Recently, Tsinghua University professor Li Xianjun's remarks have caused widespread discussion in the field of new energy vehicles. He believes that without Tesla's open patents, China's new energy vehicle industry would not have achieved today's achievements. However, this view was refuted by Ouyang Minggao, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and vice chairman of the China Electric Vehicle 100 Association. The controversy between the two experts is not only about the difference in academic views, but also reflects the different views on China's independent innovation capability of new energy vehicles.
Professor Lee's view is based on the fact that Tesla is open to patents. However, we need to be clear that Tesla has a limited number of open patents in China, only 8, of which only 3 have been granted. Moreover, the opening of these patents is not completely free, and companies that use Tesla's patents need to commit to not suing Tesla for any patent and intellectual property issues. Such a condition restricts the degree of freedom to use the patent, and also suggests that Tesla's motivation to open the patent is not purely for the public good.
Ouyang Minggao, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and vice chairman of the China Electric Vehicle 100 Association, refuted Professor Li Xianjun's remarks. He believes that attributing the success of China's new energy vehicles to Tesla's patent openness is a kind of flattering thinking, ignoring China's own innovation capabilities and efforts. He pointed out that simply attributing the development of China's new energy vehicles to Tesla's patent opening is an underestimation and misunderstanding of China's innovation capabilities.
Ouyang Minggao's view emphasized the importance of independent innovation in the development of China's new energy vehicles, reminding us that we should not blindly rely on external technology, but should adhere to independent innovation and master core technologies. The rapid development of China's new energy vehicles has benefited from the support of national policies, the improvement of the industrial chain and the efforts of many enterprises and scientific research institutions. Especially in key areas such as battery technology, motor control, and intelligent driving, China has made important breakthroughs and formed core technologies with independent intellectual property rights.
In fact, the rise of China's new energy vehicle industry did not happen overnight. In the past few years, the Chinese government has vigorously promoted new energy vehicles, providing abundant policy support and subsidies, which has promoted the rapid growth of the market. At the same time, China's new energy vehicle companies are also actively carrying out technological innovation and product research and development to continuously improve the performance and quality of products. Today, China has become the world's largest new energy vehicle market, with many internationally competitive enterprises and brands.
Therefore, we should not simply attribute the development of new energy vehicles in China to Tesla's patent opening. Tesla's patent opening may provide some help and inspiration for China's new energy vehicle industry, but the success of China's new energy vehicles depends more on its own efforts and innovation. We should affirm the achievements of China's new energy vehicle industry in terms of independent innovation and technological progress, and at the same time, we should also realize that in the future development, we still need to continue to increase innovation and improve the independent research and development capabilities of core technologies to meet the competition and challenges of the global market.
To sum up, Tesla's patent openness policy undoubtedly provides some help and inspiration for the development of China's new energy vehicles. However, it is a one-sided view to attribute the success of China's new energy vehicles solely to Tesla's patent opening. The rise of China's new energy vehicles is the result of a combination of factors, including government support, the improvement of the industrial chain, the strength of scientific research institutions and market demand. We should realize that independent innovation is the core driving force for the development of new energy vehicles in China. In the future development, we should continue to adhere to independent innovation, strengthen technology research and development and product innovation, and promote China's new energy vehicle industry to achieve a higher level of development.