I think you should ask Tesla. http://www.teslamotors.com/contact
I have left them a message to direct me to information in this regard. I will report back if/when i get something. On Wed, Jun 25, 2014 at 2:50 PM, Mark Abramowitz via EV <ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote: > TeslaOpensDoortoItsTechnology > Good news, or did Car Charging Group get a pig in a poke. > > Along with many others, I was happy to hear about Tesla opening up their > intellectual property and making it available to others. But I've yet to > find any details about the Tesla promise not to enforce their patents if > used "in good faith." I've seen reference to equating their action with > releasing open source software. But there have been several types of open > source software. Which type of license are these patents being released > under? Can these licenses to use the Tesla patents be revoked by Tesla? > > Is there a safe path forward for companies like Car Charging Group wanting > to take advantage of the "release" of Tesla patents? > > Anyone have any information on this? > > > June 24, 2014 in Electric Drive, EVs, Infrastructure, Technology by Rich > Piellisch | No Comments > Car Charging Group Says Immediately It Will Integrate It with Blink > Miami Beach-based Car Charging Group says it will take up Elon Musk’s > proclamation that Tesla Motors won’t enforce its many electric vehicle > patents, and will integrate Tesla’s EV charging technology into Blink EV > charging stations. > > The Tesla wall of patents is no more. > CarCharging notes that Tesla’s Model S currently includes an adaptor for > SAE’s J1772 connector, which is the standard for public EV charging > stations in North America. CarCharging expects to take this > interchangeability further, “incorporating the technology of Tesla Motors’ > charging port into Blink charging stations” – and accommodating as well as > the J1772 combo that allows DC fast charging. > “By integrating these charging ports and connectors with its current J1772 > and CHAdeMO connectors, CarCharging will expand the charging options > currently available for EV drivers,” states a CarCharging release. > ‘A Solution Compatible for All EV Drivers’ > “Like Tesla Motors, CarCharging believes that the market potential for > electric vehicles is vast and we are dedicated to doing all that we can to > assist in its acceleration,” said CarCharging founder and CEO Michael > Farkas said in a release. “By sharing its technologies, Tesla Motors > provides CarCharging with the ability to leverage all of the locations in > its portfolio and offer a solution that is compatible for all EV drivers, > which is a win-win for the drivers and the industry.” > > Musk wants a nicer world. > Tesla chief Elon Musk said earlier this month that patents prominently > displayed at bits Palo Alto, Calif. headquarters have been removed, and > that “Tesla will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good > faith, wants to use our technology.” > “Tesla Motors was created to accelerate the advent of sustainable > transport,” Musk said in a blog post. “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.” > Musk Wants More EVs for a Better Planet > “Electric car programs (or programs for any vehicle that doesn’t burn > hydrocarbons) at the major manufacturers are small to non-existent, > constituting an average of far less than 1% of their total vehicle sales,” > Musk wrote. > “Given that annual new vehicle production is approaching 100 million per > year and the global fleet is approximately 2 billion cars, it is impossible > for Tesla to build electric cars fast enough to address the carbon crisis. > By the same token, it means the market is enormous. > “Our true competition is not the small trickle of non-Tesla electric cars > being produced, but rather the enormous flood of gasoline cars pouring out > of the world’s factories every day.” > > ------------------------------- > Contact information is only available to premium subscribers. 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