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Re:Tesla’s Model S Gets “Ludicrous” Mode, Will Do 0-60 in 2.... by outworlder on Friday July 17, 2015 @03:26PM (#9904724)
Should that happen, my guess is that they would be quite happy to sell their batteries to everyone else.
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Re:Tesla’s Model S Gets “Ludicrous” Mode, Will Do 0-60 in 2.... by joshuapants on Friday July 17, 2015 @03:30PM (#9904755)
And I bet everyone else would be quite happy to buy them rather than setting up their own factories.
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Re:Tesla’s Model S Gets “Ludicrous” Mode, Will Do 0-60 in 2.... by UnoriginalGuy on Friday July 17, 2015 @03:32PM (#9904762)
Didn't Tesla already give away their battery intellectual property or similar? If they did why wouldn't these other companies not just produce it themselves to cut Tesla out?
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Re:Tesla’s Model S Gets “Ludicrous” Mode, Will Do 0-60 in 2.... by outworlder on Friday July 17, 2015 @03:44PM (#9904837)
Their patents, yes. That's just the beginning.

Now all that one needs to do is to poach their battery engineers. And build their own factories. And iron out the kinks.

It's not like a competitor will be able to get their tech and beat them at their own game overnight - while delivering a cheaper product!

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