01-11-2024, 12:43 AM
Tesla applied for 836 patents from its founding in 2003 to 2022, while BYD applied for over 13,000 during the same period, according to Tokyo-based Patent Result. An automaker of Tesla's size usually would apply for "at least 10 times as many," said patent lawyer Hideto Kono. Over half BYD's patents are battery related. The Shenzhen-headquartered automaker manufactures batteries in-house to reduce the cost of its electric vehicles and has applied for numerous patents related to cost-cutting.
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