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18650 cells are a commodity component. Combining thousands of them into an effective battery pack is a very complex engineering task. Tesla have filed hundreds
by jdietrich 9y ago
18650 cells are a commodity component. Combining thousands of them into an effective battery pack is a very complex engineering task. Tesla have filed hundreds of patents relating to pack design and battery management. They have several just relating to "thermal runaway mitigation", which is a fancy euphemism for "stopping the battery pack from catching fire". It's not sexy, but it's crucial stuff.
https://patents.google.com/?assignee=Tesla+Inc https://patents.google.com/?assignee=Tesla+Inc
- KGIII 9y agoYou're free to use their patents, there is no charge.
- ccozan 9y agoCan you please provide a reference of this? Sounds very heroic of Tesla/Musk.
- KGIII 9y agohttps://www.tesla.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you https://www.tesla.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you Sibling post also has the link but I don't want you to miss it.
- surement 9y agoFor anyone wondering: https://www.tesla.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you https://www.tesla.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you
- martin_bech 9y agoThere is actually a charge, you are also giving up the right to enforce you own patents on Tesla I believe.