Diehard
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Panasonic probably only invest in the tech if they could sell in higher volume without being tied only to one customer. So if Tesla wanted for someone else with pedigree to help, they had to agree. May be after facing some of those challenges, Tesla realized experience matters and Panasonic is helping to resolve some of those manufacturing issues (just guessing). If Panasonic have to pay something to Tesla for each 4680 they sell to others, that is not a bad business decision for Tesla. Even if they don’t but Tesla gets the first dibs on anything they make, there will probably be none left for others anyway.The crazy thing is, Tesla seems to be letting them loose on the world and letting their manufacturers produce them for anyone who wants them. They are more concerned with getting reliable sources for them than they are with protecting their invention.
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