Today we get a really interesting news, and that allows us to glimpse where and how fast the famous Titan Project of which so much has been said in recent years. According to Yicai GlobalApple is secretly running a project with a Chinese battery manufacturer. But not normal batteries.
CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology), as the company is known, is allegedly collaborating with the North American company to manufacture specific batteries for electric vehicles. According to it is said, a large part of the budget of both companies destined to R + D + I is related to this project.
Although the sources of this finding are anonymous, reporters from the Yicai Global, included in the group Yicai Media Group, They assure that Apple is dedicating great efforts to this project in common with the Chinese company.
For its part, CATL is known to belong to Amperex Technology Limited, which is basically the Apple's largest supplier of batteries integrated into consumer mobile devices. This close relationship allows us to suppose that what they are up to may really be a bombshell.
The important fact is not only the good relationship they have with both manufacturers. In fact, the Asian firm claims to be one of the leading companies in the development of lithium-ion batteries, as well as the world's third largest manufacturer of batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles in recent years, just behind BYD and Panasonic.
The future of CATL hand in hand with Apple is very promising. The Asian company foresees an increase in production between now and 2020 that would place it as the second largest company in the world as a manufacturer of batteries, only behind Tesla Motors. For this, efforts must be aimed at reducing costs in the production chain, as well as improving energy density and increasing loading speed.