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Will big auto magically have a network to charge on, or a lot of patents on it? Tesla famously "open sourced" some of their patents, on electric drivetrain, but
by SEJeff 7y ago
Will big auto magically have a network to charge on, or a lot of patents on it? Tesla famously "open sourced" some of their patents, on electric drivetrain, but they also didn't open source their battery chemistry patents or a lot of the other EV related patents.
Also keep in mind if you look at the new electric vehicles, there isn't a one out today that beats the 2012 Model S in range (265 miles). Why is this? Because of the battery chemistry and drivetrain work that tesla has done which is leagues ahead of anyone. More vendors doing EVs might also make it cheaper to source some of the various components. I think more EVs is a net good for Tesla honestly as it pushes them more into the mainstream.
- treis 7y ago>Why is this? Because of the battery chemistry and drivetrain work that tesla has done which is leagues ahead of anyone. I doubt that. It's much more likely because something like the Leaf is nearly half the cost of a Tesla model S and are made at a profit. At one point Tesla had a big lead, but Nissan has been making hte Leaf for nearly a decade now. It's unlikely that any significant gap is there because of technology reasons.