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Old 02-04-2019, 06:24 PM   #154 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JSH View Post
Hyundai / Kia made 7.5 million cars in 2018. I doubt there is anything Tesla can teach them.

Hyundai sold 53,144 plug in vehicles in 2018
Tesla sold more EVs in a quarter than Hyundai sold EVs plus PHEVs combined in a year: Q3 (83,500) and again in Q4 (90,700).
Hyundai sold a lot of cars before Tesla even existed. Yet Tesla managed to become one of the leading EV manufacturers from scratch. Hyundai had a far better position at first, but didn't.

If Tesla can't teach Hyundai it is Hyundai's reluctance, not Tesla falling short.
Tesla's patents are open domain and license free.
As a Hyundai owner and fan I can only hope they do take the chance to learn from Tesla.
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