"All Our Patents Belong To You" | Blog | Tesla Motors

During the Tesla shareholder meeting last week, CEO Elon Musk gave a few hints on this new move: This week he declared that all the patents at Tesla will be available to boost the spread of EVs

As usual, he did this via Tesla Motors's blog (link below) and this news got thousands of likes, as you can imagine, congratulations from all EV enthousiasts around the world whithin few hours

http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/all-our-patent-are-belong-you

I also wrote few lines to congratulate him on this smart move saying that Mr Tesla would have been proud of him

This will hopefully accelerate the development of EVs, compatible with Tesla's leading technology, including the SuperCharger and Energy Storage which is more and more used on these sites

Tesla Patents Advanced Multi-Charging Station to Prioritize Charging based on need and arrival time

Elon Musk is nothing if not ambitious, and a patent for a multi-charging Tesla Supercharger station is another example of his confidence in electric cars. If implemented, this patent would allow Supercharger stations to prioritize charging based on need and arrival time, among other factors. Another step towards an electric car future.

Green Car Reports came across this patent filing, and while doesn’t necessarily mean this is the direction Tesla is going with Superchargers, it is a good indication of their intent. These free fueling stations currently serve just a handful of customers, many of whom can afford a home charging station as well. With the launch of the Tesla Mode X this year, and the more-affordable Tesla Model E in 2017, these Supercharger stations could quickly become overrun with customers seeking a charge.

The patent filing is for an improved Supercharger system with multiple charging ports that distributes power based on need and priority. The system could distribute power based on first-come first-serve, remaining battery level, and vehicle priority. Perhaps certain cars will come with a higher charging priority, or perhaps it’ll be offered as an option? Regardless, anyone filling up with free fuel shouldn’t complain about having to wait a little extra longer for the privilege.

Tesla is obviously anticipating a rush on Supercharger stations, implying even more rapid growth. With the recent completion of a cross-country Supercharger network and another patent-filing for a 400 mile hybrid battery, it won’t be long before all of America is within range of a multi-charging Tesla Supercharger. How long before Tesla Superchargers are as common as Starbucks?



Source: Green Car Reports

Apple receives patent for solar-powered MacBook

Apple's future devices may well come installed with solar panels and converters. wikimedia commons

The MacBook would use a PV unit to generate electricity, according to the company's patent application.

Apple looks set to go solar with one of its next lines of MacBooks.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark office this week granted the Cupertino company a patent for an "electronic device display module," a two-sided display embedded with a photovoltaic unit that could serve as the screen and lid of a MacBook-like laptop computer.
"The rear plate may be formed from electrochromic glass and may cover photovoltaic cells and touch sensors," read the patent abstract.
The Patent and Trademark Office published an Apple application in October that described a way of equipping electronic devices with internal converters in order to use external solar panels.
While Apple has long been rumored to be developing PV technology for its MacBooks and mobile  devices, the company has yet to announce definite plans.
Speculation about Apple's plans in the area of renewable energy grew after the company bought a module manufacturing facilitgy from First Solar in Mesa, Arizona, in October.

Source:  PV Magazine