Dan M wrote: > > Look at > > http://www.allaboutbatteries.com/Battery-Energy.html
And if you RTFA, you'll see a not implausible argument made by Sherry Boschertthat Cabasys is squelching the market for large-format NiMH batteries: > In her book, "Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that Will Recharge America"[1], > published in February 2007, Sherry Boschert argues that large-format > NiMH batteries are commercially viable but that Cobasys refuses to > sell or license them to small companies or individuals. Boschert > argues that Cobasys accepts only very large orders for these > batteries. When Boschert conducted her research, major auto makers > showed little interest in large orders for large-format NiMH > batteries. However, Toyota employees complained about the difficulty > in getting smaller orders of large format NiMH batteries to service > the existing 825 RAV-4EVs. Because no other companies were willing to > make large orders, Cobasys was not manufacturing nor licensing any > large format NiMH battery technology for automotive purposes. > Boschert concludes that "it's possible that Cobasys (Chevron) is > squelching all access to large NiMH batteries through its control of > patent licenses in order to remove a competitor to gasoline. Or it's > possible that Cobasys simply wants the market for itself and is > waiting for a major automaker to start producing plug-in hybrids or > electric vehicles." [1] http://www.newsociety.com/bookid/3934 --[Lance] -- GPG Fingerprint: 409B A409 A38D 92BF 15D9 6EEE 9A82 F2AC 69AC 07B9 CACert.org Assurer _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
