Last year Tesla gave away the patents for their sleek electric car. Now Toyota followed suite and has released some 5,680 patents related to their hydrogen, and fuel cell technology. The idea is that innovators working together to find a solution is better than hoarding intellectual property for a company’s short sighted quarterly profits. Toyota believes that the hydrogen cell is the engine that will power cars for the next 100 years, and want to see its success in as many places as possible.
Toyota gives away fuel cell patents
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