Chapter 111: Tesla is listed
When it comes to electric vehicles, thirty years later, anyone can say two words. For example, how about Tesla, how about BYD.
For any product, there is a market when there is a demand. The demand of the new energy market is inevitable.
In addition to fuel reasons, there is also the problem of our rush to break through the internal combustion engine market. The problem of substitution of ore energy has always existed, but it has not been paid attention to because the problem of battery life of electricity has not been solved.
However, if you don't pay attention to it, it doesn't mean that the technology has stagnated. A new industry, from investment in research and development to market formation, before and after only ten years.
In addition to the willingness of people to open up the market, there are also many basic technologies that have existed for decades and can be put into use with only a little improvement.
It's like 0-1 may take decades, while 1-2 may only take a few years. Back in World War II, Mustache developed an electrically powered tank.
In the past half century, although the electric car is inconspicuous, its research and development has not stopped, and even many of its technologies are public.
Electric vehicles are nothing more than three difficulties, the battery, the drive, and the controller. And the biggest problem here is not the battery or the drive, but the controller.
When lithium batteries were not used on a large scale, the most commonly used power batteries were lead-acid batteries. If it is used as a car drive, this type of battery is undoubtedly not competent.
But just as an electric motorcycle or tricycle, it is completely sufficient. Even 30 years later, many electric vehicles still use lead-acid batteries.
As early as 1988, maintenance-free lead-acid batteries have appeared. This technology is also available today.
The only difficulty is the battery life, and if the quality is not good, the quantity will be made up. One set of batteries has a short battery life, so come with two sets of batteries.
And it can be used crosswise. Two sets of lead-acid batteries have a range of 150 kilometers.
It didn't take much effort to drive, as early as the thirties and forties there were trams, and in these decades there are also ready-made technologies for the drive of trams, which can be applied to battery cars with a little modification.
The only trouble is the controller. Even if Ye Wengui of Wenzhou has invested tens of millions of dollars in research and development, there has been no new breakthrough in the controller, and the reason why he failed is that there is actually a bigger problem, which is that the direction of his research is wrong.
Focus on the battery and ignore the effect of the controller. If the battery is the heart and the drive is the blood, then the controller is the brain.
For the sake of this brain, Chu Qing mobilized the contacts he had just come into contact with in the United States for the first time, and recruited a talent in electronic control with a high salary.
To the east of Century Road in Pudong, there is a busy construction site. There is a big sign standing at the door, which reads Tesla Electric New Energy Company.
In three months, two small buildings and a small workshop have been repaired. Another factory is still under construction, covering a total area of more than 1,500 acres.
It was originally a number of villages and farmland. When Tesla chose a location, Chu Qing deliberately drew this piece.
In Chu Qing's words, the scenery here is good, and the Huangpu River and the Bund are not far to the west. In their spare time, workers can also go out to see the scenery.
hi…… tui! Well, admit it, I like it here because it also has a name called Lujiazui.
Soon after Tesla moved in, Modu solicited planning plans from all over the world, but no results have been released yet.
It was after the results of this solicitation came out that this piece was designated as the financial center of the magic capital. When the foundation of the Oriental Pearl Tower was just beginning to be laid, the Jin Mao Tower had not yet been painted.
Chu Qing first drew a circle of 1,500 acres here. In the next 20 years, even if the car is not built, the land price will be enough to pay off.
This circle of 1,500 acres of land has been fenced off by Scrooge. Today, the middle door opened, and from the entrance to the open space in the middle of the construction site, a red carpet was laid out, and it was full of flowers.
A large stage was set up in the middle, and dozens of red silk chairs were placed underneath. On the tall inflatable arch, it reads:
"Tesla Electric New Energy Company Inauguration Ceremony". Two rows of band players play rousing music. Huang Qiuwang and the leaders of the city took the lead, and Chu Qing and the others followed the crowd behind.
"Lao Huang is getting more and more stylish now." A few people found a side seat and sat down, Duan Yongping looked at the high-spirited Huang Qiuwang on stage to give a speech, and said a little sourly.
Don't look at backgammon now, he is also a big business, but he has not been received like this in Shenzhen. And Huang Qiuwang was just a little deflated a few years ago, and in a few months, he became a new agent of Boss Chu.
Others don't know about Tesla, which occupies such a wide area, but he Duan Yongping knows a lot. Huang Qiuwang, like him, is a tool man who pushes to the forefront.
It's just that this tool man is much easier than himself. Production and R&D don't care about anything, just attend the cocktail party and speak.
From time to time, the newspaper headlines, meet this leader, and sign the contract. The exposure rate is much higher than that of yourself.
Now many people across the country know that there is a patriotic young man Huang Qiuwang in the magic capital.
"You are different from him, you are down-to-earth in technology, he is a big fool, and you have to rely on more exposure to set up a persona. You don't need such hype at all, your existence is the best proof of it. "Since the decision to put Tesla into production, in the past few months, Huang Qiuwang has been able to enjoy unlimited scenery.
Basically, it will appear in newspapers and magazines every three or five days. what
"Electric vehicles are the future"
"The country needs new energy"
"Say goodbye to the internal combustion engine and embark on a new era". Anyway, patriotic youth, the character of a leader in new technology, don't sprinkle money like money.
In order to publicize him, Chu Qing threw more than one million into it and went out. He also specially invited a marketing team from Xiangjiang to come over and package him.
He wants to hold Huang Qiuwang up like a star. When a benchmark is erected, pay tribute to those who come after.
"The boss is overrated, I just like to do technology. But I really can't learn his high-profile, and it's just that he can really adapt to it. Listening to Chu Qing's words, Duan Yongping also felt warm in his heart.
He really didn't follow the wrong person, Chu Qing not only has always delegated power to him, but now this sentence is the greatest recognition of his efforts in the past six months.
His character has never been showy, and all he needs is recognition. With the boss's recognition, it is more real than anything else.
"We, Tesla, have reached a strategic cooperation with ABB in Germany and Hitachi in the book. And great results have been achieved in the self-developed controller, and the first batch will be put into production soon. Huang Qiuwang on the stage has finished his speech and is answering questions from female reporters in the audience.
"So may I ask Mr. Huang, what are Tesla's expectations for the future?" The female reporter is delicate and tall, and she has a dusty temperament when she stands in the crowd.
The questions asked were also professional. Duan Yongping, who was on Chu Qing's side, had never left his eyes since she appeared.