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| Suit says Apple 'poached' electric battery maker staff |
NEW YORK- Apple has been sued by developers of an advanced automotive car battery for allegedly poaching key employees, providing evidence that the California tech giant is working on an electric vehicle.
The lawsuit filed Wednesday in Massachusetts by A123 Systems claims that five employees were recruited by Apple in violation of a "non-compete" clause in their contracts.
The complaints alleges that Apple "tortiously interfered" with those agreements by "poaching"employees identified as Muheeb Ijaz, Don Dafoe, Michael Erickson, DaPeng Wang and Indrajeet Thorat.
A123 is a subsidiary of Chinese car parts giant Wanxiang Group, which invested in the Massachusetts firm in 2013.
Apple did not respond to an AFP query on the lawsuit, and it has not commented on reports in the past few days that it is developing its own electric car.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple has hired several hundred people for the project with the code name "Titan," which according to the report could be a car that incorporates some of the technology used on iPhones and iPads.
The move, according to the report, would allow the Cupertino, California group to expand its product offerings to reduce its dependence on phones and tablets.
This month Apple became the first company to be valued at over $700 billion after recently posting an unprecedented $18 billion in quarterly profits.
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