Vol 3 Chapter 72: Planning an electric car

After leaving Corning Town, the car that took them to the airport contained two large boxes. Inside were two sets of tableware presented by Corning, ranging from pots to bowls.

In fact, Feng Yiping also mentioned that he wanted to buy two sets of their tableware. It is one aspect of wanting to buy them. That said, it is actually a compliment to Corning.

Unexpectedly, Joanna kept it in his mind. When he finished talking with Benjamin, he saw the two packed big boxes. "A little souvenir," Joanna said with a smile.

Foreign companies will also do souvenirs for emotions!

Feng Yiping didn't want to take advantage of this small advantage--if he wanted to take it, he would take the big one, such as the glass project that called him drooling, but the other party insisted on not accepting it.

To say that a century-old store like Corning has a very different style from others that are closely related to the government, such as military industry giants or oil giants, and they are much more friendly and gentle to the people.

"So happy, my girlfriend is waiting at home?" Feng Yiping asked Jacob who was humming a little song in his mouth.

"Yes," Jacob said actively, "this is the first time Amy and I have been apart for such a long time."

He originally wanted to ask the little boss whether the girl from Georgetown University had any contact later, because when she was sent back to school, the two seemed to be relatively lingering, and there was a trend and foundation for the development of multiple night stands. .

However, in the end he still didn't mention the private affairs of the boss, he was hard to inquire.

The last and most important item that Feng Yiping investigated was, of course, electric vehicles.

However, the founder of Tesla, Martin Eberhard, is still obsessed with other things and has not shown much enthusiasm for electric vehicles.

And Iron Man Musk, who later became the pioneer of an industry just like Jobs, has a somewhat similar experience with Jobs. In September, Mr. Musk. The company he founded was also driven out.

To say, I also blame him for being too capricious, by his and Lavkin's company. The merged PayPal, the integration is very unsatisfactory, the internal is very unstable, the board of directors had to replace the previous one, let Musk, who was the chairman of the board, concurrently serve.

but. When the contradiction within the company was not resolved, he went on a trip to Australia with a very strong reason. The Sydney Olympics was about to open!

Then, taking advantage of his absence, Lavchen seized the opportunity, obtained the support of the board of directors, and successfully dismissed Musk.

So Mr. Iron Man, this will. And frustrated!

So, who should I call?

It's also simple, looking for Martin Eberhard's guide.

In fact, the electric car was not only hyped up as a high-tech, but also promoted as a responsible and high-quality lifestyle. In fact, this is not unusual for a car country and a powerful country like the United States. Thing.

Can you think of it. The earliest commercial electric vehicles were actually used as taxis as early as 1897, flexibly shuttled through the streets of New York.

The year of our Xinhai Revolution. The New York Times preached, "Electric vehicles are the most ideal means of transportation," and detailed its advantages, such as cleanliness, low noise, and environmental protection.

And recently, it is also the most controversial one. It is the EV-1 launched by giant General Motors in 1996.

However, although it can travel up to 100 miles on a single charge, its technology is still immature, the facilities in the car are also poor, and the comfort is average, so not many people buy it.

Those who sell mobile phones can talk about their feelings and ideals, but for those who sell cars, no matter how lofty and noble your goals and feelings will resonate, it will not change the choice of many people.

For such a big car, of course, it must be comfortable and comfortable, with ideal environmental protection, it is nothing.

To make matters worse, some states in the United States, at this time, have relaxed their requirements on vehicle emissions. Therefore, from an economic perspective, GM finally stopped production of EV-1 last year.

However, according to the rules prevailing all over the world, giants in a certain industry are often the training center of the industry, and GM is no exception. It has cultivated many talents for its competitors and also cultivated many competitors for itself.

Prior to this, many designers who participated in the design of GM electric vehicles, but believed that the company had succumbed to the pressure of oil giants, chose to go bye to GM.

Among them, including Alan Kooning, who founded the company in 1992, and Martin Eberhard, who was influenced by him, became interested in electric vehicles. When he founded Tesla, he used the same. technology.

Alan Cunningham is a stubborn person with a master, he is only willing to study the technology of electric cars and design electric cars, but he does not want to establish a company that produces electric cars. For this reason, he has not been well known. .

"Hello, Mr. Allen," Feng Yiping and the others rushed to San Dimas in Los Angeles to meet with Allen Kuning under the contact of Mike.

"Hello, Feng,"

To say that the company at this time invested a lot and quickly, and the return was small and slow. In addition, it also spent money to toss out the experimental electric car. Although the current economic situation is still acceptable, technical research will be the future. Funding needs are always uncertain.

So for those introduced by acquaintances, who are said to have spare money, and are interested in this field, Allen is still more enthusiastic.

"Can you sign me?" Feng Yiping is still in the age of being cute and not too shameful. Once we met, he pretended to be a fan of him, "I admire you!"

A person who has been very hot on newspapers and TV recently said that he admired himself face to face. Alan is still a little cool.

He furiously signed Feng Yiping's notebook, "I just did something I wanted to do."

"What I admire most is your persistence," Feng Yiping said. "Although I don't understand, I am personally very interested in pure electric vehicles. This is a technology that concerns the living environment of everyone in the world. ,"

After hearing Feng Yiping's words, Alan was very happy, "Go, I will take you to see, this is my most satisfactory design at the moment,"

In the workshop, a yellow low-rise electric car parked, "This is the fastest electric car in the world. It only takes 3.6 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 60 kilometers," Allen said excitedly.

"Wow, it's amazing," Feng Yiping sighed sincerely.

In fact, he, who doesn't like sports cars, really doesn't catch the acceleration performance that many people are pursuing. He never understands, is 3.6 seconds and 36 seconds really so different?

Allen gently stroked the low roof of the car as if he were a newborn child. "We use leading acid lead batteries, which can be charged at any 120 or 240 volt socket. When the battery is fully charged, it can travel 300 kilometers at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour."

"It's enough to commute in the city," Mike said.

Feng Yiping is observing the interior of this car. Well, strictly speaking, this car has no interior at all. It is still an engineering prototype. Except for the CD player, all other control systems are very good. Original parts, and it doesn’t even have air conditioners!

I think if equipped with air conditioning, it will definitely affect the mileage. However, in this winter there is an average of 20 degrees, and cars without air conditioning are really good?

"It's really not easy for you to achieve such an achievement," Feng Yiping said sincerely.

In the closed automobile industry, and at the same time under pressure from the oil giants, it is not easy for a small company to achieve such results.

"Allen, you have such a mature technology, why don't you consider setting up a car company?" Feng Yiping asked.

"This car, we originally hoped to cooperate with a car company, and they will provide the chassis, but you know, we searched all the car companies, and no one wanted it. We had to give up before getting support from Lotus Motors. ,"

Looking at his appearance, Feng Yiping felt that at this time, he could seamlessly follow the popular saying, "If you don't say it, it will be tears if you say too much."

"Personally, this is a trend that no one can stop, so I firmly believe that in the near future, this situation will definitely be changed." Feng Yiping said.

This is true. In the process of the birth of Tesla, giants like Mercedes-Benz and BMW have provided a lot of help ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Because these traditional automobile manufacturing companies have also realized this unstoppable trend. .

"Hehe, I agree, I just hope that this day will come earlier," Allen said with a smile.

Returning to the office, Feng Yiping put forward his own suggestions straightforwardly, "Allen, I appreciate your behavior very much, and I am very optimistic about this market. At present, my economic situation is good. If you have funding needs, I think we Can cooperate, and I will not interfere with your research,"

Allen smiled, this is what he hopes to hear, "I will carefully consider your proposal,"

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Mike returned to San Francisco, Feng Yiping who came to Los Angeles for the first time, of course he wanted to go shopping. Looking at the huge Hollywood sign on the mountain in the distance, he was kind of eager in his heart. Can he meet those big stars?

At this time, the cell phone rang, and he saw that it was a coincidence that a future Hollywood star called him. (To be continued.)

PS: ps: Dear dears, the new year is around the corner. Are today's tickets so pitiful?