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Originally Posted by BrianSD_42
Just be clear they didn't open source or open up all of Tesla's patents for use by other manufacturers.
They are only opening up the charging system technology in the hopes that other manufacturers will choose to copy Tesla's fast charging technology because that will help spread the charging stations out much faster.
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That and probably getting ahead of a future lawsuit by burgeoning electric vehicle companies that Tesla has a Monopoly on the market. Its actually really smart of them to release some of their patents to create competition for use as a defense later down the road.