Apple working with Chinese firm on electric car batteries

San Francisco July 22 (IANS) Apple is secretly working with a Chinese battery manufacturer on automotive battery research and development indicating its continued pursuit of its electric car project.

The Cupertino-based tech giant is working with Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL) in China s Fujian province based on a confidentiality agreement Shanghai-based Yicai Global reported on Thursday.

"The parties are working together in the field of batteries " the report said citing unnamed sources.

Apple first announced its foray into the automotive industry with its car project in 2013 but later confined to making self-driving software for automobiles.

CATL became an independent battery manufacturer in 2011 after splitting with Amperex Technology Limited (ATL) supplier for Apple s consumer electronics products.

Apple has not disclosed any news about such collaboration and CATL declined to comment on the matter Yicai Global said.

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