Hyundai in talks with Apple over electric car and battery tie-up     

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South Korea’s Hyundai Motor said it was in early talks with Apple, after local media reported the firms were discussing an electric car and battery tie-up, sending Hyundai shares surging 25%.

The report comes weeks as Apple is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is aiming to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology as early as 2024.