But some industry analysts suggest that Musk needs the mainstream carmakers to start building electric cars in greater numbers to create business for the gigafactory, drive down battery prices, and make Tesla more profitable.
This, they suggest, explains Musk's extraordinary decision earlier this year to "open-source" all of Tesla's patents, making its technology freely available to anyone who wants to copy it. "So far, at least one major carmaker has, although they haven't given me permission to say who it is," he(Elon Musk)reveals.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/green-motoring/11230721/The-most-desirable-electric-car-yet.html
That the OEM has not been revealed tells us it is not Mercedes making the B Class.
This, they suggest, explains Musk's extraordinary decision earlier this year to "open-source" all of Tesla's patents, making its technology freely available to anyone who wants to copy it. "So far, at least one major carmaker has, although they haven't given me permission to say who it is," he(Elon Musk)reveals.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/green-motoring/11230721/The-most-desirable-electric-car-yet.html
That the OEM has not been revealed tells us it is not Mercedes making the B Class.