Elon Musk, the colorful co-founder of Tesla, said the company will not prosecute anyone using its technology, saying patents often stifle progress (AFP Photo/Robyn Beck)

San Francisco (AFP) - KILL our US-climate-patent-auto-Tesla "Musk releases all Tesla patents to help save the Earth"

KILL this story based on a January 31, 2019 tweet from Elon Musk that linked to an old statement first published in 2014. No new version of the story will be moved.