Elon Musk’s Promise of “Solar Roofs” Has Echoes of a Rust Belt Failure

[nationalize the fed]

6. Which companies are using TSLA patents?

Can't find any actual confirmation.

His release of patents has revolutionized the ev car industry

One would think that Tesla would want others to know exactly how their patents have "revolutionized the ev car industry".

There is this though:

Musk didn’t confirm which companies are currently using Tesla’s patents, but it would be interesting to know if they are established automakers or startups and to see if not only new electric vehicles utilizing Tesla’s patents will come out in the future, but also if Tesla will be able to access new patented technologies for future implementations through the Patent Pledge agreement…
https://electrek.co/2015/11/10/a-number-of-companies-are-now-using-teslas-open-source-patents-and-it-has-some-interesting-implications/

"We have had a number of inquiries from other car companies and we've told them to go ahead and use them," Musk says.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/10/14/tesla-musk-patents/17247723/

Honda, GM, Dismiss Tesla Electric Car Patent Giveaway. Are Others Following Suit?
https://transportevolved.com/2014/06/30/honda-gm-dismiss-tesla-electric-car-patent-giveaway-others-following-suit/

Perhaps Musk has tweeted about the patents and I missed it

As for his promises- many people still think there are going to be battery swap stations everywhere, with a 90 second swap of a 1,300 pound liquid cooled battery which always was absurd.

The Tesla battery swap is the hoax of the year

What California says about zero-emission vehicles, and why Tesla is committing fraud
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2013/12/21/the-tesla-battery-swap-is-the-hoax-of-the-year/