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The three giants informed each other of each other's situation, and Martin and Bertram, president of Raytheon Technology, conveyed to Director Akran in a worried tone that plasma batteries have great potential in both military and civilian fields.

At the same time, the director of Akram also told them a piece of information that could not be obtained from normal channels.

The Behemoth Industry is collecting rare metal elements dysprosium everywhere, because of their actions, the metal dysprosium in Huaxia is already very tight, and in the coming days, the market price of dysprosium metal will definitely increase significantly.

Dysprosium metal?

Tesla's CEO Martin is no stranger to this metal, and Director Akram is euphemistically telling them two points that if their company also needs this metal, they must quickly increase their inventories in advance.

In addition, dysprosium metal is definitely one of the important raw materials for plasma batteries.

Martin is an expert in batteries, and he knows that in some special batteries, the metal dysprosium is really needed. But the amount added is not too much, it just plays a catalytic role in the material.

In fact, it is not difficult to determine the type of material of the lightning battery.

A few samples of the liquid energy storage material in it can be analyzed by using the powerful accelerator mass spectrometry detection technology and spectral detection technology.

In fact, this test has already been done, and Tesla quietly purchased four thunder sample vehicles to be shipped to the headquarters, and the plasma battery of one of them was violently dismantled and used for analysis.

However, the results of the analysis left Martin and the technical team in doubt.

Those materials cover the three major elements of metal, non-metal, and chemical. These substances have different melting points and different reactions at room temperature. But what finally appeared in front of Martin's eyes was a plasma battery that turned into a liquid and was extremely stable at room temperature.

Tesla is currently one step ahead of others and is working on the imitation of the battery. It's just that the technicians collect these materials together, and no matter what technology is used to deal with them, it can only be a solid piece of metal.

It can't even store electricity......

Martin understands that Tesla is in the midst of the biggest crisis in its history.

Not to mention plasma batteries, even a small intelligent assistant can beat them.

This feeling is indescribably bad, just like an invincible cowboy who has been crisscrossing the West for many years, and suddenly one day was knocked down by an unknown junior who was shot in the head.

He didn't even have a chance to pull out his gun, and the beautiful and angry girls around him were also robbed.

Madness, frustration, grievance, anger, and helplessness.

They have been focusing on electric vehicles for 20 years, but what about Behemoth Industries?

They just developed it.

Whenever he thinks about the sales report submitted by the president of Huaxia last week, Martin has the urge to fight with the head of the giant beast industry.

Last month, Tesla's monthly sales in China fell by 80 percent from the previous thousands of vehicles.

Huaxia is not Tesla's main battlefield, but it is Tesla's most important high-quality potential market, which can be seen from the steady increase in sales in the past.

With the increasingly strict control of the number of fuel motor vehicles in China's big cities, Tesla has optimistically made market estimates that in the next three years, the Huaxia Tesla market will increase by 400%, becoming Tesla's largest overseas market base.

Now this sweet dream, in the face of the ruthless facts, is like a beautiful soap bubble, "pop" shattered.

After the meeting ended, Martin's mood could not be calmed down for a long time. They haven't figured out anything yet, and Behemoth Industries is going to launch a remote driving function again?

The layman doesn't understand the meaning of this feature, but Martin can see it and is deeply frightened.

Thinking of this, Martin picked up the phone with some chagrin and called Gabler, the president of the Huaxia Region.

It should be ten o'clock at night on Huaxia's side, and Martin knows that the other party must not have slept. Sure enough, before the third waiting tone rang, the call was connected.

"Boss, what do you command?"

"Do you have any more information about the remote driving function of the Thunder Auto?"

"BOSS, most of the science and technology news in Huaxia and on the Internet are not optimistic. Many people think that this feature is a bit of a frustration and that it is technically impossible to implement. Gabler, the president of the Huaxia region, had a very spirited voice, but at the same time he didn't care about this function, thinking it was a publicity stunt.

"Tell us about your own opinion. Martin leaned back in his chair, his tone a little erratic.

"I'm not very optimistic about this function, BOSS, haven't we also studied the upgraded version of assisted driving before-automatic driving? Although we have not succeeded in developing this function for the time being, the assisted driving function of our Tesla cars has always been the first in the world before the appearance of thunder. ”

"Nowadays, the remote driving of the thunder car is like a compromise version of automatic driving, they have no technology, and the electronic hardware needed for automatic driving is moved to the thunder car. It is disguised as a way to solve the problem through remote connection. ”

"So what do you think is the market prospect for remote driving?" Martin continued.

"Personally, I think the future is very uncertain, because at the moment, Behemoth Industries has adopted a mileage charging system for this function. Who buys a car, and will waste money to save time on driving? At most, everyone experiences this novel feature, and then finds that it is not practical, and quickly dismisses it and complains about it. ”

"If you have this energy, you might as well develop autonomous driving. It's the smart assistant that makes me feel a huge sense of crisis. ”

"Hehe~" Martin sat up straight, but there was a hint of regret in his smile, "Gabler, your judgment has disappointed me a little. Is it the precipice-like decline in sales that blinds you?"

"In my opinion, remote driving is a great invention that can be compared to smartphones. ”

"If it can be done. ”

Gabler, president of Huaxia, hurriedly lowered his posture and listened to Martin's words.

"You have to understand that autonomous driving and remote driving are two technologies that have nothing to do with each other. The former is for drivers to be lazy, and whether there is this function or not does not affect the driving experience. ”

"The latter drives remotely, in fact, for potential consumers who do not have a driver's license. ”

"Let me ask you, what is the number of people in Huaxia who have driver's licenses?"

"Three hundred million. Gabler said without thinking.

"Herein lies the problem, we have more than 300 million people in the United States, and more than 200 million people have driver's licenses. But Huaxia has a population of 1.4 billion, only 300 million people have driver's licenses, and there are 1.1 billion people who do not have driver's licenses. ”

Martin's voice became erratic again, "Nine out of ten of our Americans' elderly population over the age of 60 have driver's licenses. The remaining 100 million unlicensed people, most of them are concentrated in minors. ”

"But in China, out of every 100 50-year-olds, only 10 have driver's licenses. ”

"Dear Mr. Gabler, what do you think is the purchasing power of these middle-aged and elderly people in China?"

"Strong ......"

"It's not averagely strong. ”

Gabler said convincingly: "Aunt Huaxia's ability to buy and buy is world-famous, and sixty percent of young people in China buy cars, and sixty percent of them are paid for by their parents, and the same is true for buying houses. ”

Martin hummed approvingly: "That's why I say the concept of remote driving, no less than a smartphone." ”

"At the heart of remote driving, Behemoth Industries takes on the responsibility of 'drivers' to provide protection for those who are unlicensed. As long as the Huaxia government approves this project, a new and untapped huge blank market will be left to the giant beast industry to pick. ”

"I... I see, BOSS. ”

Gabler, the president of Huaxia District, already trembled with fear in his voice, "As soon as this feature comes out, those who don't have a driver's license and will never consider buying a car before also have the opportunity to buy a car." Behemoth Industries transitioned from remote professional drivers to remote supercomputer driving. I just want the perfect solution without increasing the cost of buying a car. ”

"That's right. ”

Martin paused and sighed: "The price of a thunderous car with its own supercomputer is destined to be lost to 99% of consumers, and it will become a rich man's toy." It also takes up a lot of space in the car and consumes more extra energy than the car is driving. ”

"The elderly population in China who may not even know how to play with a smartphone is unlikely to be able to play with a supercomputer. ”

"The ambition of the giant beast industry is unimaginable, they don't plan to make toys, they want to change the way the Chinese people travel, and they have set their sights on a huge blank market that none of us could have imagined or dared to imagine. ”

Martin hit the nail on the head and broke through the core elements that countless people can't see, "Remote driving not only solves the cost problem, but also completely solves the concerns of consumers." Because if there is a traffic accident, it will always be the responsibility of the Behemoth Industry, and the Behemoth Industry will pay for it. ”

"I pray that they won't be able to do this project in 20 years. I also pray that the Chinese transportation department, if it takes its lazy policy to the limit, will never approve this project!" Gabler begged sincerely.

"I hope ...... too" Martin sighed, "Let's not discuss this for now, what is the current sales of our Tesla in China?"

“B… BOSS, on... Didn't I just submit my sales report last week?"

"I would like to know the new data for the week after the sales report. ”

"One... Not a single one. Gabler said in a sad tone: "In fact, last month, we were able to sell 200 cars, all of which were customers who had already paid a 50 percent deposit and could not apply for a refund. This week, we didn't ...... a single new sales order"