Theo Bloomberg, The move to abandon the intention to enter the electric vehicle market shows that Apple believes it will be difficult to compete with other technology giants in this field such as Xiaomi, Sony or Tesla.
At the Mobile World Congress 2024 event, Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer, launched the first electric car globally – Xiaomi SU7.
This sleek and futuristic car has a range of 500 km, a maximum speed of 265 km/h and an estimated price of about 35,000 USD. Xiaomi claims that the car will be available in China by the end of 2024.
Meanwhile, Sony, the Japanese electronics giant, also revealed the idea of an electric car called AFEELA or Vision S. The car was developed in collaboration with Honda, has a beautiful design, and advanced sensors. spacious and spacious interior. Sony said they will begin accepting orders for this model in 2025.
Tesla, the pioneer of electric vehicles, also constantly has to refresh its product portfolio such as the Tesla Cybertruck, improve battery technology and launch complete self-driving software.
At the same time, Tesla’s Model S Plaid, which has a starting price of about 80,000 USD, is considered by many to be the benchmark for high-end electric vehicles, has a range of more than 560 km and can accelerate from 0-100 km/h. h in just 1.99 seconds.
Apple has finally realized that making cars is not their forte.
