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Maybe institutional memory: "Whether or not Toyota wanted to continue production [of the 90s all-electric RAV4], it was unlikely to be able to do so because the
by rodgerd 5y ago
Maybe institutional memory: "Whether or not Toyota wanted to continue production [of the 90s all-electric RAV4], it was unlikely to be able to do so because the EV-95 battery was no longer available. Chevron had inherited control of the worldwide patent rights for the NiMH EV-95 battery when it merged with Texaco, which had purchased them from General Motors. Chevron's unit won a US$30,000,000 settlement from Toyota and Panasonic, and the production line for the large NiMH batteries was closed down and dismantled. This case was settled in the ICC International Court of Arbitration, and not publicized due to a gag order placed on Toyota."