Technology overlord starts with new energy vehicles

Just when Xu Yifan was touring his new house and office, he was very interested in the construction of each place.

The phone vibrated slightly.

I pulled it out and saw that it was a call from Liu Junhong of Dongfang Electric Power Company.

At the beginning of the new year, various companies have begun their normal work, and there is also some work accumulated in the past half month that needs to be reported.

However, if it is not particularly important or something that needs to be dealt with urgently, generally everyone is now used to reporting on chat software.

Xu Yifan unlocked the screen and answered the phone.

Soon, Liu Junhong's calm voice came over the phone: "Director Xu, we had a meeting with the power company yesterday. This year's power replacement station project will see an increase in electricity prices. It is planned to increase from the original one yuan. The price of one kilowatt hour of electricity has risen to two yuan per kilowatt hour!”

Xu Yifan frowned and asked, "Well, why did the price suddenly rise?"

When asked by the chairman, Liu Junhong on the phone said a little helplessly: "There's not enough electricity!"

Then he explained in detail: "Although great efforts have been made in the power sector in the past two years, last year, our country's annual power generation was 610 billion kilowatt hours, an increase of 100% from the previous year. Thirty, which is an increase of fifty compared to 2010.”

"Battery swapping stations also have the function of adjusting peak and valley power, which greatly reduces part of the waste of electrical energy, allowing the six trillion kilowatt-hours of electrical energy to achieve the effect of the previous seven trillion kilowatt-hours."

"However, compared with the development of Jiuzhou's technology and new energy vehicles, the construction of generator set facilities is still too slow."

"According to the battery pack sales statistics of Dongfang Electric Power Company last year, there are more than 1.8 million battery packs in use across the country. Excluding some necessary battery packs, if all are car models, there will be more than one million. The number of new energy electric vehicles in Taiwan has grown so fast compared to the previous two years!”

"The number of new energy electric vehicles has increased exponentially, which no one above expected. Kyushu Automobile's development is too fast and too good, and the power sector cannot keep up. If the number of new energy electric vehicles in the country still exceeds 100 this year, With annual sales of 10,000 units, it is expected that there will be an electricity shortage in a month or two!”

Xu Yifan thought for a while and said: "Maybe Kyushu Automobile will sell more new energy electric vehicles this year than last year. The company is currently producing one vehicle and selling one. In order to meet the needs of consumers, Kyushu Automobile's Production capacity is also continuing to increase!”

"I set the sales target for the Jiuzhou Technology Automobile Department this year for the three subsidiaries, which adds up to a total of three million units!"

Liu Junhong said helplessly: "The development speed of science and technology in Jiuzhou is so fast that the power sector will be overwhelmed!"

"And according to surveys, some people really have to drive every step of the way when driving an electric car. The use of electric cars is completely different from that of driving a gas car. When you use gas, you can save as much as you can. If you can drive with electricity, you will never walk!"

Xu Yifan: "I don't care about the usage fee at all."

This is the advantage of new energy trams. Xu Yifan doesn’t know whether to say it’s a waste or whether he should be happy about it.

Liu Junhong: "It's not that bad. In fact, the problem of power generation does not just appear now. In December last year, the power generation capacity in some areas could not meet the needs."

“Even the battery packs used by local power swap stations are urgently transported from power-rich areas.”

This is also an advantage of building battery swap stations across the country. Using trams to transport electricity saves a little more electricity than coming from the high-voltage transmission network. In some places without a large number of circuit networks, you can also drive a battery storage vehicle to provide Local temporary electricity use.

A battery storage vehicle with one hundred battery packs can output a total of 7,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity, which can support an area for a long time when used as residential electricity.

Even with some local power outages, the power department is now constantly adapting to Dongfang Electric Power, a power bank available nationwide, striving to make power outages a thing of the past across the country. . . . .

"It's just that this current situation cannot be maintained with the current hot sales of new energy electric vehicles. If there are no price increases or restrictions, many areas across the country with insufficient power generation will fall into the embarrassment of no electricity."

"The price increase can allow some tram users to save a little bit, and this part of the revenue can also be used for the construction of more power stations."

Xu Yifan: "It has doubled. Although this price still has certain advantages for the sales of new energy electric vehicles, it is just not the absolute advantage."

Xu Yifan asked again: "What about residents' electricity use?"

Liu Junhong: "Residents' electricity consumption is expected to rise by 2 cents, and priority must be given to ensuring residents' normal electricity consumption."

Xu Yifan nodded: "Well, that's good. In this case, there won't be a problem of not being able to afford electricity, but it would be nice if the price could not be increased."

Xu Yifan thought for a while: "Can't the power generation capacity satisfy the increasing consumption of new energy electric vehicles? What are the current domestic generator equipment?"

Liu Junhong: "Most of it is thermal power, and a small amount of hydropower, wind power and solar power account for about 3% of the power generation."

Xu Yifan thought thoughtfully: "I understand, since the power generation is insufficient, then just increase the power generation!"

To put it lightly, it seems that rising electricity prices are not a particularly important issue.

Liu Junhong asked curiously: "Dr. Xu, do you have any ideas?"

I admire the owner of this company very much, even if he is a talented person who is only half-official.

And about Kyushu Technology’s R\u0026D capabilities, just ask those joint venture car companies and iPhone companies!

In addition, in the past two years, the chairman has been spending more and more crazily on various R\u0026D projects, recruiting R\u0026D talents in all aspects, and wiping out most of the company's profits.

In Jiuzhou Technology Company, there are 100,000 employees, nearly 70,000 in R\u0026D, and 30,000 employees responsible for production and company operations. This ratio is unprecedented among all large companies!

For this chairman, who is mainly in charge of the company's new technology research and development, Liu Junhong is very much looking forward to the other party being able to find out some new technologies from the treasure bag.

If there is no other way, the power department does not want to affect the electricity prices for residents, but this is what the Chinese people can do.

Xu Yifan paused slightly without answering Liu Junhong's question.

The system panel appeared in front of him, and he quickly found the progress related to solar power generation among the technology research and development options and numerous research and development projects.

High-efficiency solar power generation technology, 89% progress!

And there is still room for acceleration. It is expected to be completed in another month, and it will take almost three months for the finished product to be ready for use.

After taking a look at the system panel, Xu Yifan smiled and said: "Jiuzhou Technology has done some research on solar power generation, but it will take some time to get the finished product. Concrete results should be available in the first half of this year."

"If this technology is applied in a large area, it can alleviate the nationwide electricity consumption to a certain extent. Even in some areas where there is insufficient sunlight, the power generation efficiency can be two or three times that of ordinary solar power panels on the market. If there is sufficient sunlight, In the area, the power generation efficiency can be roughly four to six times that of ordinary photovoltaic power generation panels!"

"Originally, this kind of solar power generation technology was intended to be used in our new cars. High-efficiency solar power generation can supplement the energy of electric vehicles to a certain extent."

“Although it doesn’t mean that you can get unlimited energy by just soaking in the sun, but for users who don’t use the car frequently, letting the car sit in the sun for four or five days can fully charge the battery pack. It’s still very good to use the car for free! "

Hearing Xu Yifan's explanation, Liu Junhong said with some expectation: "Such technology, if there are a large number of photovoltaic panels, can solve the electricity problem to a certain extent."

"Sunshine will neither pollute the air nor cause damage to the environment."

However, Liu Junhong thought for a while and then said: "But the production capacity of photovoltaic power generation panel products and the disadvantages of solar energy..."

“Photovoltaic power generation generates electricity when there is sunshine, but the power generation efficiency is not stable, and it is difficult to use for residential electricity. The efficiency of power generation is low on cloudy days, and the power generated on sunny days will be wasted. "

"Generally speaking, it needs to be used with electric energy storage equipment. If ordinary people buy photovoltaic panels and then buy batteries, the cost will be much higher, and the generated electricity may not necessarily bring benefits..."

Xu Yifan smiled and said: "Well, the battery storage vehicle can also be fully utilized to store the electricity generated by solar energy directly into the battery pack! It can be more conveniently transported to areas where it is needed."

"Battery packs can fully solve the problem of energy storage. Sodium-ion batteries must continue to be mass-produced. In addition to being used in cars, they can also be used in more places!"

Liu Junhong: "Yes! This is good news. I will tell the people above later. They should hope to see the finished product as soon as possible."

Xu Yifan: "I will supervise the progress of photovoltaic power generation-related research and development projects and strive to mass-produce efficient photovoltaic panels within half a year."

The more time you set aside, the more calmly you can deal with it.

Liu Junhong: "That would be great!"

After chatting for a few more words, the call was hung up.

Xu Yifan put away his mobile phone, looked at the Longquan Mountains in the distance and muttered to himself: "I just don't know how much impact the increase in electricity prices will have on Kyushu Auto's sales."

"The price of battery pack electricity has increased to two yuan per kilowatt-hour, and the price of replacing a battery pack has doubled. Calculated, a battery pack with a range of 500 kilometers costs 140 yuan, and the price per kilometer has increased from 14 cents. It’s gone up to 28 cents.”

"However, for users who can charge at home, it shouldn't have much impact. Originally, household electricity cost only 50 cents per kilowatt hour, but after it increased by 20 cents, it only costs 70 cents per kilowatt hour. A fully charged battery pack costs from 35 cents per kilowatt hour. The price has increased to forty-nine yuan, which is almost ten cents per kilometer!”

"Then, will fuel vehicles make a comeback?"

"Toyota and the like should be very happy. Replacing a battery pack costs close to 30 cents per kilometer. Pure electric models only cost 10 or 20 cents less than their models with lower fuel consumption."

"Hey, give them a little surprise, give them a mouthful of milk first, then give them a blow to the head, and kill them completely!"

After thinking about the changes that might happen next, Xu Yifan sighed again.

"If we can have controllable nuclear fusion, that would be the way to truly enable everyone in the country to live a life of clean, unlimited energy."

"We are still short of time and funds, and we have to continue to make money. Well, the goal is still to make more money from foreigners!"

“This year’s goal is Jiuzhou Technology’s overseas plan!”

"We hope to make Jiuzhou Technology's automotive business become the world's top automobile manufacturing company within this year."

"There are upcoming chip technologies, autonomous driving technology, solar power generation technology, as well as more efficient second-generation Suzaku motors, second-generation hybrid technology, fourth-generation engines, and so on."

"I have more cards in my hand, and I can blow them up all the way when I play!"