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I am not aware of a single car or even motor manufacturer for car makers who licenses Tesla technology.

Car makers have long had hybrid cars well before Tesla even existed. Some even had prototype pure electrical cars before them too. After all, Tesla was only founded in 2003!

The only technology link is back to AC Propulsion who's founder made the controller that went into the first GM pure electrical vehicle. However, Tesla stopped using AC Propulsion technology long ago (it may even have been during the year of their founding).

So, who exactly are you talking about? It is highly unlikely to be any Japanese manufacturer, for example, due to their existing leadership in hybrid technology...




From what I understand, Toyota is using Tesla's motor and battery technology in the new electric RAV4: http://wot.motortrend.com/toyota-tesla-come-together-compani...




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