Chapter 60: Overall Exposure
With its cold body lines and the familiar ripple grille of water droplets, the real body of "Future" made the audience feel more intimate as soon as it was unveiled, because it continued the Chinese "Qin" bloodline design gene that can be seen everywhere on the road.
There is no doubt that this is a mid-level sedan based on the secondary development of the "Qin" shape!
If it weren't for Han Hao's repeated announcement that it was a pure electric car, no one at the scene would believe its true identity.
Until Han Hao opened its hood, there was nothing inside, the well-known engine did not exist, it was just empty. Even Han Hao sat in mischievously, covering half of his body.
At this time, all the people admit that the "future" is indeed a car that embraces the future.
Because before opening the hood, Han Hao personally drove it around the wide stage twice, proving that it could be exercised.
"It accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 4.87 seconds and can reach a top speed of 240 km/h, which is comparable to that of conventional combustion engine vehicles. β
When Han Hao said these earth-shattering data, the reporters sitting below exchanged their heads and couldn't believe these numbers.
"In the case of a full charge, the 'future' range can reach 320 kilometers, which can meet the needs of people's daily life and work. β
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Han Hao introduced while sitting in the driver's seat, and the on-site cameraman also followed him, presenting the interior parts of the "future" one by one on the big screen of the venue.
In addition to changing the traditional transmission position to a button, the interior of the whole vehicle is almost the same as that of a traditional fuel vehicle, which is to take care of people's daily usage habits.
In other words, this "future" does not use too many cool technology products, but integrates a pure electric vehicle power system into the shell of traditional fuel vehicles, aiming at the goal of mass production and replication.
However, Han Hao still added a cool feature to it, and then he deliberately demonstrated it.
"Hello in the future, please turn on the music. β
Pressing a multi-function button on the steering wheel, Han Hao said aloud to the front.
"Sorry, I didn't hear clearly, please say it again!"
The anthropomorphic response sound emitted by the car's central control was clearly transmitted to the large screen through the camera, and it was obvious that Han Hao's test was not successful this time.
"It may see that there are too many people on the scene, and it is a little shy, and it can't react for a while. I'm sure to do it again, it will hear me clearly. β
Han Hao, who is accustomed to seeing big scenes, used a joke to cover up his mistakes in the face of danger.
In the pre-stage test, the voice recognition system installed in the center of the car also failed to recognize twice.
"Hello Future, please turn on the music!"
This time, Han Hao's voice increased by more than ten decibels, and he estimated that it was because the noise of the car door opening affected the recognition system.
"Okay, turning on the music-"
The anthropomorphic voice replied, and as soon as it spoke, the car stereo began to play beautiful music, and the beautiful and atmospheric melody of "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night" echoed in the scene.
"Bang Bangβ"
The audience immediately burst into applause, and such a human-computer interaction speech recognition system can be said to be a useful attempt by human beings in the development of automobiles.
At this time, the team of iFLYTEK engineers standing in the audience breathed a sigh of relief, they took great pains to install the voice interaction system on the "future", at least the live demonstration was not messed up.
However, this speech recognition system is still in the state of a child, and can only recognize the language that is typed in advance, and cannot intelligently recognize and respond to the speech.
For example, the system can't recognize the phrase "turn on my music", so it can only copy the setting phrase "please turn on music".
But even so, this is a great progress in China's automotive industry, and the Chinese have begun to carry out useful explorations in automotive intelligence.
In order to prove that the "future" is not a prototype, but a high-tech product with independent intellectual property rights of Zhonghua Group.
Han Hao also gave a brief explanation of the body platform architecture, lithium battery distribution settings and self-designed drive motors.
He also played a video of the "future" charging and battery replacement in reality, and also announced the exclusive charging pile solution. The most important thing is that the charging pile can be installed in a private parking space in cooperation with the State Grid, which is enough to dispel all doubts about pure electric vehicles.
Before I came, I felt that it was another press conference for the manufacturer to boast about, but under Han Hao's introduction, reporters from all walks of life cheered up and listened carefully, for fear of missing useful information.
"It is no exaggeration to say that we may be witnessing history!"
"Who would have thought that China's auto industry would begin to walk in the forefront of the world and begin to lead the future trend!"
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, who told me that Chinese car companies had built such powerful cars, I wouldn't believe it in my heart!"
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I was convinced, I was really convinced, and the reporters present at the scene were truly impressed by the innovation of Zhonghua Group.
At this year's Hujiang Auto Show, the "future" of Zhonghua Group is undoubtedly the most dazzling star in the audience, which is enough to be able to pick up the whole city with one car.
Who dares to cross the sword immediately, only the "future" general!
When it came to the question session, the situation that had been arranged for childcare was replaced by a surging wave of raising hands, and many reporters had a stomach full of questions to ask on the spot.
"Mr. Han, hello. I'm excited to see how the 'future' numbers perform. But calm down, I wonder if it can be as powerful in reality as you say, and when will we be able to experience this car that claims to embrace the future?"
The first journalist to be qualified to ask questions, his questions undoubtedly represent the voices of the majority.
"Your doubts, to be honest, I've had them before. When I heard the team report back to me, I didn't really believe the data. But when I drove the 'Future' around the track, all the doubts vanished and it was better than I could have imagined.
Due to objective reasons, we have only prepared 5 test drive prototypes to participate in this Hujiang Auto Show. Tomorrow afternoon, we will be offering a Circuit Media Test Drive Day event, who is interested can contact our staff after the launch to sign up.
Whether it's good or not, it's up to you to know what you know. β
In response to such a question, Zhonghua Group has long been prepared and really dares to provide a test drive to the media to prove that it is not a good product.
"I want to ask, Mr. Han, you emphasized that the 'future' is a pure electric car that can be mass-produced, probably the first in the world.
As far as I know, Tesla announced their Roadster sedan at the end of last year, and they released it earlier than yours. What do you have to explain this.
And you said that the 'future' has a lot to do with Tesla's technology, what's going on with that?"
A young reporter grabbed the right to ask a second question, and those who didn't know thought he was a representative who came to smash the field.
"Wellβyou have a lot of vision, and it seems that you've done a lot of investigative work.
I'll answer the second question first. Personally, I am one of the shareholders of Tesla, and our Zhonghua Group's electric vehicle technology originated from Tesla at the beginning, and they provided many key technologies.
However, we have been authorized to redevelop these technologies and give back to Tesla, forming a situation of cross-technical mutual assistance. They've done a great job with BEV technology, but we've also done a good job with our late-mover advantage.
In one word, our two companies are strategic partners and have a lot in common in terms of technology. We are standing on the shoulders of giants and continue to move forward, and we have reached a very satisfactory cooperation with each other.
However, I would like to point out that in the 'future' car, we have localized many projects, which are more in line with the needs of China's national conditions. β
With Han Hao's introduction, many Chinese reporters heard the name of Tesla from the United States for the first time. Many people were confused, but after listening to Han Hao's words, they knew that the other party must have a great background. It can be said that Han Hao invisibly helped Tesla do a promotion in China.
"As for the first question, the Roadster premium sports car did precede us, but we were undoubtedly ahead of them in terms of production time and standards.
Because the Roadster is an all-electric supercar, it is slow to deliver. Because of trade secrets, I can only say that the 'future' is undoubtedly ahead of the curve by mass production standards.
In fact, the 'future' is an ordinary all-electric mid-level sedan, which is more popular than a supercar like the Roadster. β
According to the inside information obtained by Han Hao, only 3 Roadster sedans have actually been produced so far, all of which are engineering prototypes, and it is a problem to achieve small-scale mass production.
"When will the 'future' be mass-produced and brought to the market, and what will be the approximate price?"
The third reporter briefly and forcefully continued to ask questions on issues of concern to everyone, and it was empty talk to blow up the sky and not be able to buy it in the market.
"We plan to start small-scale mass production of the 'Future' sedan in the second half of the year, and we expect the number to be controlled at about 1,000 units. They will first appear in the Asian Games Village as a sponsor for the 2008 Olympic Games, and some attempts will also be made at the Jiangzhou base camp.
As for the price, before the scale went up, the cost of the vehicle was indeed quite high. However, we have opened up the industrial chain, and batteries, motors, and body mechanisms can be produced independently, and the cost will be controlled.
In the absence of state subsidies, 600,000 is considered the selling price for us not to make money, and to make friends with everyone. I hope to control the relatively ideal price range at around 350,000, and of course I hope to lower the price to more than 15-200,000 yuan in the future.
After all, electric cars that can be affordable by ordinary people are the products that the real market needs. β
Before the technology is popularized, the price of any newly born products is not expensive, otherwise Tesla will not turn to the high-end market.
However, unlike Tesla, Zhonghua Group has its own factory, which can dilute and mass-produce large-scale products, and it is not difficult to achieve a relatively cheap price.
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The questions continued to be hot, and Han Hao also answered dryly.
In exchange, the next day, all major media regarded "the future" as the protagonist of the closure and pushed, and solemnly recommended this Chinese pure electric car to the public.
"Can it change the future?"
This is the topic that Han Hao likes the most among all the titles.