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Aaron Turpen    August 9, 2012 - 2:45AM

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NiMH suffers from serious drawbacks:
1) Lower voltage
2) Shorter lifespan (# of charge cycles)
3) Less tolerant to temperature changes
4) Low shelf life - sitting unused, they lose up to 25%/month
5) GM patent issues (controlling interest in Ovonics patents - Toyota pays GM a premium for every Prius made with a NiMH battery)
6) Generally slower charging/discharging than Li-ion

Don't believe everything you saw in Who Killed the Electric Car. There was a lot of propaganda in that film.

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