Apple Car: Company said to be in talks with China's CATL, BYD over Battery Supplies

 Apple Car: Company said to be in talks with China's CATL, BYD over Battery Supplies

Apple has not yet made public announcements about its electric vehicle plans.

CATL supplies major car makers including Tesla. Apple is in favour of using lithium ion phosphate batteries. It will be working on self- driving technology. According to a new report from Reuters on Tuesday, Apple is discussing a potential battery deal with China's CATL and BYD. The tech giant wouldn't need automotive batteries if it didn't have it's eye on building a real car software.

Apple wants to use lithium-phosphate battery due to their cheaper construction and use of iron, rather than cobalt or nickel. The company reportedly wants any firm it partners with for a battery supply deal to agree to the construction of a US facility for the program, however, that may be a sticking point with CATL, the world's largest battery supplier. CATL also supplies Tesla locally. The company is reportedly reluctant to build a US facility amid tensions between the US and China. BYD feels a little more friendly to the current political climate. Although it's a Chinese Company, the firm currently employs a unionized workforce to build its electric buses in the US.

Apple didn't immediately return a request for comment on the reported discussions, but expect silence. The company's been very private about its potential car plans for years now. Right now, a 2024-2025 timeline for the vehicle is the beat estimate from analysts, and the Apple car could involve advanced self-driving technology the tech-giants also been hard at work on.

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