Over the past ten years, the volume of electric vehicle patents filed by car manufacturers has been steadily increasing, reaching * by the year end ***. In contrast, fossil fuel vehicle patent filing from carmakers have been decreasing since 2016, down to some * patents in 2020/21.
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Mathys & Squire. (December 9, 2021). Car manufacturers' patents filed globally between 2011/12 and 2020/21, by powertrain (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1309008/patents-filed-globally-by-carmakers-by-vehicle-type/
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Car manufacturers' patents filed globally between 2011/12 and 2020/21, by powertrain (in 1,000s) [Graph], Mathys & Squire, December 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1309008/patents-filed-globally-by-carmakers-by-vehicle-type/