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Apple in talks with CATL, BYD over battery supplies for its electric car

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What would Apple be without China? They're simply codependent no matter how much harm they do th the world...

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What would Apple be without China? They're simply codependent no matter how much harm they do th the world...

It's true, and not just for Apple. China is responsible for a significant portion of the world's production. If they say no, the rest of the world suffers. The problem is that they are like Amazon - they got so big, that everyone else got wiped out. So there isn't anyone to compete with China realistically.

It's a real pickle.

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Lithium iron phosphate, isn't that the new battery that is supposed to last the life of the EV, and be cheaper than what is being used now?

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Lithium iron phosphate, isn't that the new battery that is supposed to last the life of the EV

Lithium Iron Phosphate is un-competitive due to heavier weight and lower energy density.

The requirement that the vendor build a factory in the US limits Apple's options, since the only mass-volume battery manufacturers with US plants are Panasonic, LG, and SK.

Out of three Panasonic is a non-starter, even its sole customer Tesla's trying to move away from it.

So Apple's options are LG and SK, back to square one.

Apple actually chose SK battery when it was negotiating a US build of its Apple Car on top of Hyundai's e-GMP platform at Kia's US factory. Apple's only other platform provider option is Volkswagen, which uses SK battery for its EVs.

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