The so-called Tesla open source patent, in the words of Tucki CEO Henry, is a bit like giving you a TV manual. After collecting all the required parts and assembling them later, the electric car was built.
However, it is not easy to make a TV set. Besides, cars are much more complicated than televisions, which require not only capital-intensive but also technology-intensive. In terms of funds, in addition to purchasing all kinds of spare parts, it is also a big expense to transform the entire production line of automakers.
In terms of technology, for example, a single battery pack needs hundreds of parts to assemble, and these patented technologies are like scattered puzzles, which are difficult for non-professionals to put together.
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Since the threshold has been lowered, it is not difficult to understand that car-making enterprises have sprung up in the past two years.
As we all know, Xpeng Motors and Ranger publicly used Tesla's "open source patent", while LeTV, Weilai Automobile and Zhiche Youxing borrowed from Tesla's "open source patent" technology.
So, how to ensure the uniqueness of Xpeng in these car-making enterprises? Henry said, mainly in hardware upgrades and the participation of fans.
Unlike Tesla, which can only be upgraded by software, Xpeng Motors can also upgrade car hardware. For a more vulgar example, all parts of Tesla are nailed with nails, while some parts of Xpeng Motors can be easily disassembled and replaced, which is somewhat similar to that of carpenters in ancient China, who used modular splicing technology instead of nails.