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minus-squareturdas@suppo.filinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoI’m not sure the tech was there yet 30 years ago. EVs live and die by lithium batteries. The EV1 apparently used lead acid. However, ten years ago the situation was entirely different.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·23 days agoEv1 switched to NiMH in year 2.
minus-squarefishy@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·23 days agoWhich was then bought by an oil company to hinder the development and deployment of the tech.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·23 days agoI doubt that. NiMH were used in hybrids up to 2022.
minus-squarefishy@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoYeah you’re right, I watched a video on it a few days ago and I could’ve sworn that’s what he said but actually thinking about it that can’t be right.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoNiMH just became outdated when lithium became available.
I’m not sure the tech was there yet 30 years ago. EVs live and die by lithium batteries. The EV1 apparently used lead acid.
However, ten years ago the situation was entirely different.
Ev1 switched to NiMH in year 2.
Which was then bought by an oil company to hinder the development and deployment of the tech.
I doubt that. NiMH were used in hybrids up to 2022.
Yeah you’re right, I watched a video on it a few days ago and I could’ve sworn that’s what he said but actually thinking about it that can’t be right.
NiMH just became outdated when lithium became available.