"HiredHand" (ghubacek)
06/12/2014 at 16:13 • Filed to: None
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"HiredHand" (ghubacek)
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I’d love to see someone with more spare time take on the research to this question, but my immediate thought after hearing about Tesla’s release of patents was how it could affect small-volume automakers looking for a technological underpinning. If I were Pininfarina or any of the design-focused car companies, I’d be rather intrigued by today’s news.
And bonus question: Could an upstart buy a retired car company and build new cars on Tesla’s platform?
Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs
> HiredHand
06/12/2014 at 16:17 |
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I think the problem here is that access to the patent does not get you access to parts, tooling and things of that nature. I think it's more so valuable to existing car companies.
I would however welcome coach building, it'd be cool if Tesla maybe provided a rolling chassis at an attractive price point where all it needs is an interior and a body.
El Relámpago(LZone) - Humanity First!
> HiredHand
06/12/2014 at 16:26 |
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No, because you will still need the technological capabilities to do it.
crowmolly
> HiredHand
06/12/2014 at 16:26 |
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The amount of knockoff and subpar quality stuff is going to be staggering.
Jayhawk Jake
> HiredHand
06/12/2014 at 16:44 |
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The patent doesn't give you all that much. It's not like they've released the chassis design information or anything.