Apple explored a collaboration with BMW and has taken a serious look at the German car maker’s i3 as a design, according to a recent report in the German media.
Apple was “interested” in the “body” of the BMW i3 electric vehicle, Manager magazine reported in its latest issue dated July 24. While reports that Apple is pursuing an electric car have been circulating for months, this appears to be the first time that BMW has come up as a possible template for an Apple car design.
BMW and Apple have been cooperating for years, as Green Car Reports pointed out. BMW was the first to add iPod recognition in its cars more than 10 years ago. “The BMW i3 battery-electric car is not only highly advanced technologically — with its carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic body shell — but the most energy efficient vehicle sold in the U.S. today,” Green Car Reports said.
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