·        Foxconn, the company that builds iPhones for Apple, has unveiled its own open-source EV platform, saying the the first vehicle using it will be out in two years and a solid-state battery is coming in 2024.

·        The hardware platform can be adjusted to comply with individual automaker’s' needs and specs, and the software elements will be upgradable.

·        The company hopes to get its components or systems into 10 percent of electric vehicles—about three million EVs—on the market by 2027.

Building an electric platform that's the cornerstone of their EV business has taken GM and VW years. Volkswagen in particular is willing to partner with other automakers to get its modular MEB system under their vehicles and help make sure its architecture is profitable. Now it looks like less traditional manufacturers are going after the same potential customers.

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