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Desperate Toyota does a Tesla

Posted on January 7, 2015 by VM

Let go to take control. That’s what Elon Musk did with the patents on his Tesla brand of electric cars. That’s what Toyota has done now with its patents on fuel-cells, releasing 5,680 licenses for royalty-free use at the Consumer Electronics … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CES Las Vegas, distributed energy resources, Elon Musk, fuel cell vehicles, hydrogen economy, Hyundai ix35, Tesla Motors, Toyota Mirai | Leave a comment

Elon Musk’s altruism powertrain is just good business

Posted on June 16, 2014 by VM

In 1907, the Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla sold all his patents to Westinghouse, Inc., for a heavily discounted $216,000, including one for alternating current. In 1943, he died penniless. In 2014, another Tesla has given away its patents but signs … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged battery swapping, Beter Place, Big Cars, electric vehicles, Elon Musk, Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, lithium-ion battery cells, patents, Shai Agassi, Tesla Motors | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Tesla Motors

Desperate Toyota does a Tesla

Elon Musk’s altruism powertrain is just good business

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