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Their first electric car was a RAV4. It, along with any broader potential, was completely trashed by an American oil company and patent fuckery, costing them an
by rodgerd 5y ago
Their first electric car was a RAV4. It, along with any broader potential, was completely trashed by an American oil company and patent fuckery, costing them an absolute fortune.
- umeshunni 5y agoAmazing! I didn't know this history at all. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_encumbrance_of_large_automotive_NiMH_batteries https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent_encumbrance_of_large_...
- chrisjc 5y agoAnd its (or was it a different generation?) battery pack was developed by Tesla. > Toyota worked together with Tesla Motors to develop the second generation RAV4 EV, and the electric SUV was released in the United States in September 2012. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_RAV4_EV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_RAV4_EV
- umeshunni 5y agoOP is referring to the first gen RAV4 that was released in the 90s.