Apple refers to its own batteries as ‘Apple-designed’ already, but what is described here would be a much deeper venture than we have seen before from the company. This was foreshadowed somewhat back in 2019 when Apple hired away a Samsung SDI exec to work on battery development.
Specifically, today’s report says that Apple is actively looking at using more silicon content inside the battery, rather than graphite.
A silicon-based approach would reportedly improve overall battery capacity and shorten charging times. However, silicon is prone to expanding during the charging process. Apple has apparently found a way to mitigate that issue.
All of this should still be considered for now as a medium to long term goal. The ET News report indicates that the new Apple batteries won’t show up in end-user products until 2025 or later.
On a somewhat related note, it has been previously reported that Apple designed a custom battery for the Apple Car electric vehicle project, although naturally that has yet to materialize in any shape or form.
Earlier this year, Apple committed to using 100% recycled colbalt in all ‘Apple-designed’ batteries by 2025, as part of its environmental initiatives.
