Volkswagen hopes that Apple's global battery development chief, Ahn Soonho, will help it develop better batteries for its electric cars like the ID.3.Apple's global battery development chief, Ahn Soonho, has moved to Volkswagen to lead the automaker's development of electric vehicle batteries, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Ahn this month became chief technology officer at the battery division of Volkswagen Group Components, according to his LinkedIn profile. Industry sources told Reuters last year that Apple was aiming to launch an electric car with advanced battery technology by 2024.When asked about whether Apple plans to develop batteries and screens in-house as it does for chips, Apple CEO Tim Cook said in October, “I wouldn’t want to rule anything out.”