Whatever happened to NiMH Batteries?; ’13 Leaf Impressions Posted on July 6, 2013 by driverbenji Reply I just read this…good read! : . Why Do Some Electric Cars Have Short Range? “EVs in 1996 were going farther than todays EVs using Nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) rechargeable batteries, why are they not being used today?” (The real reason) http://ev.com/why-do-some-electric-cars-have-short-range/ via http://ev.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/pages/EVcom/119794534714187 . MotorWeek’s “First Impressions” of the 2013 Nissan Leaf Share this:TwitterFacebookLike Loading...