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Faraday is probably a front for the Apple Car
- SapphireSun 11y agoNothing in this article showed any evidence that it's an Apple front other than the fact that Apple is interested in cars and has a lot of money. There are quite a few companies that have a lot of money, and consortia could also pool a lot. While it might make some sense for them to do something like this, it'd be nice to see real journalism....
- jostmey 11y agoThe name of the company is Faraday? Can't they be any more original than that? It sounds like someone copied the naming scheme from Tesla.
- derefr 11y agoIf the article's speculation is correct, having a "derivative" name is a good idea for a front company. It gets you the opposite of attention; it's eminently forgettable.
- have_faith 11y agoGotta make the prediction fast so you can look good if it's true and people forget if you're wrong.
- swang 11y agoJust going to repeat this again > Incorporation papers filed with the California secretary of state's office links Faraday to a Chinese media company operated by Jia Yueting, an entrepreneur who founded Leshi Internet Information & Technology. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3307660/Mysterious-firm-backed-one-China-s-richest-men-set-build-billion-dollar-factory-Tesla-Apple-electric-car.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3307660/Myste... Oh wait maybe that Chinese dude works for Apple.... > Apple is Hitler, says Chinese CEO http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/27/8298999/apple-hitler-china-letv-jia-yueting http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/27/8298999/apple-hitler-china...
- lotu 11y agoIt's all part of the plan the throw people off the trail.
- 6stringmerc 11y agoIf you can circle it back around to the Apple private equity fund then you might be the best journalist in town.
- DrScump 11y agoApple's not Hitler. A check from Hitler wouldn't clear.
- shadowsniper 11y agoIt's probably a Chinese backed company. It makes no sense why Apple would create a completely separate company for a secret new product. They always do it internally with people they can trust.
- mrmondo 11y agoA photo on their site shows their staff using a PC, I don't think Apple would use a PC and also have a photo of that on one of their sites. My bet is that it's a Chinese company.
- daegloe 11y agoOn the contrary, an LA Times report [0] seems to have linked Faraday to a Chinese billionaire named Jia Yueting. [0] http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-jia-yueting-explainer-20151106-htmlstory.html http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-jia-yueting-explainer-...
- supercoder 11y agoThere is no evidence in the article for this being the case, only a speculative guess.
- aytakin 11y agoZero basis as to how Faraday is related to Apple. Looking at available information, Jia Yueting, who is reported as being the Chief Executive, has been looking into electric cars. He has been reported to be working on a concept, the Mule Car, due to be showcased in 2016. His company, LeTV, has 400 staff in the US working on this concept car, similar to that of Faraday. The company has announced a partnership with Aston Martin to explore electric cars. If we are to speculate, it would be closer to reality that Jia Yueting, with the help of Aston Martin has realized the name "Mule Car" is not markatable and they have developed Faraday, in order to be more marketable and be competitive with Tesla.
- jheriko 11y ago5 minutes of google research demonstrates that this article is wild speculation and that the evidence points to something completely different. reading it gives a pretty strong hint on its own tbh... sensationalist garbage.
- kirk21 11y agoReading 'The great race' (http://amzn.to/1M08aQK http://amzn.to/1M08aQK) atm. Didn't realize that so many people have been working on EV's during the past decades.
- 37prime 11y agoClickbait Journalism from “The Previous Web”. The article offers zero substantial evidence.