Mass production and experimental models are completely two concepts, in the laboratory, I don't know how many 'black technologies' have appeared, but because of market and cost reasons, those 'black technologies' cannot be applied in a short period of time.

Wen Ming said that the increase in configuration can exceed 2.7 seconds, which means that the Tesla they built is not a real laboratory model, but is manufactured according to the mass production configuration.

In this case, how could Moretz not be shocked.

Wen Ming smiled: "Mass production is certain, of course, 2.7 seconds will only appear in the top model." For low- and medium-sized models, the acceleration per 100 kilometers should be between 4 seconds and 5 seconds. ”

There is no doubt that the top configuration is definitely more expensive than the middle and low configuration.

Moretz's surprise had not yet subsided, and he asked, "What about the cost?" How much has it improved compared to before? ”

Because the use environment of pure electric vehicles is not good, if the cost of Tesla cars is too high, it will not be able to compete with fuel supercars of the same speed.

Hearing Moretz's question, Wen Ming smiled modestly.

"If you have to say how much the cost has increased, it should be 45%, but this value should be negative."

Moretz was stunned, and when he heard that the cost had increased by 45%, he instantly gave up the idea of investing in Tesla. The previous cost was $120,000, but what is the 45% increase?

At such a high cost, how much should it be sold?

If it's the same price as Lamborghini and McLaren's supercars, who the would buy a 'low-end' brand like Tesla?

Cars are not mobile phones, and it is simply difficult for users to accept new brands and new products.

But what does it mean that this value should be negative?

Negative numbers belong to mathematics and are defined as numbers smaller than 0, and negative and positive numbers represent quantities with opposite meanings......

Wait, why am I thinking about this?

Moretz was a little dumbfounded and asked, "You mean, the current cost is $70,000?" ”

Wen Ming smiled: "No, no, no, it should be 65,000 US dollars." Here's how it works, $120,000 multiplied by 45%, and then $120,000 subtracted by the value that was multiplied earlier......"

Moretz instantly felt the urge to swear and swear, who wants to know what your algorithm looks like?

The question is, how is it possible to improve performance and reduce costs at the same time?

And, is it so much to reduce the cost?

At this moment, Moretz could almost conclude that Wen Ming was a lie made up in order to make it more difficult for him to invest in Tesla.

But such an outrageous lie, how could someone like Wen Ming make it up?

Moretz, who felt a little thirsty, asked in a somewhat dry voice, "How did you do that?" ”

Wen Ming smiled and said: "Mr. Moretz, although it is very likely that we will become partners, even if we do become partners, it is impossible for you Sequoia Capital to take a stake in my Tesla, and you will not be able to get our technology." So ......"

Who the wants to get your technology, you tell me a few words and I'll get your technology?

Moretz is no longer calm, which is simply unthinkable for an investor of his level. However, Wen Ming has been doing such things all along, whether it is Martin Eberhard or Elon Mascu, they can't please Wen Ming.

If you tell me about technology, then I'll talk to you about capital. If you tell me about capital, then I'll talk to you about technology.

Playing with people who are poorer than himself, playing technology with people who are richer than himself, Wen Ming doesn't know much business negotiation skills, he only needs to grasp one point, that is, what he has, and what the other party does not have and what the other party needs, is the key to his mastery of negotiation victory.

"I mean."

Moretz was angry, but the interests that Tesla now represents are unimaginable, so he can only ask again with a pleasant face: "What improvements have made its performance so much higher, and moreover, it has also reduced its cost so much." ”

Wen Ming smiled and said: "We use a new gearbox technology, which has never been seen before, and can well coordinate the high-voltage and high-power electronic control system and the systematization of the gearbox straight line. At the same time, we have improved its electronic control system, both in terms of instantaneous output power and energy saving, which can reach 120% of the previous level. ”

"In addition to this, we have upgraded the motor it used before, which is a technical upgrade, which can improve performance while reducing the unit cost."

……

Wen Ming said a lot, all of which were improvements in the general direction, and did not involve any substantive technical issues.

But it was these improvements in the general direction that made Moretz believe in Wenming. In fact, even if Wen Ming doesn't explain, these things can't be faked, because Tesla will still sell cars in the future, and if it really improves the performance by improving the cost, it is destined to die in the future.

Even if Wen Ming owns Apple's money-printing factory, it is impossible for him to maintain Tesla's losses.

While speaking, Zefu has completed the range test, of course, this test cannot make the car really run hundreds of kilometers, but through the short-range power consumption, to calculate the range of the Tesla sports car in the same road environment.

"The maximum cruising range can reach 650 kilometers, even if the driving environment is relatively poor, it will not be lower than 600 kilometers."

This is another number that shocked Moretz, because when the car was previously released, Tesla announced a range of only 320 kilometers. After all, it's a sports car, and no one is going to drive it for long distances.

But even if you don't drive it for a long distance, it can reach a range of 650 kilometers, which is enough for it to be used in any environment

Moreover, the cruising range of 650 kilometers can be said to be on the same level as the cruising range of fuel vehicles. According to the configuration of the 70L fuel tank and the displacement of 2.0 of the fuel vehicle, there is almost no difference between the cruising range of the two.

But Moretz's shock isn't over yet, as Zef has already started reporting charging times.

"In our tests, the normal charging time was reduced to 500 minutes, which is a lot higher than the previous 630 minutes. If you use our custom-built charging pile, it only takes 180 minutes to complete a full charge, which is an hour and a half compared to the previous 270 minutes. ”

Moretz thinks that this increase in charging time does not help much compared to the range of 650 km. Because 650 kilometers is enough for a day's use, the charging time is placed at the time when the user rests at night, and there is no problem at all.

But in fact, this improvement is the most shocking, because the only factor limiting the development of pure electric vehicles is the long charging time.

How long does it take to fill up a tank?

If you die for a minute, you have to count the time spent queuing at the gas station, which allows the fuel car to run thousands of kilometers a day. The charging time of pure electric vehicles limits this possibility, after all, not only the charging time is long, but the charging piles are also very rare.

After Zef's debriefing, he continued to look at other tests, but neither Wenming nor Moritz cared much about those links.

"That is, if you sell this Tesla car at the previous selling price." After calculating the operating costs in his mind, Moretz asked, "Can a car make a net profit of $30,000?" ”

Wen Ming laughed and said: "If you calculate the country's new energy subsidies, I think in terms of taxes, we should be able to reduce costs even more." ”

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