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Chevron is currently on EV.com's Infamous list for two reasons:   (1) Chevron is currently squelching all access to large NiMH batteries through its control of patent licenses in order to remove a competitor to gasoline (hybrid and electric vehicles). These actions culminated in a lawsuit against Panasonic and Toyota over production of ...

A nickel-metal hydride cell, abbreviated NiMH, is a type of rechargeable battery similar to the nickel-cadmium cell. A NiMH battery can have two to three times the capacity of an equivalent size nickel-cadmium battery.   A nickel-metal hydride battery has about the same volumetric energy density as ...