Tesla Releases Electric Car Patents To the Public

mknewman (557587) writes with a welcome followup to the broad hints that Tesla might release some of its patents for others to use patents that it has amassed. Now, Elon Musk writes on the company's blog: Yesterday, there was a wall of Tesla patents in the lobby of our Palo Alto headquarters. That is no longer the case. They have been removed, in the spirit of the open source movement, for the advancement of electric vehicle technology. Tesla Motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable transport. If we clear a path to the creation of compelling electric vehicles, but then lay intellectual property landmines behind us to inhibit others, we are acting in a manner contrary to that goal. Tesla will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology.

does Elon Musk's infamy know no bounds?!!!

[Anonymous Coward]

This guy really is the most devious and evil of all of Ian Flemming's villains.

Wow

[meta-monkey]

Now, I don't wanna do anything gay or nothin', but I kinda wanna make love to this man.

Re:Thanks

[Anonymous Coward]

Please shut up.