Why Toyota can't sell RAV4-EV: CHEVRON tape 1
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At the Huntington Beach, CA Energy Fair, at which solar energy and plug-in cars were center stage, HB Toyota finally admitted, perhaps in frustration, that Chevron is a factor in why they can't sell the RAV4-EV. The RAV4-EV uses Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries specially developed for...
Why Toyota can't sell RAV4-EV: tape 2 Chevron bought technology
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At the Huntington Beach, CA Energy Fair, at which solar energy and plug-in cars were center stage, HB Toyota finally admitted, perhaps in frustration, that Chevron is a factor in why they can't sell the RAV4-EV. The RAV4-EV uses Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries specially developed for...
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