▲ 71 ▼ Bloomberg: Apple targets 2028 release date for its own electric vehicle (9to5mac.com) submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world 58 comments fedilink hide all child comments Bloomberg: Apple targets 2028 release date for its own electric vehicle::Project Titan, the Apple electric car project, has been underway since 2015. But the project has faced numerous delays and...
[–] the_q@lemmy.world 60 points 2 years ago (2 children) Charging port will be on the bottom and be non standard. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] simonced@lemmy.one 28 points 2 years ago You'll have to flip your car to charge it lol. permalink fedilink source parent [–] willya@lemmyf.uk -4 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I know this is all android nerds commenting on something they don’t care about for some reason but my guess would be that by then we’ll just be driving over a pad in our garages and not have to touch anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AaronMaria@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wireless charging for a car would be a terrible idea(possible exceptions for specific cases eg. charging while driving). Wireless charging is inefficient which doesn't matter that much for a small battery like a phone's but for a car's it certainly would. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] willya@lemmyf.uk 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I understand by today’s standards. Ideally, though this would be how shit would work in my opinion. I’m not talking about now, I’m talking about the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sugartits@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Good luck breaking the laws of physics... permalink fedilink source parent [–] the_q@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah we said proprietary charger. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] willya@lemmyf.uk 2 points 2 years ago The wireless on iPhones isn’t even proprietary. Hopefully automakers agree on a standard in that regard. Tesla already has one in the works so they’ll probably be first. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] simonced@lemmy.one 28 points 2 years ago You'll have to flip your car to charge it lol. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] willya@lemmyf.uk -4 points 2 years ago* (2 children) I know this is all android nerds commenting on something they don’t care about for some reason but my guess would be that by then we’ll just be driving over a pad in our garages and not have to touch anything. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] AaronMaria@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wireless charging for a car would be a terrible idea(possible exceptions for specific cases eg. charging while driving). Wireless charging is inefficient which doesn't matter that much for a small battery like a phone's but for a car's it certainly would. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] willya@lemmyf.uk 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I understand by today’s standards. Ideally, though this would be how shit would work in my opinion. I’m not talking about now, I’m talking about the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sugartits@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Good luck breaking the laws of physics... permalink fedilink source parent [–] the_q@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah we said proprietary charger. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] willya@lemmyf.uk 2 points 2 years ago The wireless on iPhones isn’t even proprietary. Hopefully automakers agree on a standard in that regard. Tesla already has one in the works so they’ll probably be first. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AaronMaria@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Wireless charging for a car would be a terrible idea(possible exceptions for specific cases eg. charging while driving). Wireless charging is inefficient which doesn't matter that much for a small battery like a phone's but for a car's it certainly would. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] willya@lemmyf.uk 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I understand by today’s standards. Ideally, though this would be how shit would work in my opinion. I’m not talking about now, I’m talking about the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sugartits@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Good luck breaking the laws of physics... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] willya@lemmyf.uk 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I understand by today’s standards. Ideally, though this would be how shit would work in my opinion. I’m not talking about now, I’m talking about the future. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sugartits@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Good luck breaking the laws of physics... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sugartits@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Good luck breaking the laws of physics... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] the_q@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yeah we said proprietary charger. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] willya@lemmyf.uk 2 points 2 years ago The wireless on iPhones isn’t even proprietary. Hopefully automakers agree on a standard in that regard. Tesla already has one in the works so they’ll probably be first. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] willya@lemmyf.uk 2 points 2 years ago The wireless on iPhones isn’t even proprietary. Hopefully automakers agree on a standard in that regard. Tesla already has one in the works so they’ll probably be first. permalink fedilink source parent