> 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.
Nothing 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....
A 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.
It'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.
If 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.
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.
> 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/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...