I get tired of reading the same old misinformation.
THERE ARE NO NIMH BATTERIES FOR SALE FOR ELECTRIC CARS.
Chevron owns the patent rights, and wont sell us replacement EV-95 batteries (actually they were made by PEVE, but Chevron's unit sued them) for the Toyota RAV4-EV if we ever need them.
Of course, you can't buy the EV NiMH batteries new, either.
So this article's claim that NiMH would cost "$20000" is completely bogus. THEY ARE NOT FOR SALE, NOT AT ANY PRICE.