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"Delivery of a car?"

In a conference room at Tesla, an old white man with a Santa Claus beard and a Mediterranean hairstyle put his hands on the table, crossed his fingers, and looked at the ceiling thoughtfully.

Xia Jingxing, who was sitting opposite the old man, nodded and continued to lie: "In the past, some people have always questioned that Tesla is a small workshop and a concentration camp for DIY enthusiasts.

But we produced the world's first mass-produced electric sports car, the Roadster, and achieved great results on the New Nordschleife circuit.

However, some people still question Tesla's achievements and technical level, and feel that we are taking advantage of Lotus and AC Drive.

Therefore, we plan to develop our own chassis and powertrain, and rely on our own capabilities to independently develop and mass-produce a car.

And it's not a showy sports car, it's a mid-to-large sedan that aims to rival the BMW 5 Series. "

Zetsche smiled slightly and said, "Only the BMW 5 Series, not the Mercedes-Benz E-Class?"

Xia Jingxing smiled and said: "Isn't BMW always focused on performance? Model S will compete with them in the future, provided that BMW CEO dares to accept our challenge."

Looking at the high-spirited young man across from him, Zetsche didn't know whether to laugh at his arrogance or to admire his confidence.

BMW, as their old rival to Daimler, has been in love with them for many years and is his favorite car brand besides Mercedes-Benz.

He has many classic BMW models in his private garage, but he is by no means a traitor as the media calls him, nor is he a spy CEO of BMW to infiltrate Daimler. His main purpose is to better study its old rival.

Xia Jingxing despised BMW so much that he didn't like it very much.

Thinking of this, he immediately stopped saving any face.

"Darren, I know you are the future star of the Internet and the overlord of the financial world, but the automobile industry cannot be easily established by setting up a few servers and choosing a good time to invest.

The automobile industry that has lasted for a hundred years is all about progress discovered bit by bit.

China, like you, has cooperated with Daimler for many years. Although the automobile industry has made certain progress, it is still far from catching up with the world's top automobile manufacturers.

Of course, I don't mean to disparage China by saying this, it's just the fact. "

Xia Jingxing smiled and was too lazy to argue with Zetsche about this matter. Could it be that Beiben does not leak oil and is better than imported Ben?

"New energy vehicles do not have fuel engines and traditional gearboxes. We are entering a new field and everyone is on the same starting line.

Of course, traditional car manufacturers have advantages and experience in vehicle manufacturing that we do not have. I do not deny this.

But we also have advantages! "

Xia Jingxing looked at Zetsche with a smile, paused and introduced: "Mr. Zetsche has seen our prototype car and should know the difference between Model S and traditional cars.

Central control touch screen, new centralized electronic and electrical architecture, fewer electronic control units that are more conducive to management and control, OTA over-the-air upgrade...

What we pursue is technology and intelligence, which is why I put Tesla in Silicon Valley, where there are the most and smartest technology talents in the world. "

Zetsche did not refute Xia Jingxing’s words, but smiled and said: “This is also what we value about Tesla.

If your models are not innovative compared to previous electric vehicles, Daimler will not give you cooperation orders and invest in you. "

Xia Jingxing smiled faintly, "But Mr. Zetsche, it seems that you don't value him seriously enough?"

Tesla has been in business for six years, has hundreds of patents on electric vehicles and lithium batteries, and has sold and delivered cars worth nearly $300 million. "

Zetsche smiled and shook his head, "Darren, I came all the way from Germany to Silicon Valley, so naturally I really hope to negotiate this investment and cooperation.

But this shouldn’t be a reason for you to raise prices arbitrarily. Tesla is still a start-up after all, and you don’t even have your own manufacturing factory.

In the past, Lotus provided you with chassis and assembly, but what about in the future? "

Zetsche spread his hands and almost told young people not to be too arrogant.

Xia Jingxing smiled lightly and said: "The factory will be established soon, and the first Model S will be delivered before June next year."

Zetsche thought for a moment and understood, and asked: "Are you planning to inject large-scale capital into Tesla?"

"No, someone put money in us!"

"who?"

"U.S. Department of Energy."

Looking at Zetsche's suspicious eyes, Xia Jingxing explained calmly: "The day after tomorrow, Ao Guanhai and the Minister of Energy will come to inspect Tesla. If everything goes well, the Ministry of Energy can provide us with up to 500 million US dollars. interest-free loans.”

"This is real?"

Xia Jingxing smiled and said, "Of course it's impossible for me to make such a joke with you. Otherwise, Mr. Zetsche will stay in Silicon Valley for two more days, and we will meet the Commander-in-Chief Ao Guanhai the day after tomorrow."

Zetsche basically believed what Xia Jingxing said, but he never expected that the US authorities would take Tesla so seriously.

This made him re-evaluate Tesla's value in his mind. If the electric car manufacturer can successfully pass government certification and obtain a loan, should the valuation increase a little?

He thinks it should go up a bit.

But traditional thinking reminded him that compared with serious car manufacturers, this company has almost nothing, except for a bunch of technology patents in the field of electric vehicles.

"Okay, then I will stay for two more days and wait for your good news."

After thinking about it in his mind, Zetsche made a decision.

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Two days later, Ao Guanhai and the newly appointed Minister of Energy Zhu Liwen came to Tesla on time to inspect.

The long motorcade drove all the way to the downstairs of the Tesla office park.

After the car parked, a group of capable bodyguards in suits wearing headsets got out of the car first, and then quickly separated to guard the surrounding area.

Xia Jingxing led Straubel, Bodichevsky, Davis, Franz, Rawlinson and other senior executives to wait aside.

After seeing Ao Guanhai get out of the car, a group of people immediately came forward to greet him.

After the greeting, Ao Guanhai looked around a few times, smiled and showed a row of white teeth, "To be honest, the environment here is quite surprising to me. It's not like a car manufacturing company, but more like a technology company." .”

Xia Jingxing replied: "We are a technology automobile company!"

Ao Guanhai laughed loudly, and everyone in his entourage also laughed.

Ao Guanhai suddenly looked at Zhu Liwen, the Chinese minister beside him, and asked: "Steven, how do you feel? Isn't it very interesting? It's completely different from the car companies I've seen in the past."

Steven Zhu has gray hair and a pair of round-rimmed glasses. He looks like a university professor.

In fact, he is really a professor of physics at the University of California, Berkeley, and the winner of the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics. He is mainly engaged in research in atomic physics and laser science.

Zhu Liwen said with a smile: "This should be Tesla's R\u0026D department, right? Vehicle manufacturing definitely still requires factories."

Xia Jingxing replied: "We are already looking for a new factory. If nothing unexpected happens, we will have a factory in California soon."

Hearing this, Ao Guanhai was very satisfied and felt that Xia Jingxing was very sensible and responded to and supported his plan to return the manufacturing industry.

For such an obedient and sensible young man, of course he will not be stingy with rewards.

Ao Guanhai waved his hand, "Dairon, please lead the way. Let's take a look at Tesla's various departments and show us any new technologies."

Xia Jingxing said "Okay" and then began to lead Ao Guanhai and his party around the entire office park.

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