http://www.idownloadblog.com/2017/07/20/apple-amperes-automotive-battery-research/

Tesla is building its massive Gigafactory in order to reduce the production cost for their electric vehicle battery by thirty percent and now Apple is rumored to be secretly working on automotive battery research and development though no specific details were provided.

According to a report Thursday by Shanghai-based news outlet Yicai Global, Apple partnered with Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) on the project.

The publication speculates that the move could indicate that Apple’s car project involves not only autonomous driving software but also hardware. The two companies are working together on “a scheme”, based on a confidentiality agreement, in the field of batteries.

Amperex produced a replacement battery for Samsung’s ill-fated Note 7, but it too was plagued by a manufacturing issue that could cause it to catch fire due to the welding defect.

http://www.idownloadblog.com/2017/01/23/samsung-shares-results-of-note-7-investigation-finds-two-separate-flaws-with-the-batteries/