--- description: The iPhone maker is is moving ahead with plans to ship an electric car, according to a new report. title: Apple Aiming To Produce Electric Car by 2019 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1e4317d83e246c0/698864a0cf40a88e02c3fcd3/tim-cook-apple1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Apple Is Plotting an Electric Car for 2019, Report Says by [Kia Kokalitcheva / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Kia Kokalitcheva / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 21, 2015 6:44 PM CUT  Tim Cook on July 9, 2015 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Tim Cook on July 9, 2015 in Sun Valley, Idaho.Scott Olson—Getty Images by [Kia Kokalitcheva / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Kia Kokalitcheva / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 21, 2015 6:44 PM CUT Apple is building an electric car, [according to the _Wall Street Journal_](http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-speeds-up-electric-car-work-1442857105 "undefined"). After spending more than a year developing the project internally, Apple \[Fortune-stock symbol= “AAPL”\] plans to ship the car in 2019, the _Journal_ reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources. Codenamed “Titan,” the project’s leaders have recently been given the go-ahead to triple the 600-people team, according to the report. The project has been [attracting automotive experts from companies like Tesla](http://fortune.com/2015/07/21/apple-car-expert-project-secret/ "undefined") for some time, sparking rumors that iPhone maker was looking to expand into cars. [Reports of Apple having spoken with autonomous car testing ground GoMentum](http://fortune.com/2015/08/15/apple-auto-gomentum-station/ "undefined") Station, meeting with various automakers and with[ the California department of motor vehicles](http://fortune.com/2015/09/18/apple-california-auto-regulator-self-driving-cars/ "undefined") further fueled the rumors. However, unlike many of the recent rumors, the company is likely planning to build an electric car with some autonomous driving features, but not an entirely self-driving car to start. 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