system
A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
Partly that, but he also wanted to get the other auto manufacturers' research in line with his battery tech. The idea was to lock everyone into the Tesla/Panasonic battery factory and charging stations. Not a bad plan, imo, but still doesn't make sense of TSLA's retarded valuation.

gpt
No one uses his battery design. All other auto manufacturers use pouch or prism cells. Tesla uses cylindrical.