CO2 Escalade Grid Nickel Metal Hydride 
Plugs and Cars
APRIL 16, 2007
Asked why not Nickel Metal Hydride batteries in the Volt, at least to start, he says "NiMH just doesn't do it." And nickel mining is such dirty business we ought move right to benign lithium. It would take more weight to reach 40 miles, he says. But hold on. What's so sacrosanct about 40 miles? And I couldn't agree more.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 28, 2009
Today we could be using lead-acid EVs, lead-carbon-acid EVs, or nickel metal hydride or lithium-ion hybrids. The true impact of electric vehicles should consider the make-up of the power grids where these cars will be used. There is significant cause vs. effect debate on CO2. We have oil!
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