Not to mention the cost of the batteries (astronomical), the fact that they don't do well in cold weather, the fact that they only last a few years. I am sure none of these are factors in the failure of the electric car:-) It's all a big conspiracy man. Even the laws of physics have been bought out by the Oil Cartels! Make a better battery and the world will beat a path to your door. Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com John Bange wrote: >> Well, Chevron-Texaco does own the patent on the NiMH battery but won't >> license it for use in batteries large enough for use in an electric car. >> Toyota had a nice electric RAV4 until the patent was enforced. >> >> > > It makes a good conspiracy theory, but it's not quite true. True, Cobasys > won't license the patent, but that's because they want people to buy THEIR > batteries. The new Saturn hybrid uses Cobasys NiMH batteries < > http://tinyurl.com/2e8852>. Toyota could do the same. What Toyota tried to > do was first ignore the patent, then try to buy a license to it when their > own NiMH batteries were ruled infringing. Cobasys is a battery manufacturer > though, so expecting them to license their patents out to competitors is > silly. > > -- > John Bange > '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger" > > > |
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