Oh it's even worse than just IP rights. The IP is held in large part by the Quebec provincial government through Université de Montréal and Hydro Québec. Hydro-

Oh it's even worse than just IP rights. The IP is held in large part by the Quebec provincial government through Université de Montréal and Hydro Québec. Hydro-Quebec had an EV program, but it was cancelled due to (according to the Hydro-québec engineers I know) political reasons - it would have been a bad look for the state to compete against car companies so overtly. So now both the motor tech (hub motors) and the battery tech (LiFePO4) took off in China. At least now Hydro-Quebec restarted their EV program, but for buses only.