SYNOPSIS: Component bottlenecks, including batteries and inverters, have limited output of the third-generation Prius since production began in April.
TOYOTA CITY, Japan--Toyota Motor can't achieve full production capacity for its hot-selling Prius hybrid because of battery and inverter shortages at its parts makers.
The two Japan factories making the Prius are working overtime and holiday shifts to produce roughly 46,000 cars a month for global markets.
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