Domestic things are basically over, but the days in China are not comfortable, although it is not a chicken feather, but it just makes people feel very unhappy. It's a pity that the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and he doesn't want to go back to Silicon Valley. Li Yinghe was in China, but unfortunately he didn't come to Yanjing, Wang Xirui stayed in Silicon Valley and didn't plan to return to China, so he picked up his parents and went to the United States.

"Mr. Zhou, there is one more thing you have forgotten!" Chen Wen reminded Zhou Shi

"What else is going on?" Zhou Shi

"You forget, we also have a new energy vehicle project!" Chen Wen

Zhou Shi was inexplicable, for the development of unmanned cars, he invested in three automobile companies, SAIC, Chery and Geely, and let Guoke acquire Mobileye, a pioneer in the ADAS industry, as if he did not plan to create it himself?

"Galaxy Capital has a Saab automobile, you are dissatisfied with their development, and want to transform into a new energy vehicle, so you sent a circle of friends within Time and Friends, and finally chose He Xiaopeng to preside over the project. Now we have reached an OEM agreement with Chery to help produce Saab new energy vehicles. "Chen Wen

"When did this happen?" Zhou Shi was a little confused

"I've asked you all. Chen Wen was speechless, who would dare to hide this kind of thing from him?

"Okay, He Xiaopeng is in China now?" Zhou Shi

"Saab New Energy has R&D centers in Yanjing, Silicon Valley, and Germany. In order to save costs and facilitate communication, the headquarters has now moved to Time Building. "Chen Wen, Yahoo's land building has just started its business, so it has the least number of people. In addition to reserving a part of the reserve, affiliated companies moved in, and the rest was packaged to Wework, the company directly responsible for Zhou Shi's secretarial team.

"Go and see!" No wonder Zhou Shi feels like he's neglected something these days.

New energy vehicles are just the first step, and in the future, driverless cars or AI-assisted driving cars will be developed, allowing users to freely switch between autonomous and manual driving.

"The new energy vehicle and the core is the three-electric system, that is, the electric drive, the battery, the electronic control system, of which the battery point core is the ternary lithium battery of Ningde New Energy, in the choice of 18650 and 21700 batteries, we tend to 21700, which is more representative of the future direction, and can produce a gap with Tesla. Battery components and management systems are Tesla's core competitiveness, and they are also the focus of our research and development......

The electric drive system consists of three parts: the transmission mechanism, the motor, the inverter, and most importantly, the inverter, which is the equipment that converts direct current into alternating current, simply put, the better the inverter charging time. The key component is the IGBT module, the international market is mainly monopolized by Infineon, but the future direction may be in the hands of Japanese companies, among which the silicon carbide technology developed by Toyota can further improve the performance of IGBT modules that have fallen into the bottleneck of development.

The vehicle controller (VCU) and motor controller (MCU) and battery management system (BMS) in the electronic control are the most important core technologies of new energy vehicles, which have an important impact on the dynamics, economy, reliability and safety of the whole vehicle...... "He Xiaopeng explained the development points of new energy vehicles with Zhou Shi in great detail.

"Yes, you know very deeply! It seems that you have your own views on the development of Saab New Energy!" Zhou Shi

"The more I researched the industry, the more promising it became, and our decision to abandon traditional car production was undoubtedly very correct. "He Xiaopeng

"It's a pity that Saab's management and employees don't agree!"

"yes, that's a shame. "He Xiaopeng

"If you can make convincing results, you can naturally buy Saab in reverse and upgrade it to the Internet. "Zhou Shi

"Really?" He Xiaopeng

"Why, don't believe me, am I going to lie to you?" Zhou Shi

"No, no, it's just incredible. "He Xiaopeng

"But the most important thing is to see your ability, Saab is now streamlining the product line, focusing on a few main products, the finished product control and quality management are more mature, last year to achieve breakeven, this year is likely to be profitable, you want to buy them, Saab into a Chinese enterprise, the effort and price you need to pay may be more difficult than a new brand to acquire it...... "Zhou Shi

"There are gains and losses, Saab has a good brand reputation at home and abroad, and we can give this traditional brand a new connotation through this new energy transformation. And Mr. Zhou can turn Yang Zhiyuan's Yahoo into Zhou Shi's Yahoo, I can't embarrass you. He Xiaopeng said with a little flattery.

The current Yahoo is Zhou Shi's Yahoo, this sentence is a bit exaggerated, Yahoo has not shown superhuman advantages in the three fields of artificial intelligence, big data and cloud computing, but as time goes by, Zhou Shi believes that everyone will completely distinguish the current Yahoo from the previous Yahoo.

"We are the only one in China that makes new energy vehicles, right?" Zhou Shi asked

"BYD is also doing it, but they have a different technical route and brand positioning than us, and they are not our competitors. "He Xiaopeng

"BYD, at a glance, you know that it is a low-end product. Do they have a technical advantage?"

"BYD's battery is lithium iron phosphate, the biggest advantage is good stability and long life, but the energy density is very low, that is, the battery life is short. Ternary lithium batteries have high energy density and long battery life, but the safety is a little worse and the technical requirements are high. Relatively speaking, we can solve the problem of the battery management system, but we can't solve the problem of the battery itself, and we can only rely on the battery company. So ternary lithium battery is our choice. ”

"Can Ningde New Energy keep up with our development?" said Zhou Shi

"Although Panasonic is the best in the battery market now, from the perspective of long-term and industrial safety, choosing Ningde New Energy is the best choice. He Xiaopeng thought that Zhou Shi wanted to change a strategic partner, so he hurriedly dissuaded him.

"Well, which link in the entire industrial chain of new energy vehicles is the most uncontrollable and has the highest degree of dependence on foreign countries? "Zhou Shi

"That's IGBT (an abbreviation for Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor), Infineon is almost our only option, Toyota has its own products, and Mitsubishi Electric focuses on high-speed trains, which are very profitable. There is also a Fuji Electric ......"

"Are there any companies in China that can produce alternative products?" said Zhou Shi

"There are some, but I think the most suitable one is a company called Zhongke Junxin established last year, they are the Chinese Academy of Sciences and some returnee technical personnel jointly established, the technical team has a great advantage...... "He Xiaopeng

"It seems that you have a really deep understanding of this industry, and I am relieved to hand over Saab New Energy to you!" Zhou Shi was really relieved this time, he asked so many random questions this time, and He Xiaopeng could answer them fluently, not only that, but also his own opinions.

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In the layout of new energy vehicles, Saab is obviously high-end, and there may also be mid-to-high-end, Chery will start from low-end electric vehicles, and at the same time OEM for Saab new energy vehicles. Coupled with the intelligent equipment and system support of Time Fruit Shell, the possibility of his success in the field of new energy vehicles is very great.