Andrew, My information is based on the following: ---Where can I buy NiMh batteroes? I don't believe they are generally available except in cars like the Prius. This is exactly what corporate oil wants. All this proves is motive and the desired result.
In the movie, "Who Killed The Electric Car?", The chain is clear. Stan Ochinsky owner of Ovonics sold a 60% interest in his Company (owner of the patent), to GM. GM sold it to Chevron after crushing all the EV1s. Talk about burning your bridges. Chevron is aligned soome how with Texaco to form Cobasys.
From Fran we have the following:
Sherry Boschert author of "The Cars That Will Recharge America" says, "ECD and ChevronTexaco formed an equal partnership in the spinoff battery company, now called Cobasys." p. 44.
Hope this helps with the reason why NiMh batteries are not available. Without NiMh we are limited to Lead Acid. NiMh may not be the final answer, but it is way ahead of Lead.
---Who owns what is irrelevant. What is important is the result. NiMh Batteries are not generally available. GM ignores NiMh technology like it soesn't exist. They keep saying we can't mass produce Electric Vehicles until we have a Battery Technology breakthrough.
What is the RAV4 EV? What is your car? For that matter what is my car? The RAV4 is a production vehicle. You car is professional conversion, mine is home conversion with a 40 mile range (equal to the Volt).
What is this double speak, about battery tecchnology isn't there, yet. George Bush told us last week we need to drill for oil to free ourselves from foreign oil dependence until the Electric Car comes along to save us.
In the mean time, we are, you and I, and other members are driving Electric Cars. We need to expose the facts. The extinct EV1 and the extant Rav4 EV are evidence of what is possible at the leading edge of professsional engineering. Your E-Box is rigtht in there with them in terms of performance and range.
Cars like mine, show that if I can do it, GM can do it. After all, they've already done it, and crushed the evidence.What is amazing is how successful my car and others like are, even without the advantage of NiMh or Lithum Ion batteries. Cars like mine will allways take a back seat to production or professional A/C systems. But with NiMh batteries, the DC system would double its range and be much more comparable to the others.
Forgive me if I am preaching to the converted. You may know all of this already. I was prompted to respond to you remarks about the origin and evolution of the patent.
I have attached a letter to the editor in response to a comment by Paul. It is a rewrite of an earlier email I posted. I have sanitized it and removed reference to the EAA. I will publish it in my own name. On the other hand, I would be happy to see the EAA modify it, if necessary, and approve it for release as an EAA statement.
Cheers,Al Lococo
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