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Also, if I do the math on their AC charging. 35km/h gained --> 2905Wh energy. Standard 230AC, 16 amps is 3680W. So I guess the number there is also correct? Take about 85% efficiency, then you have 3000Wh in one hour from 230V AC
Solar is DC. for instance Tesla powerwall is 97% efficiency for DC/DC conversion for charging its battery. So you need basically 1kW of solar to produce the needed energy to drive 12km (per hour). I think you are off by at least a factor of 3.
edit: at 20% solar efficiency that would require 5m^2.
The validity of any patent then has to be established by a judge in court.
then "Google and Mozilla are especially innocent, since Apple and Microsoft can easily steal any features they want from Chrome and Firefox. They're the only ones out in the open, and for that, I think they deserve to try new things for the web. If they stick, the other vendors can easily support the new features."
How would these features stick, if developers using them are to blame?
EDIT: I know my example is a bit far fetched, but it had to be something that is not in the interest of google.
They are still in single control of the spec. This is not true with standard bodies where several companies can agree on it.