Bloomberg: Honda Motor Co., first to lease hydrogen autos to U.S. drivers, said batteries haven’t advanced enough to make rechargeable cars a good replacement for gasoline models and isn’t following rivals who plan to sell plug-ins. “For battery-powered vehicles to become more widespread, more popular in the market, we feel battery technology needs to advance further,” said Masaaki Kato, president of Honda’s research unit, in an interview at the Tokyo-based company’s U.S. headquarters. …