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Takeshi Uchiyamada speaks to The Associated Press in his office in Tokyo Monday, June 16, 2008. Toyota is struggling to keep up with booming demand for hybrid vehicles because it’s unable to make enough batteries that are key parts in the hit green cars. Uchiyamada, who oversees production at Japan’s top automaker, said that the crunch on battery production is likely to stay for the rest of the year, as new lines can’t be added to boost production until next year. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

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(AP) - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Takeshi Uchiyamada speaks to The Associated Press in his office in Tokyo Monday, June 16, 2008. Toyota is struggling to keep up with booming demand for hybrid vehicles because it’s unable to make enough batteries that are key parts in the hit green cars. Uchiyamada, who oversees production at Japan’s top automaker, said that the crunch on battery production is likely to stay for the rest of the year, as new lines can’t be added to boost production until next year. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama)

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