Actually Toyota Rav-4 EV had Nickel Metal Hydride batteries that had a range of 120 miles. But GM bought the company and the rights then sold it to Chevron who will not produce the batteries for automotive use. Chevron sued Toyota to stop the production and Toyota took back many of the Rav-4 EV's and crushed them as had GM with the EV-1. Thus this technology is not available to any company that desires to use them to produce a commuter vehicle. Check out the movie Who killed the electric car on you tube for more information. For me this is sad to be held hostage to an oil giant when it could be the answer to high fuel prices. Cheers, jack.