Rebirth of England

In fact, future electric vehicle charging standards will be mainly divided into three categories: American standard, European standard and Chinese national standard, corresponding to the three major markets of electric vehicles.

In addition, there are two charging modes: DC and AC.

At this point in time, the charging standards in these areas are still very early, and it can be said that they have not been completely fixed. Therefore, the standard charging alliance established by the British Automotive Group and Tesla also hopes to provide future charging for electric vehicles. Fight for the right to speak.

Next, they will also persuade other car companies to join this alliance. At least China's Nanjing Automobile Group will also participate in this alliance. As for BYD, Barron is also sending people to contact them, hoping that they will also Become a member of the Alliance.

Of course, even so, it is impossible to achieve a globally unified charging interface style, because the formulation of this charging standard is very complicated and needs to take into account different power grid conditions in different places.

For example, in Europe, especially Germany, because of the demand for three-phase electricity, their charging interfaces need to be different compared to other regions.

And they also need to take into account future fast charging needs, so the charging interface they develop also needs to be scalable.

The first version of the SCC standard charging interface currently launched by the Standard Charging Alliance takes into account the needs of major countries, is integrated, and can meet the requirements of North America, China and Europe.

In other words, the charging pile plugs in different regions will be different, but according to their SCC standards, electric vehicles will be equipped with an integrated interface that can adapt to all plugs.

Next, Tesla and British Automotive Group will establish a joint venture, Standard Automotive Grid Company, which will install private charging piles for users of car companies that are members of the Standard Charging Alliance and begin to operate in parts of North America and the United Kingdom. Install SCC standard public charging piles.

In addition to the super electric sports car that Aston Martin is cooperating with Rimac Automobili, the British Automotive Group is also developing hybrid vehicles. The next two brands of Land Rover and Jaguar cars will have hybrid models. .

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"Our financial control in Japan and South Korea, especially Japan, needs to continue, not only in finance, but also in manufacturing. Their industries can also fill the American industries affected after the subprime mortgage crisis."

After hearing Barron's words, Jamie Dimon pondered:

"That would require us to get more deeply involved in Japan's finances, but it would also make us vulnerable to their influence..."

"Didn't we intervene deeply enough before?"

Barron smiled and said:

"Don't think Japan is very obedient now. That's because the United States has never loosened the rope around its neck. Otherwise, let's not talk about the Pearl Harbor incident. Think about how they bought Columbia Pictures and the Empire State Building..."

Even because of his own interests, Barron also hopes that the Japanese economy will continue to suffer a heavy setback, so that he can more conveniently buy some of their properties.

Especially in the manufacturing industry, for example, although Honor Electronics has invested in Sharp and holds 9.9% of the company's shares, if it wants to further complete the acquisition of this company, it also needs the Japanese economy to continue to slump, otherwise he may We can only proceed like Hon Hai in the original time and space, until Sharp's revenue declines seriously in a few years.

But by then, Sharp will not be that important to Honor Electronics.

Therefore, he still hopes to persuade Jamie Dimon's JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs and other "allies" to continue to harvest Japan's finances.

Of course, people like Jamie Dimon also have their own considerations. This kind of harvest actually relies on the background of the "dollar tide" and needs to be carried out periodically. Only by following the trend can they achieve their goals. Operations get twice the result with half the effort.

Otherwise, if you force it, the investment will increase exponentially - after all, if you suck blood once, you need to give them time to recover.

"What's more, there are better opportunities now. The situation in Greece is already very dangerous, isn't it? In addition, countries such as Italy and Portugal are also inevitable..."

Lloyd Blankfein, chairman of Goldman Sachs, said with a smile:

"As far as I know, rating agencies including Moody's have decided to lower the credit ratings of countries such as Greece again. If this continues, Greece's debt will become junk debt."

In March this year, Moody's had downgraded Greece's credit rating by three levels, from BA1 to B1...

Indeed, as Lloyd said, if Greece's rating drops further, the bonds issued by them will become junk bonds, which means that Greece's financing channels in the international financial market will basically be closed.

“This is indeed negative news for countries including Greece, but similarly, in this case, it is also easier for the Greek government to accept the harsh conditions of the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, thereby obtaining Another aid, so the short-selling window that may be left for us will not be too long.”

Currently, funds including DS Group, Standard Chartered-Merrill Lynch Group and some Wall Street capital have made huge profits from shorting the European economy.

But similarly, just like Japan and South Korea, this kind of "harvest" also requires giving the other party a recovery period.

And Barron's funds were very cautious in this short selling, all of which were carried out in offshore accounts, which would not be connected to their main business on the surface. Otherwise, even if this short selling could be explained as "normal investment behavior", many of the businesses he was involved in would be vulnerable to targeting.

"So, we need to seize the last opportunity to increase profits."

Jamie Dimon raised his glass and said to Barron and others.

"I have another thing, that is, someone seems to be investigating me..."

Barron's expression turned serious and he said:

"Whether it is the FBI or the CIA, I hope they can stay away from me."

"Are you sure?"

Seeing Barron nod slowly, Jamie Dimon took a sip of wine and said lightly:

"This is normal. They always like to do their own thing, but it does not necessarily mean that they have any plans against you. This may just be due to their perverted desire for control...Anyway, I will find a chance to ask for you."

"Thank you, Mr. Dimon. In addition, I will mention this matter when I meet with Mr. President. I don't want any misunderstandings between us."