Silicon Valley technology giant Apple Inc. has set a goal of finalizing an electric car in 2019, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Apple has internally designated an electric car as a “committed project,” the newspaper reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple reportedly plans to triple the size of the project’s 600-person team. The secretive Apple, which has hired dozens of experts on electric cars and autonomous driving from companies such as Mercedes-Benz and Tesla Motors Inc., has not confirmed that it is working on a vehicle prototype.
