Tesla and BMW agree on a mutually beneficial exchange of technology

The future in which robotized cars with electric motors are romping along smart roads is inevitably coming. Tesla, with its permanent leader Ilon Mask, plays a big role in this. That this person does for the industry of the electric vehicles, both on Habré, and on Geektimes it was mentioned many times.

BMW also understands the promise of developing electric vehicles, and not so long ago offered to install smart lights with built-in slots for charging electric vehicles in Munich, Germany.
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Now Tesla and BMW are discussing the possibility of mutually beneficial exchange of technological documentation on electric vehicles (we are talking about batteries and battery charging technology). About this Mask reported Der Der Spiegel .

Perhaps in the near future, Tesla and BMW will work on batteries and charging stations together. This will make the technology of companies compatible, respectively, electric cars will become even more accessible and popular.

Representatives of the companies also discussed the technologies that BMW uses in its i3 and i8 models. The company decided to use the carbon composite as a material to create an auto body, which means that the construction is lightened. And this, in turn, means the ability to drive more on a single battery charge.

So far it is too early to talk about the results of the negotiations of companies, but if it is possible to come to an agreement, the proprietary market of electric cars may become more open, and the electric cars themselves will be more accessible to residents of many regions.

Musk also expressed hope for possible cooperation with Mercedes. Plus I was surprised that Toyota decided to use fuel cells. According to the head of Tesla, cars on fuel cells consume three times more energy than electric cars.