Excluding the electric cars that Edison worked on decades ago, the first modern electric car in the true sense of the word was born eight years later, in '96.

At that time, the California government in the United States promulgated the "Zero Emission Act" in order to reduce the harm of automobile exhaust to the public.

By 2003, the law mandated that 10 percent of California's zero-emission vehicles be sold.

It was under this premise that the world's first true electric vehicle, the GM EV1, was born.

The first generation of the GM EV1 is powered by 32 lead-acid batteries, with a body weight of one ton, a driving range of 144 kilometers on a single charge, and a top speed of 80 kilometers per hour.

But this car did not become popular in the United States, because of the cheese of the oil giants, it was finally strangled in the cradle.

In the field of electric vehicles, Huaguo's research is not lagging behind the United States, on the contrary, it is still ahead.

Because in the first two years of the EV1, the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, Beijing Institute of Technology and the Westinghouse Company had already built the first new energy bus in China: Yuanwang.

Unfortunately, due to the influence of price, market and other factors, the product was not successfully launched to the market, but it provided technical reserves for the company's new energy vehicle research and development, one of which is power battery technology.

If Wan Feng said that he wanted to build an electric car at this time, he did have the capital to be ridiculed.

But that didn't dispel his idea of making a power battery.

"As you know, the most mature and widely used battery on the market is the lead-acid battery, but foreign countries have been researching hydronickel batteries and lithium batteries, so what we want to study is naturally not the mature lead-acid battery, but the next generation of batteries, lithium-ion batteries. Lithium batteries have the advantages of high working voltage, small size, light weight, high energy, no memory effect, no pollution, small self-discharge, and long cycle life. Of course, foreign countries have just started in this field, and I hope we can also make a difference in this field. ”

Although these college students do not know much about batteries, they still have some understanding of lithium batteries, which were invented in 1970 and have a history of more than ten years.

"Mr. Wan, do you mean to focus on lithium batteries?"

Of course, it is necessary to study lithium batteries, because 28 years later, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China issued a policy: low-speed electric vehicles must be equipped with lithium batteries, and lead-acid batteries are rejected as a power source.

Although you can fish in troubled waters for a period of time with lead-acid batteries in the early stage, it is not a way to go on for a long time, so it is better to bet on lithium batteries from the beginning.

"Yes, but there are many varieties of lithium batteries, and what we want to study is the lithium iron phosphate battery and ternary lithium battery, I don't know if you know?"

In later generations, there are two famous enterprises in China that have made achievements in lithium batteries: Biatty and Ningde.

The two companies have taken two different paths.

Biatti is a lithium iron phosphate battery.

Ningde is taking the road of ternary lithium batteries.

Each of them has achieved brilliant results.

Wan Feng is going to experiment with both paths, and finally determine the one with the highest priority.

The eliminated one will be kept as a technical reserve.

Several college students were at a loss, although they knew about lithium batteries, they didn't know how many types of lithium batteries there were.

"It doesn't matter if I don't know, I can provide you with venues, equipment and sufficient research funds for you to do research, one year not two years, two years not three or four years, and then ten or eight years, I believe that sooner or later we will have a successful day, how about it?

After several college students whispered for a while, Yang Li asked a unified question.

"Mr. Wan, my classmates want to know what kind of scientific research conditions and salary you can provide. ”

"This question is easier to answer, what equipment you want as long as you can buy it, if you can't buy it, you can make it yourself, if you don't have it in China, you can import it abroad, and I can't get it anymore. ”

Someone let out a slight laugh.

"As for your salary, I have told Master Yang Li last time, the monthly salary is seven hundred, enjoy all the benefits of the factory, if there are research results, you will get a high bonus, last year our factory awarded a huge prize of five million for scientific research and technical personnel who have achieved results. This year, I plan to separate the research projects and conduct independent research accounting in the form of small groups, and whichever group achieves fruitful results will receive a cash prize of 50 to 1 million. ”

Fifty to a million!

It must be said that this number is extremely lethal, and these college students were messy and bruised all over their bodies on the spot.

After these people whispered for a while, Yang Li made a concluding speech.

"Mr. Wan, these students of mine want to go back to study, mainly to the university to find some materials about lithium batteries, consult some experts and scholars in academia, to see if there is a possibility of success, if there is hope of success, we will come back. ”

If these students can get the support of domestic experts and scholars, this will naturally greatly shorten the difficulty and time of scientific research, Wan Feng raised his limbs in favor.

"I am in favor of you to find information and consult experts, but there is one thing I want to correct for you, that is, I don't hope that I also hope that you can go to the South Bay factory to conduct research, even if there are no results, there will be technology accumulation, maybe one day it will be successful, I sincerely hope that you can come back." ”

"Okay! Let's go back and look into it, maybe we'll be back someday. ”

"Don't say it, the door of the South Bay plant will always be open for you, even if I am not here, I will explain it, you can come whenever you want, what equipment and research conditions are needed to ensure that someone solves it. In this way, even if you are a temporary worker hired by our factory now, you go back to check the information and find an expert, and I will calculate your salary, so that your burden will be lighter. In order not to put pressure on you, I won't give you too much, but I will give you 200 yuan a month per person, and I will sponsor you to pay for your meals. ”

And such a good thing?

Several college students are not calm at all this time, not counting the workers of their enterprises who still pay their salaries.

"That's fine! We are also motivated, Mr. Wan, you will not be disappointed. This time, Yang Li did not discuss with her classmates, and made a decision directly on their behalf.

Since the other party agreed, Wan Feng fulfilled his promise on the spot.

On the surface, this is a sponsorship, but secretly this is not a chain, whether it can lock the pride of these days depends on the strength of the chain.

Wan Feng led them to the accounting account, opened a temporary salary slip for the five college students, wrote down the amount of the monthly salary of 200 yuan, and handed out cash on the spot.