Report: BMW and Nissan Interested in Partnering With Tesla

Just a few days after Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk announced the company would open up its patents to rivals, Nissan and BMW have expressed interest in collaborating with the automaker, according to a report.

The two companies — Tesla's main competitors in the electric car segment — are "keen on talks" with Tesla to cooperate on charging technologies, according to The Financial Times. Reps from the three companies could not be reached for immediate comment.

BMW and Nissan would like to collaborate with Tesla on possible global vehicle-charging standards, according to the report. Nissan, BMW and Tesla control about 80% of the world's electric car sales. Nissan's sold 22,610 Leafs in the U.S. last year, coming in No. 2 next to Chevy's Volt with 23,094. Tesla sold about 18,000 Model S units. BMW's electric i3 began hitting the U.S. market last month Read more...