In Quest for Better Battery, Keep an eye on Nationalism.

In 2005, [url=http://online.wsj.com/quotes/main.html?type=djn&symbol=gm]General Motors[/url] Corp. executives -- blue over their company's less-than-green reputation and envious of eco-darling Toyota Prius -- began searching the world for advanced batteries they hoped would power a new generation of gas-electric hybrid cars.