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Re:BYD has reportedly received 10 GWh of orders from Tesla f... by Robotbeat on Thursday October 21, 2021 @05:56PM (#28951295)
Climate mitigation depends on patent reform, sounds like.
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Re:BYD has reportedly received 10 GWh of orders from Tesla f... by sbierwagen on Thursday October 21, 2021 @06:04PM (#28951392)
Patents have a 20 year lifetime. US5910382 and US6514640 have already expired. It might speed up climate mitigation, but it's not strictly required for it to happen.
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