If it is true that a patent suit brought by Chevron and that Chevron itself is holding a patent on batteries and is blocking the advance of a beneficial technology by the strength of a patent they hold... deeply troubling (putting it lightly) if true. Someone with more info help us out please.
They stopped making RAV4EV because Toyota / Panasonic lost a patent suit with Chevron and had to pay out $30 Million. Part of the settlement was no large sized NiMH batteries as used in the REV4 could be sold in the US but they did retain rights to sell small NiMH as used in the Prius.
Electricity comes from burning coal, tons of the stuff not very eco friendly is it
alfistii1 1 year ago
@alfistii1 Yea and I suppose gasoline appears out of thin air too right?
jason1973tl 8 months ago
Why buy, when anyone can build one.
TommeyLeeReed 3 years ago
cool.
TommeyLeeReed 3 years ago
If it is true that a patent suit brought by Chevron and that Chevron itself is holding a patent on batteries and is blocking the advance of a beneficial technology by the strength of a patent they hold... deeply troubling (putting it lightly) if true. Someone with more info help us out please.
guymeyer 4 years ago
They stopped making RAV4EV because Toyota / Panasonic lost a patent suit with Chevron and had to pay out $30 Million. Part of the settlement was no large sized NiMH batteries as used in the REV4 could be sold in the US but they did retain rights to sell small NiMH as used in the Prius.
tsport100 4 years ago
do you know where i can find an article on this lawsuit. i googled it an i cant find one article on it, only in EV forums and such
azncook 4 years ago
Search for "Cobasys" in Wikipedia or "Chevron Toyota Panasonic settlement" in Google.
tsport100 4 years ago
what kind of meter is that? for power reduction bill
coquivagabundo 4 years ago
Where to you get one of those t shirts?
JesusIsMyHomeDogg 4 years ago