Technology overlord starts with new energy vehicles

The plane transporting Kyushu cars stops at Tokyo Airport.

As the goods were unloaded, several Kyushu vehicles immediately got on the large truck for transportation again.

A few hours later, Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya City, and the Toyota Motor Headquarters arrived.

When the four Kyushu Dongting and the four Kyushu Taishan drove off the cart.

A group of Toyota's technical R\u0026D engineers and company executives who had been waiting in the company for a long time, passed the board meeting last year. Akio Toyoda, the president of Toyota, Shinjiro Kuwata, head of Toyota's global sales department, and other company executives gathered around go up.

"This is Kyushu Dongting and Kyushu Mount Tai?"

"These medium and large SUVs, and B-class sedans, can run the lap times of those super sports cars in New North."

"It is said that the motor used by Kyushu Suzaku is also installed on these two models. The motor is the same, but Suzaku uses some special materials and has been specially tuned."

"Kyushu Dongting is a circle bigger than our crown, and Kyushu Taishan is also about the same size as the Rand Cruiser."

In the crowd, Akio Toyoda looked at the two cars, disliked them a little, and frowned: "Huaguo's car companies, as well as consumers, like to make cars very huge."

Shinjiro Kuwata, head of Toyota's global sales department: "Luxury cars starting from 500,000 yuan in the Chinese market look ordinary."

The appearance, including the interior, everyone present has read a lot of relevant information before.

The most important thing is the details inside the car and what kind of technology is used to achieve such terrifying acceleration power.

After simply checking the appearance of the vehicle.

Akio Toyoda issued an order: "Test the specific vehicle performance first to see if it can meet the vehicle data of the New North test."

As a world-renowned car company, Toyota naturally has a test site.

Several automotive engineers in charge of research and development got into the car and drove the car towards Toyota's own test site.

The rest of the people took two Coster to keep up.

Like the previous store sales staff, these technical engineers immediately discovered many differences after the simple start of Kyushu Automobile.

Driving texture, power performance, sound insulation and shock absorption are not comparable to ordinary cars!

The news from New North is very true, and there is nothing false about it!

After a few kilometers of simple driving, everyone came to Toyota's test site.

A total of dozens of automotive engineers, as well as Toyota executives, took turns riding or driving to experience these Kyushu cars.

At the beginning, every engineer didn't take it seriously until he got in the car and drove.

But after driving once by myself, the faces of the engineers who got out of the car were much more serious, and even frowned.

"No, it's completely different from the Huaxia car I imagined. It's not just that the power performance is better. There are almost no major shortcomings in the whole car. Many parts are better than our car!"

"The power performance is really terrifying, the handling is good, and the steering wheel is pointing precisely. Even at a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour, there is no feeling of drifting."

"Comfort is not comparable to any gearbox."

"The riding experience can be compared to a million-dollar luxury car."

"As much as I hate to admit it, we don't make a car that compares to those two cars!"

From the previous disdain for Kyushu Automobile to the change of concept, it was just a simple test drive.

After the test drive, many automotive engineers talked about it, which made people who had never tried it even more curious. Even Akio Toyoda, who was just here to take a look, couldn't help but wonder what kind of magic these two cars have, so he drove them himself. one time.

A few minutes later, Akio Toyoda, who trot around, got off the Kyushu car in a daze, muttering to himself.

"Huaxia, how could such a car be made, impossible!"

After his own test drive, even if he doesn't want to admit it, he understands in his heart that none of his company's cars can match the two Kyushu cars in terms of driving quality, handling performance, power, etc.

Even Lexus, Toyota's high-end brand, cannot compare with these two models.

After a while, the man in his fifties calmed down a little.

Looking at a Kyushu car speeding past, he silently thought about something on his mind. ‘Kyushu Automobile, perhaps in the future, will be a strong opponent of global car companies. '

Time passed quickly. In the past two hours, after everyone had experienced driving, Akio Toyoda stepped forward and spoke to many automotive engineers.

"How about these two models, can you tell me about any specific findings?"

After many engineers looked at each other, several senior engineers in charge of the company's technology research and development spoke.

"The driving quality of the ride is not comparable to that of ordinary cars."

"The handling performance, I can only say that I have never experienced it on any fuel vehicle."

"The ride comfort is a long way behind gasoline cars, and we can't think of any car that can compare with these two cars."

The answers obtained from the mouths of many engineers are similar to those guessed by Akio Toyoda.

However, that's not what he wanted to know.

"In terms of specific technology, why is Kyushu Automobile able to achieve such an effect?"

However, even these senior car experts cannot know the specific technical secrets of these two electric cars that are very different from ordinary cars just through simple driving and riding.

Chief Engineer Hiroaki Kawaguchi stepped forward and said to Akio Toyoda: "What you can see now is that in terms of vehicle steel, Kyushu Automobile's body uses a large amount of high-strength steel, which is different from many car companies.

As for how Kyushu Automobile achieves powerful power performance and other aspects, further research is needed to know. . . . "

Although he had expected this answer, Akio Toyoda was still a little disappointed. He waved his hand and said to the car engineers.

"You guys drive the car to the R\u0026D center for research. You must find out why Kyushu Automobile has such a performance in the shortest possible time."

Many automotive engineers drove away, while Akio Toyoda and Shinjiro Kuwata, as well as several company executives and directors, headed for the company conference room.

After the personal driving experience, Akio Toyoda was a little worried about the appearance of Kyushu Automobile: "This is just Kyushu Dongting and Kyushu Taishan. In terms of product strength, it is already much better than our cars.

There is also the top supercar Kyushu Suzaku, I don’t know what it will look like. "

Next to him, Shinjiro Kuwata, who had also driven Kyushu Motors and thought about a lot of things, said, "Kyushu Suzaku is a little bit better because it targets the high-end market, and only the very rich can buy it.

And our Toyota Motor, most of the product market positioning does not overlap.

The most important ones are Kyushu Taishan and Kyushu Suzaku, which may become our competitors in the future.

At present, the main competitive price range of these two models is still the models above RMB 500,000 in China. Our Lexus brand vehicles and Crown models overlap somewhat.

For the 200,000 or so models that we mainly sell well, it will not pose too much threat now.

I'm afraid that some cars with hundreds of thousands to two hundred thousand yuan will be launched in the future, which may have a huge impact on our product sales. "

Akio Toyoda nodded and said with a sigh: "The Huaxia market, the world's largest automobile consumer market, earns more than 30% of the total profit of our company's automobile business every year."

Shinjiro Kuwata: "Don't worry too much. In terms of vehicle technology, it is important to say that it is important, and sometimes it is not too important.

The most important thing is to look at the sales of cars. If Kyushu Motors cannot be sold, it will not affect us. The charging problem of electric vehicles is very serious, and it will be difficult to sell them if they are not resolved. "

"Today's Kyushu cars are just rich people's toys."

"Perhaps, after several years of development, electric vehicles may have a certain sales volume, but in a short time, I don't see the possibility of threatening us."

Akio Toyoda was a little relieved when the head of the headquarters who focused on Toyota's global product sales said so, but then he said it to the people around him.

"Do you say that electric vehicles are really the future? Will the hydrogen energy vehicle route we are developing now go wrong? Should we give up hydrogen energy vehicles and develop electric vehicles instead?"

A director shook his head firmly: "No, hydrogen energy vehicles are the direction of new energy vehicles in the future!"

When it came to the topic of the company's future development, several directors nearby said quickly.

"The current Kyushu cars look good, but charging is a very big problem. Take these Kyushu electric vehicles as an example, ordinary household electricity can be charged at a slow speed for at least 24 hours.

As for the fast charging technology of Kyushu Automobile, ordinary people do not have such charging conditions at all, and even their circuit network is a problem.

If there are a few more electric vehicles in a certain community for fast charging, and the electricity consumption of residents, their power grid will not be able to bear the load.

As for the charging station, building it globally requires huge costs and local official support. A small company simply does not have such capabilities.

It may even be difficult to establish charging stations in China. At most, it will take a long time to establish some in a certain area.

In the end, even if it is built, the charging time of two hours does not seem to be long, but there will still be a very long waiting time for each energy replenishment.

Consumers can't wait for such a long time without cars. If there is no way to solve this problem, electric cars will not become mainstream, and it will be very difficult to develop them. "

"But our hydrogen energy vehicle is different. It is the same as the traditional fuel vehicle, and hydrogenation is enough. It is simple, fast, convenient and pollution-free."

"We have also studied electric vehicles before, and came up with an answer. There is no soil for the survival of electric vehicles in the world today."

"Compared to refueling or hydrogen refueling, the charging method is too inefficient."

"I think we should increase our research and development of hydrogen energy vehicles. In the past two years, the voice of environmental protection in the world has become louder and louder. Countries have put forward the development goals of energy conservation and emission reduction, and we must come up with our new energy vehicles as soon as possible. "

In fact, Akio Toyoda also knew about this information, and the reason he brought up this topic at this time was because the Kyushu Motors just now brought him a lot of uneasiness.

Only then did I say it, let everyone chat with each other, and confirm the company's development direction in the future.

After listening to everyone, Akio Toyoda felt relieved.

However, for some reason, another thought suddenly appeared in his mind, and he said again.

"You said, if China and the United States promote it together, will it become the mainstream?"

Before the others could answer, he suddenly laughed again. "Impossible, such a thing can't happen, how can those two countries cooperate on this matter.

And if you go in the direction of electric vehicles, you will spend more money than developing hydrogen energy with us. "

"According to the ancient Chinese saying, this is called seeking distance from the near."

"Hydrogen energy is the future!"

Enclosures are spontaneous, even if there are already a little signs that the future car routes of Huaguo and the United States may vigorously develop electric vehicles.

However, Japanese car companies are still top-notch!

An established car company, and the current global sales are still very good, I deeply believe that the direction of my own research and development is the right one.

Over here, Toyota executives talk about the company's future.

On the other side, in the automobile research and development department, several Kyushu automobiles have been sent to the dismemberment table.

These R\u0026D personnel who have been developing cars for decades use various tools to carefully disassemble parts one by one and study them slowly.

"The tires of the vehicle use Michelin wear-resistant tires and aluminum alloy wheels, and there is nothing too special."

Four tires were put aside.

Then the door, remove the door handle and interior panel from the door, remove the window controller and circuit.

The window controller and circuit, the parts used by Kyushu Automobile are similar to those used by other car companies, and the parts are placed in a special box on one side.

Next, remove the door.

After the door was removed, the two engineers raised the door and frowned.

"The weight is wrong, at least double the weight of other car doors!"

The door was placed on the ground, and several engineers looked around the door carefully.

"There is no problem with the structure of the door. It is similar to other car companies. It is not solid."

"There is no problem with the structure, so the materials used are different?!"

"Before, I was very curious about Kyushu Automobile, which is much different from other car companies in terms of weight. Maybe the secret lies in this. Even the door panels are made of special steel?!"

"Come on, let's try its load-bearing capacity!"

A Kyushu Dongting car door was placed on the ground, and an engineer pressed hard on the car door.

Unlike many of their Japanese cars, which can be pressed by hand, the iron door of Kyushu Dongting does not move at all.

"No dents! Try this again!"

This time, instead of using hands, the engineer used feet.

First, I stepped on it carefully with one foot, but the door still did not change!

Afterwards, the engineer stood on the door, and the door still didn't have the slightest dent.

Standing up and jumping again, the car door in Kyushu Dongting still hasn't changed at all!

"This weight should not be. Although it is much heavier than ordinary car doors, it is made of high-strength steel, and it shouldn't be dented even if a person jumps on it."

"The body material is very rigid, and I suspect that this body steel can even be bulletproof!

Simply changing the high-strength bulletproof glass, can this car become a bulletproof car?

Maybe it has the potential to sell well in the United States, well, if it can be sold there. "

"No wonder there is such a heavy body, that is, an electric vehicle. If it is a fuel vehicle, the fuel consumption will be at least 15 liters per 100 kilometers!"

"The greater weight is also a test for the suspension system of the body, the lighter body, and even some rubber parts are not so easy to break."

"Such a high-strength steel is a waste of materials!"

After comparing the doors produced by their own car companies, the engineers couldn't help complaining.

That is to say, this kind of car company that has just made a car for a short time. Even the doors are so willing to use materials, and the manufacturing price is the lowest.

Holding a car door, several engineers studied it carefully.

Beside them, the rest of the engineers were studying the engine compartment.

The hood of the car is removed, and it is also made of the same high-strength material. It has no special features, and a hard one stands out.

Under the hood, there is no traditional engine in the engine compartment of Kyushu Automobile, so it may be inappropriate to call it the engine compartment.

However, there are also some equipment that Toyota engineers are familiar with or unfamiliar with.

Vehicle electric controller system, hydraulic brake system, air conditioning system pipeline.

Because of the relatively large body, there is even a front storage box similar to a supercar in the engine compartment.

Remove the bumper with plastic parts, and you don't see the conventional car's radiator fan.

After removing some familiar or unknown parts, the last thing left is the entire car frame.

There are collapse energy-absorbing designs, anti-collision steel beams, body girders and so on.

While dismantling, these technical engineers judged the functions, functions, and manufacturing processes of many parts.

Because of the battery, the chassis is slightly different from the fuel model, and it is not difficult to understand the design intention.

Able to understand the design and manufacture of 60% of the parts, and 20% after careful study, can also understand the specific function and purpose.

In addition, the last 20% of the technology is a bit of a headache.

It took several hours for a car to be dismantled into a skeleton and small parts one by one.

Putting the less important ones aside, among the engineers, a few special parts were watched by many engineers.

These parts are the Suzaku motor, the third-generation lithium iron phosphate battery, the sealed electronic control system, and a car door.

The door can enter the important part of the study because the body material is obviously different from ordinary car steel, and it is so strong that it is ridiculously hard!

A group of automotive engineers surrounded several important parts, touched them, carefully disassembled them with tools, and chatted with the rest of the people around them.

"What kind of material is used for the body? It's too hard. I tested it in an experiment. The overall ratio of the whole car."

"This Suzaku motor, why is it designed in this way? It's a little different from ordinary motors, I don't understand, maybe the manufacturing materials are also different? Rare earth?"

"Especially this battery, it's a bit hard to start, why don't you just take it apart and check the specific components inside?

Perhaps the battery will be more technologically advanced than imagined. It is too small, but its energy density is so high that it is enough to drive such a heavy car for hundreds of kilometers. "

"In terms of motors, although we have also done research, why can a car generate such a large amount of energy by using a motor without an engine?"

"What's the matter with this control system? I just took it apart and looked at it. I can't understand it at all!"

The engineers sat together and scratched their heads. After studying for a long time, they looked at each other, but their companions found nothing.

An engineer said helplessly: "It seems that it is very difficult to figure out the technology of Kyushu Automobile in a short time."

"I thought there would be no complicated places, just similar to the idea of ​​stainless steel airplanes that I hadn't thought about."

"It's just a small car company that has just been established for a few years. In terms of core technology, it has the technology of the world's top car companies, so it is difficult to simply crack."

"We also disassembled a Tesla two-door sports car Roadster before. Although there are some technologies that cannot be done, at least we can understand it."

"And this Kyushu Automobile's technology is completely incomprehensible!"

"If replicating Tesla is level one, Kyushu Automobile is at least level seven or eight!"

"How did that car company do it? It's incredible!"

"Hua Guo, it is said that it seems to have gathered a lot of R\u0026D talents from that country, and the investment is much higher than that of Tesla."

"To understand these technologies, I feel that it will take at least three to five years..."

"Hair, it feels like it's going to fall out much better again."

Electric cars are a headache for these established car manufacturers, and it's not just the engineers of Toyota Motor.

At the same time, car companies such as Volkswagen, Honda, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, etc. have also received express delivery from China.

After unpacking and testing, the engineers got similar answers.

In terms of core components, I can't understand it, I can't understand it at all!

But such a vehicle is much better than the cars produced by each of them in terms of performance.

The only thing that reassures these car companies is that the current market conditions are not yet mature, and trams always have a huge flaw.

Don't worry too much about Kyushu Auto, it will immediately threaten those established car manufacturers.

At most, you can slowly develop your own electric car in the future.

An unknown car company in Huaguo can do it. How can they, who have stood at the top of the global car manufacturing industry for decades, or even hundreds of years, not be able to do it!