All Tesla Patents Are Belong To Us

gord said:
Maybe, but he's smarter than philanthropic. So this garners some good faith and media coverage, bonus. What's really happening here is he is influencing the market. Electric adoption isn't happening fast enough, while he builds one of the largest and most advanced battery production facilities in the US.

There are still major barriers for mass adoption of electric cars. Bring the major automotive players on side, spread the costs and watch your marketplace grow significantly.

TLDR 1% of nothing is nothing, 1% of the future is a lot.
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Exactly this he's not interested in selling cars he's interested in selling batterys and is creating the demand to do it. Very very well played.

I expect this was the the business plan the whole time.
 
Its not really philanthropic, its trying to increase the size of the market they are operating in, turn their standards into industry standards and increasing the amount of suppliers and people who are familiar with their technologies - making growth easier for them. All the while preventing other companies making money from their research.

Its a potentially very smart business move, the fact that its also good PR is just a bonus.
 
Judgeneo said:
Its not really philanthropic, its trying to increase the size of the market they are operating in, turn their standards into industry standards and increasing the amount of suppliers and people who are familiar with their technologies - making growth easier for them. All the while preventing other companies making money from their research.

Its a potentially very smart business move, the fact that its also good PR is just a bonus.
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But if this increases the amount and reduces the cost of electric vehicles how is this a bad thing?
 
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