Jeff Williams, Andy Palmer, Ali Al-Naimi.

“The car is the ultimate mobile device, isn’t it?”

Remarks Apple Senior Vice President of Operations Jeff Williams. Intended as a punt or not, it appears that Apple is now openly feeding rumours surrounding the iCar, which seems to be still under evaluation.
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“Power, Beauty, Soul doesn’t say it has to be a gasoline engine. It just needs to be really powerful, beautiful and set your heart on fire.”

Aston Martin CEO Andy Palmer invokes the appeal any well-designed car can have, no matter its power source. He himself still believes electric is the way to go.
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“In Saudi Arabia, we recognize that eventually, one of these days, we’re not going to need fossil fuels. I don’t know when – 2040, 2050 or thereafter. So we have embarked on a program to develop solar energy. Hopefully, one of these days, instead of exporting fossil fuels, we will be exporting gigawatts of electric power.”

Saudi Arabia’s minister for oil Ali Al-Naimi proves hindsight here as he puts his country on course for an age without or little oil.