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Apple Secretly Developed Long-Range EV Battery Tech with China's BYD


Apple secretly collaborated with Chinese automaker BYD to develop long-range electric vehicle battery technology as part of its now-nixed Apple Car...

The collaboration was part of Apple's since-canceled car project, which the company invested approximately $1 billion per year in over the past decade. The project is said to have been led by Alexander Hitzinger on Apple's side, with a team of about 50 battery engineers overseen by Mujeeb Ijaz. While Apple's car ambitions didn't materialize, the battery development work reportedly contributed to other areas of the company's technology portfolio, including the Vision Pro headset and Neural Engine AI processor.

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