I honestly hope that they use and expand on Tesla tech/infrastructure. I want to see us get to the point in electric cars where the method of propulsion is secondary, and design/features are primary. Tesla is incredibly ambitious, in that they are laying the ground work for battery technology, a network of superchargers across the globe, and motor technology. They’ve even opened up their patents and said essentially, “Here, come use our stuff for your project.” That’s an admirable quality.
In reality though, I highly doubt that Apple will do anything with anyone else’s technology (at least not a “mainstream” partner like Tesla). I’m with you, Ray. I’m thinking this is setting up Apple to fail spectacularly. Personally, I think the Watch is a stretch beyond what they should be doing as a company, but that’s why I’m not CEO of the most valuable company on the planet at the moment.