well I called it. the hints that he dropped at the shareholder meeting for "something radical" regarding patents -> speaking at the UK launch of the Tesla Model S yesterday, Elon Musk said that he specifically wants to open up the designs for his Supercharger system in order to create a standard technical specification that other electric car makers can adopt.
Tesla will open up its Supercharger patents to boost electric car adoption
Tesla will open up its Supercharger patents to boost electric car adoption