The "father of lithium batteries" predicts that Apple's car will be officially unveiled this year and will be available in 2025 at the earliest

It is a well-known fact that Apple is going to build a car, but Apple has always been relatively low-key in dealing with this matter and has not frequently informed the outside world of the progress of the project. However, this has not stopped people from speculating on this matter. Recently, an industry authority expressed his opinion on this.

In an interview, Yoshino Akira, the 2019 Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry and the "father of lithium batteries", talked about his views on the future of electric vehicles. He believes that the IT industry will pay more and more attention to the automotive field, and he particularly pointed out that the most noteworthy company is Apple: "I think they may announce some news soon. If they want to officially launch the car around 2025, then I think they need to announce something before the end of this year."

Judging from the information revealed so far, Apple's car-making journey is not a smooth journey. In June this year, three executives from the autonomous driving department resigned from Apple, including Benjamin Lyon, the founder of the Apple car team. Apple then transferred designer Kevin Lynch from the Apple Watch department to fill the gap. As for suppliers, Apple had failed to reach an agreement with domestic suppliers such as CATL and BYD due to battery production issues. Apple Car once seemed to be in a difficult situation.

However, things seem to be turning around recently. According to sources, Apple has held talks with several Korean suppliers such as SK and LG, and the outside world also sees this as a signal that Apple's car manufacturing has entered the substantive stage.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.