Warship of Great Power

Several Asans were eating fruit leisurely in the reception room while waiting for the person in charge of Golden Sun Company.

Ah San's geographical location is in the tropics, so most of the people in their country have dark skin, but there are a few exceptions. At this time, the people in the reception room have very fair skin, and their appearance is closer to that of Europeans, and they even have relatively taller stature. tall. They all belong to the upper castes in Asan.

Gilroy, who is the leader, is one of the Kshatriya caste, with a kind of arrogance on his face. As the vice president of Tata Motors, he came to cooperate with the Orientals this time, no matter how you look at it, it seems to be giving the Orientals face.

"Someone is coming!" one of the men said.

Gilroy threw the half-eaten fruit into the trash can, then sat down and looked at the people who came in.

The person who came here seems to be very young? Doesn't Golden Sun Company take itself too seriously? We came here with sincerity, but the other party actually sent a young man to deal with us?

"Thank you for your hard work coming all the way." Qin Tao said with a smile on his face: "I am President Qin of Mingzhou Group."

Mingzhou Group, Mr. Qin? Gilroy came to his senses, stood up quickly, and stretched out his hand enthusiastically: "Mr. Qin, I didn't expect you to come to see us. We are really flattered. This time, we came to cooperate with sincerity."

If it was someone else, they might still be able to continue to put on a proud posture, but Mr. Qin is different. He is the boss of a huge multinational group. Mingzhou Group can compete with Tata Group, and their Tata Group Automobile is just a company under the Tata Group, so Mr. Qin's status is much higher than theirs, so they can't be ignorant when they come to receive them in person.

The demeanor and respect of these people made the staff who stayed here in charge of receiving these Ah San feel refreshed. Look, Boss Qin is so powerful. Once Boss Qin came, these people would not have the arrogance they had at first!

"President Qin, our Tata Motors is a world-renowned car manufacturer." After shaking hands, Gilroy began to brag: "Our Tata Motors was established in 1945 and occupies 60% of the Asian market. In 1954, we cooperated with Daimler-Benz, and in 1969 we were able to design products at that time. We Tata Motors is the largest automobile company in Asia. Now, we hope to help the electric vehicles under Mingzhou Group to achieve glory."

"Help is free, we never take advantage of others." Qin Tao said: "How long your car company has a long history is meaningless to us, because electric cars are new things, they are completely different from traditional cars. It will prove everything I said. In the future, traditional and established car companies will slowly decline, while new electric vehicles will develop and grow."

The other party is trying to rely on the old to sell the old. Look at the long history of Tata Motors. You can’t compare it. We condescend to cooperate with you, no, we are here to help you.

Qin Tao said something back, "It's all nonsense. Old antiques should be in museums. The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and the waves in front die on the beach!"

A trace of dissatisfaction flickered on Gilroy's face. If someone said that about their established car company, he would be angry, but since it was Mr. Qin, he could only admit it through gritted teeth.

"Mr. Qin, you have declared that you are willing to export your key technologies for electric vehicles, and we also want to develop electric vehicles, so we hope to use your technology to develop our cars," Gilroy said.

Qin Tao shook his head: "When did we say we would export key technologies for electric vehicles?"

"Isn't it true? You publicly declared it to the outside world. We heard your declaration, so we came here!"

"You may have misunderstood it. We are saying that other traditional car companies can transform to electric vehicles. What we export is not technology, but complete supporting solutions." Qin Tao said: "What we provide is fuel A complete set of equipment to improve a car into an electric car is not technology, we have never said that we want to export technology, if you have the idea of ​​stealing our technology, then you can go."

Gilroy blushed: "Of course not, we Ah San have our own skills!"

"Really? It's good if you have the technology." Qin Tao said: "Then you don't need to get supporting equipment from us. You can develop it yourself. We wish you success and hope that you can develop electric vehicles that are more advanced than ours. Developing a completely new field of electric vehicles.”

Not long after Qin Tao sat down, he stood up after saying this.

So, Gilroy became anxious: "Mr. Qin, please stay. We are here to seek cooperation!"

"Don't you want to develop it yourself? Now you want to cooperate again? Of course we can export related equipment and help you install it on your own cars. What kind of equipment do you want?"

Ma Ming followed Qin Tao, pretending to be an ordinary assistant, without saying a word, listening to Qin Tao playing with these foreigners, he was very excited, Mr. Qin is so good! Tata Motors is nothing, but it still dares to come here to show off its power? See, Mr. Qin has reduced you to nothing!

Now, you have to cooperate obediently, right?

"What kind of equipment is not important, the key is that it is cheap. The parts for these electric vehicles that you provide us cannot exceed two thousand US dollars, no, one thousand US dollars." Gilroy said: "You are the global leader in electric vehicles. People, you should be able to do this, right?"

Ma Ming frowned.

According to the current exchange rate, one thousand US dollars is more than 8,000 yuan. With this money, do you still want the three-power system of an electric car? Are you kidding me? You can't buy a single motor, let alone an expensive battery system. Even if you use it for yourself now, you have to add a zero at the end. If you want to export it, you have to add two zeros, so that you can make money.

Want to modify an electric car for $1,000? Isn't this a daydream?

"If you can't do it, it's false propaganda." Gilroy continued: "On the surface, you are claiming to jointly develop electric vehicles, but in fact you are unwilling to cooperate with major international automobile manufacturers. You are duplicitous! "

This guy seems to be here to cause trouble, to kick the gym, and he doesn't want to cooperate at all!

Xu Zhengyang's eyes showed a fierce light. Is this guy impatient? Believe it or not, I will set fire to your Tata Motors and burn this world-renowned car company to ashes?

"You don't care about performance, as long as it's cheap?" Qin Tao asked.

"Yes, that's it!" Gilroy said.

"We do have such a supporting system." Qin Tao said: "It's just that your car must also reduce the weight, so that this electric car can have actual use value. Just in time, this can also reduce the selling price of your car , what’s the price of your cheapest car now?”

"$8,500," Gilroy said, "This is the cheapest car in the world right now."

Tata Motors focuses on the Asan market, and of course the first requirement is cheapness. Their cars appeared relatively late, and currently they only have small cars like the Indica. Although they are small, they are very popular. Since the price is only US$8,500, they are launched on the market. After that, 110,000 orders were received in a short period of time.

Hearing the other party boasting, Qin Tao shook his head. This is not the cheapest. Our domestic QQ only sells for 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. Your Tata Motors is still far behind. However, we don't compare with low prices, we have to compare with performance. Price without performance is not enough.

"Mr. Qin, you don't believe it?"

"No, I think this kind of car is still too expensive. If you use the three-electric system we provide, it only costs one thousand dollars. You can build a shell yourself and spend another thousand dollars. In this way, you can build it for two thousand dollars. Comes in one car, this is the cheapest car in the world.”

A two thousand dollar car?

Gilroy was very interested, but he spread his hands helplessly: "This is impossible. We have tried various ways to control costs, but we have only made it $8,500, a $1,000 shell? We can't do it."

"Is there anything that can't be done?" Qin Tao said: "First of all, in terms of the size of the car, this kind of car only needs to be able to seat four people. It is two meters long and one meter three to four meters wide. It is enough. , the wheels can also use the smallest tires, even motorcycles. The driver only needs to have a steering wheel, gear lever, switch and brake, and everything else can be omitted, such as steering wheel assist, brake assist, air conditioning and tape recorder. Everything can be removed. The interior must have a plastic shell, the glass can be hand-cranked or push-pull, wipers and the like can be removed, and the reflectors can also be removed. Save everything that needs to be saved, and just do it. You can’t afford a thousand dollars for such a shell?”

Ma Ming and others were stunned. Could this be a car? Isn’t this too shabby?

However, Gilroy's eyes widened: "Yes, Mr. Qin, if you say so, it is really possible to achieve it with a thousand dollars. This kind of car will set a new record!"

That’s for sure. Two thousand dollars is equivalent to sixteen thousand. In the East, you can buy a good old-age scooter at this price. Asan’s labor cost is even lower. Of course, they can also make this kind of old-age scooter. Here comes the scooter.

Ma Ming became more and more confused as he listened. Does such a broken car need a high-end electric system? It can be driven by a motorcycle engine!

"Mr. Qin, this car is very small. How do we install the electric system?" Gilroy began to seriously consider the technical issues and raised some questions.

"Four batteries can be inserted under the back seat, and the motor is directly integrated into the rear axle. As long as you build the rear axle, we can match the corresponding motor. Don't worry, the whole system is absolutely reliable. When making electric vehicles, We are professionals." Qin Tao paused when he said this: "However, the products we export will have anti-dismantle marks on them, as long as they are disassembled, it will affect our warranty."

Ah San must have wanted this kind of technology so that he could imitate it himself after returning home. He had to make this clear in advance.

"Of course." Gilroy answered very simply, this tamper is no problem, at worst we don't need warranty, as long as it is imitated, we don't need to buy it from the East in the future.

"Also, if you order, at least 10,000 pieces will start. We will provide you with a package, and the main income is hard work." Qin Tao said: "If the quantity is too small, then there is no need for us to order for you Specially developed. If the quantity is less than 10,000 pieces, then special supporting design fees will have to be charged."

"no problem."

The key is that it's cheap. A set costs US$1,000, and 10,000 pieces only costs US$10 million. Tata Motors can still afford this amount of money.

Tata Motors must transform. Only by transforming can they have a future! This is the consensus within their Tata Motors.

After years of development, Tata Motors has continued to create brilliance. However, in the 1990s, Tata Motors went astray. They blindly launched new products in order to increase production and unrealistic large-scale investment. Coupled with the large-scale invasion of large international companies, the entire industry of Ah San was in a downturn. Tata Motors entered the most difficult time. In the past 2001, their losses reached 5 billion rupiah! This is a terrible number.

At this time, they saw the hope of electric vehicles, and they regarded this project as an important way for their company to turn around losses and increase profits, and it must be at a low price!

Get the technology from the East at a low price, then copy it yourself, and finally become the world's largest electric car company, trampling on those Mercedes-Benz and BMW!

They predicted that the Orientals might set up various obstacles, so they prepared various countermeasures in advance. If they returned empty-handed this time, they would devalue Golden Sun Company to nothing!

But now, the Orientals are so generous that they actually gave them a new idea to continue to lower the price of cars!

Judging from the living standards in Asan, even a car costing US$8,500 is destined to be a toy that only a few people can afford. It is impossible for ordinary people to afford it. If it is reduced to US$2,000, it can be bought. There will be a lot of people starting, and they can continue to expand the market size and make more money.

They were responsible for designing a small vehicle, and Oriental was responsible for providing the electric system. The project was settled. Of course, Gilroy would not leave any deposit. He just talked about the bright future of working together and went back. get ready.

After sending these people away, Ma Ming had doubts on his face: "Mr. Qin, you just mentioned a few batteries, not hundreds or thousands of batteries. Don't you plan to use lithium batteries?"

"Of course not." Qin Tao said: "If it were a lithium battery, the battery pack alone would cost several thousand dollars. How can they afford it?"

"Then what should we use?"

"Lead-acid batteries." Qin Tao said, "I use about four."

Ma Ming was even more surprised: "Lead-acid batteries are heavy and have low energy density, so they are not suitable as a power source for electric vehicles at all."

Putting lead plates into a sulfuric acid solution can make a conventional battery. This thing is strong and durable and has a large discharge capacity at low temperatures, so it has been used to this day and is still the most commonly used starting battery in cars.

Even if it is an electric vehicle, when the main battery pack is turned off, there must be a small battery to provide additional power to the entire vehicle, such as unlocking the vehicle.

However, both lead and sulfuric acid are dense materials, and the weight of these materials can be imagined. Back then, when the automobile was first invented, there was a power system such as a lead-acid battery, but soon, this battery system was replaced by an internal combustion engine.

Now, actually want to go back?

"But it's cheap." Qin Tao said: "Four lead-acid batteries cost about one hundred dollars, the motor is one hundred dollars, and the controller is one hundred dollars. With such an electric vehicle system, we can still earn seven hundred dollars. "

"Mr. Qin, a $100 motor is quite expensive. The motors we currently use in electric vehicles cost several thousand dollars." Ma Ming didn't understand cost control, but he also knew that he couldn't afford it at this price.

"Can it be the same?" Qin Tao said: "The motor used in our electric car requires hundreds of horsepower. The motor used in Asan's electric car has more than a dozen horsepower. Moreover, the simpler the structure, the better good."

Ma Ming frowned: "Mr. Qin, the simple structure is a DC motor, but this kind of motor has brushes, so it will be worn during operation. After a few years of use, it needs to be repaired, otherwise the motor will be broken. Yes. We use brushless motors in our electric cars."

A DC motor requires a commutator, which is achieved by contacting the brush with a copper ring. It will wear out over time. When Golden Sun Company was developing electric vehicles, of course it could not use such a simple thing, so it changed to a brushless motor. The rotor only Responsible for rotation, electric energy is driven through the external coil, but this method also means that the conversion of electric energy is complicated: after all, the external coil needs to use alternating current. The core electronic control system in electric vehicles is through the Hall The element turns the battery's direct current into alternating current.

This electronic control system is also very critical. Some elderly scooters also use AC motors, but they use a simple square wave, so they vibrate loudly and make a lot of noise. Electric vehicles use pure sine waves, and the electronic control system is also very complex.

"What will happen in a few years, let's talk about it in a few years, we will use this simplest DC motor." Qin Tao said: "Can it be made for one hundred dollars?"

Ma Ming nodded: "No problem. In this way, the controller can be greatly simplified, and fifty dollars is enough."

Two hundred and fifty dollars is enough, and there is still a profit of seven hundred and fifty dollars!

It's just, is it okay to cheat Ah San like this? After all, Ma Ming didn't spend much time with Qin Tao, so he didn't know that Qin Tao's favorite thing to do was cheat Ah San.

"By the way, the casings of the motor and controller must be made larger. Some large heat sinks can be placed to show that these things of ours are made of real materials. The inside of the controller can be designed. Just open it and the components inside will burn out."

"This can be achieved by attaching a capacitor. As long as the cover is opened, the capacitor will discharge and break down the internal chip." Ma Ming said.

Qin Tao nodded: "Okay, that's it!"

"Mr. Qin, will this damage the reputation of our Golden Sun Company?" Ma Ming was worried.

"How come, our company is for the sake of customers. The supporting plan of 1,000 US dollars is like this. Don't even think about kinetic energy recovery or automatic driving, as long as it can be driven by batteries." Qin Tao said: "And, our This solution is also suitable for Asan’s side. At Asan’s level, a scooter is suitable for the elderly.”

"Scooter for the elderly?"

"Oh, I just said casually, okay, let's just arrange this matter like this." Qin Tao said, "It shouldn't interfere with your research and development progress, right?"

"Of course not. We can piece it together using existing technology. This does not have any technical content."

It is simply impossible to want cheap and high-end things. You get what you pay for, and that is an eternal truth.

This matter was decided by Qin Tao. After half a year, Ah San's brand new NANO car was launched, using pure electric power, green and pollution-free, and the price was equivalent to only 3,000 US dollars. It was a sensation all over the world, and countless people opened their eyes wide , looking at this shit-yellow car: it only has a shell and four seats, and no comfort equipment, not even a reflector! It is extremely surprising, can this kind of car be put on the road?

Of course it can, and the speed-up is huge! However, as long as it exceeds 40 kilometers per hour, it will be a snail's pace to increase the speed, but for Ah San, it is enough!

As for the lack of battery life, you can completely refill the battery at your own expense, up to eight yuan, and it can run up to 200 kilometers.

After settling the matter, Qin Tao returned to the room and looked at Nicholas who was drinking tea there: "I'm sorry, my friend, for keeping you waiting here for so long."

"It doesn't matter, our project is almost done. I talked with Zhao about the detailed design just now, and I am very satisfied. Next, I will hand over the 1144 cruiser to you for modification. I look forward to you giving us a brand new cruiser!"

After several twists and turns, several changes, now we finally get to see the 25,000-ton giant ship further improved until it is finally put into service! Nicholas was very excited. Although Qin Tao was not here just now, he had a chat with Zhao Ling, the idea engineer, and was quite satisfied.

"Well, we will complete the modification as quickly as possible. When the modification is completed, we can also conduct a joint military exercise together." Qin Tao said: "The data link system we installed above can communicate with each other."

Nicholas nodded, and then thought of something: "Qin, the car that I brought back last time had a good test result in our country. Next, shouldn't we talk about cooperation?"

"Of course, I can call their person in charge to come over."

"Can we go to their factory and have a look? I want to see the production line."

"Okay, let's go now." Qin Tao looked up at Zhao Ling: "Call them!"

The Changqiang Automobile Factory is located in Zhili. The straight-line distance from the capital is only about 100 kilometers. There is also a highway and it can be reached in an hour.

For Changqiang Automobile Factory, it never thought that one day, the boss of Mingzhou Group, which is famous all over the country and even in the world, would bring Lao Maozi over to negotiate with Da Mao to open a factory.

When the Mingzhou Group called, the whole factory was alarmed. They cleaned the whole factory area, and the workers also urgently issued new work clothes. They should wash their faces, shave their beards, and wait until Mr. Qin's car starts. When I came in, the entire factory area was completely new.

At this time, Lao Wei was only a middle-aged man, exuding vitality all over his body. When he saw the car stopped, he immediately ran up and opened the car door graciously: "President Qin, welcome to our car factory!"

When Lao Wei started his business in his youth, he often felt complacent, but compared with Mr. Qin, it was a world of difference. Mr. Qin was ten years younger than him, but the group under him was much bigger than his.

"This is Nikola. I want to come and have a look at the production line." Qin Tao introduced the foreigner.