Warship of Great Power

Hahn frowned.

We contribute the money, Golden Sun Automotive provides the technology, and each holds half of the shares. Is this worth it?

For Volkswagen, what they want most now is technology, the technology of electric vehicles! In this way, they can indeed make money, but they can’t master the technology. So what’s the use?

Seemingly knowing what he was thinking, Qin Tao continued: "Our cooperation can set a deadline, such as one million vehicles or ten years. After this deadline, the technology we use in Volkswagen electric vehicles will , you can share them all with you. In this way, you have both products and technology, and it also solves the problem of insufficient funds, which is the best solution, what do you think?"

Hahn mused.

This plan is still good, but...

"If it takes ten years, by that time, the current technology will be outdated, and we absolutely cannot accept such a condition." A companion beside Hahn said, "You obviously don't want to give us advanced technology."

"If you think ten years is too long, then use a million vehicles as the deadline." Qin Tao said: "I remember that last year, Volkswagen Jetta sold 120,000 vehicles in our country, and Santana sold 80,000 vehicles. together with other Bora, Audi, etc., sold a total of 290,000 last year, almost breaking through the 300,000 mark. This target can be achieved in a year. If you think you will fall behind in ten years, you shouldn’t fall behind in five years, right?”

After finishing speaking, Qin Tao glanced at everyone present: "Everyone, I think our proposal is already very face-saving. You have sold 300,000 cars in our country, made so much money, and have not exported any goods to us. Technology, after we promise a million vehicles, we will give you the technology. Isn’t that enough to show our sincerity? We also look at the contribution Volkswagen has made to the development of our Eastern auto industry. If we change to another car factory, we We will never commit to such conditions.”

Volkswagen is the hottest in the East, and I don’t know how much money it made. When the Santana was assembled, the Germans planned to set a price of 100,000, but SAIC disagreed and decided to increase it to 200,000. These profits are all entered according to a large proportion. German fanny pack.

Regardless of the fact that Volkswagen has made so much money, they are very serious about technology, and they are not even as good as Japanese cars. At least Japanese cars have exported a lot of technology to the East. Back then, many private car companies survived because of the 30. The engines, Volkswagen's EA888 and EA211, have not been installed on any domestically produced cars, and those imitated by surveying and mapping do not count.

The cars produced by SAIC and FAW are also equipped with their own engines and are definitely not Volkswagen's. In this regard, Volkswagen has stricter supervision.

When these words were spoken, the fig leaf was lifted, and everyone present looked at each other in confusion, not knowing how to answer the question.

"Mr. Qin is right. If we aim to produce 200,000 vehicles per year, five years will be enough." Hahn said: "I think this plan is feasible. After returning, our Volkswagen board of directors needs to discuss it and then come back Let’s negotiate with you in detail.”

"Mr. Hahn, please hurry up. After all, the earlier this project is invested, the higher it will be. If you are determined to build an electric car factory in Europe, then we can also consider building one next to this electric car factory." Build a battery factory to provide supporting equipment for electric vehicle factories to avoid facing the problem of battery shortage in the future.”

For electric vehicles, the most critical thing is the three-electric system. Among these systems, the most critical thing is the battery. After all, energy storage depends entirely on the battery. If the energy density of the battery is doubled, it means that the distance of the journey under the same weight It will double in size.

Hahn nodded: "Okay."

Although they want to develop electric vehicles, they cannot cover everything, let alone batteries. It would be the same as developing petroleum vehicles while also developing petrochemicals and gas stations.

While talking, the production line has reached the end, and there are already finished cars here. Hahn said with great interest, "Can I go up and feel it?"

"Of course." Qin Tao said: "If we can sign a cooperation agreement with you, we can also send you one."

Hahn stood in front of this beautiful car, a little at a loss. Where is the door handle?

"In order to reduce wind resistance, we made a way to hide the door handle." Qin Tao said, touching the door handle, and then the hidden door handle popped out.

Hahn's eyes widened: "Is there a motor inside?"

"We use electromagnetic ejection." Qin Tao introduced: "It can also be said to be a linear motor."

The small door handles are full of high technology, not to mention the inside. Sure enough, when he opened the door, he saw a completely different layout inside from that of a conventional car: there were no mechanical instruments, and there was a central control in the center of the two seats. On the stage, there is a large LCD screen!

This kind of design is completely subversive of the times. None of the cars in this era use this design method!

The visitors to the Volkswagen almost all had the same expression, shocked, shocked, shocked!

"Only a few Japanese cars put the instrument in the center, but the area is relatively small and cannot be compared with this large-sized LCD screen. The reason why we put the LCD screen here is of course for the convenience of car owners. For example, When parking, the LCD screen can display the surrounding images, making the car owner more at ease. When driving, it can be turned into a navigation map, allowing the car owner to go to unfamiliar places without getting lost. Various vehicle speeds, etc. Displays can also appear on it. This method is very intuitive. Once you get used to it, ordinary mechanical instruments can be removed.”

"You are doing this, which means that the entire car uses bus technology?" Hahn asked. What surprised them was not the dashboard, but the entire car system!

Ordinary cars will have a lot of wiring harnesses, leading to different components, such as turn signals. The driver flips the turn signal switch under the steering wheel. The left and right turn signals require different wires to control them. Turn them up. Lights, turn on the small lights, turn on the wide lights, turn on the fog lights, there are as many wires as there are lights. If you take it apart under the steering wheel, you can see the thick wiring harness.

The same is true on the dashboard. A meter or an indicator light requires a dedicated wire connection.

What now?

All data can be displayed on the screen, which means that the signal conversion has been completed and bus technology has been used! This is similar to the network cable of a computer. As long as one cable is needed, it can connect to any computer in the world. As long as one bus is needed, various signals can be transmitted. Whoever needs the signal will take action. The number of wiring harnesses is greatly reduced!

Advanced cars, such as high-end cars from Mercedes-Benz and BMW, have already used this technology, but ordinary cars are still far away.

Isn’t the technical content of the electric car in front of me too high?

"Yes, it is bus technology, but not only various instruments, various switches and lamps, but also brakes and switches are wire-controlled. The technology is not mature yet. When it matures in the future, the steering wheel must also be wire-controlled." Qin Tao said.

The brakes and switches must be controlled by wire. After all, previous fuel vehicles can rely on the vacuum generated by the engine's air intake to provide assistance. When using oil brakes, electric vehicles do not have engine air intake vacuum, so they have to use electronic brakes. Of course, the brake under your feet It's just an ordinary sensor that directly transmits electrical signals to the wheels to brake.

The accelerator is the switch, and it is also controlled by wire, leaving only the steering wheel.

In today's cars, the steering wheel is directly applied to the front wheel through a mechanical device such as a rack to control the steering. However, the strength of the arms is not strong enough, so steering assist is installed. There are two types of hydraulic and electronic power assist. In electric vehicles, If you want to drive autonomously, the electric power-assisted motor must be large enough so that the steering can be controlled even if the person does not turn the steering wheel and only inputs electrical signals.

In this way, things like reversing the car into the garage can be left to the car itself.

Similarly, since people no longer need to turn, of course the mechanical devices such as racks can be removed and only the electrical signals are retained. There is a sensor under the steering wheel. How many degrees it is turned, the front wheels will turn a certain angle accordingly, so that the steering can be completed. operate.

The biggest benefit is saving money by eliminating the need for mechanical devices! Those electric vehicles of later generations always shout about how high-end their steering gears are and how awesome their wire controls are. In fact, they are just to save money, but they bring a danger: What if the electronics fail?

Now Golden Sun Automobile has to retain its mechanical devices to avoid problems. When it matures in the future, of course it will also use wire-controlled cars.

"The most advanced automotive technology is in the East." Hahn said with emotion: "The configuration of this car is already comparable to our most advanced Audi A8."

"We are originally a high-tech car company." Qin Tao said: "What we want to do is of course the highest-end products. If you don't want to use our technologies, you can also transplant the technologies from your A8."

"How expensive is that? Can we achieve the annual sales target of 200,000 vehicles?"

"Of course, this kind of high-end electric car is the favorite of users who pursue fashion." Qin Tao said: "Since they can spend tens of thousands to buy a bag, of course they can also spend hundreds of thousands to buy one of our high-end cars. Electric vehicles can also support environmental protection."

Ma Ming didn't speak the whole time and listened to Qin Tao's deception.

The Volkswagen executives were reluctant to get out of the car and waited for more than half an hour. By the time they were sent off, a whole morning had passed.

Watching the Audi car leave, Ma Ming asked: "Mr. Qin, our technology is not sure to break through within five years."

Qin Tao wants to cooperate with Volkswagen to build a factory, and he also promises to hand over the technology to them in the future. Of course, he thinks that by that time, he will have more advanced technology! However, Ma Ming was a little worried. He didn't think he could complete the technology upgrade so quickly.

"I didn't say five years." Qin Tao said: "If a production capacity of one million vehicles is given to such a traditional car company, ten years will not be enough."

It turns out the trap is here! Ma Ming now understands, two ways, in fact, it is more appropriate for the other party to choose a ten-year period, which is at least dead, with a production capacity of one million vehicles, who knows when it will be achieved?

After all, electric vehicles are a new thing, and the initial production capacity is not particularly high.

"But what if their factory is large enough and they keep building it? Even if they can't sell it, they can save a million units first?"

"The production of electric vehicles depends on the production of batteries. If our batteries cannot be supplied, how can we make them?" Qin Tao revealed the secret and everyone suddenly understood.

In the era of electric vehicles, there are many new forces that can build cars. However, there are only a few manufacturers that produce batteries. The price of batteries is also rising. Car companies have to buy them. Otherwise, how can they build electric cars?

Make your own batteries? Then we still have to purchase raw materials, buy ore, and refine lithium. However, the price of upstream ore has also increased, and the cost is still uncontrollable.

Now, Mingzhou Group has formed a complete industrial chain, and has deployed many mines around the world. Those package projects for weak countries and strong armies are not only for selling warships, but also occupy many mines by the way. They can avoid it completely. There are various pitfalls, but other car companies do not have this advantage.

The wireless charging road is still very far away. Electric energy in this era cannot be so luxurious that it can be wasted. Even, with the rise of electric vehicles, charging costs will become higher and higher, and finally lose the ability to compete with fuel vehicles. Cost advantage.

"Of course, our technology must continue to develop." Qin Tao said: "For example, in battery technology, we need to continue to increase energy density, improve charging technology, and improve safety at the same time. In terms of electronic control systems, we need to develop more advanced control systems. The performance of the motor must be further improved, and even a more advanced in-wheel motor should be developed. Of course, for electric vehicles, the core is still autonomous driving, which is the advanced technology that is urgently needed in the future.”

Even if the three-electric system is given to the public, it won't matter, because for electric vehicles, the status of the three-electric system is far inferior to that of autonomous driving.

Everyone nodded.

"Mr. Qin, thank you for creating a new profit growth point for our Golden Sun Company." Ma Ming was very grateful.

As long as the technology is produced, you don’t need to spend a penny, but you can enjoy the profit share from the production of one million cars in the future. This is a good thing, and as Volkswagen uses their electric car technology, Electric vehicle routes will take root in Europe.

As for the United States? Americans can do whatever they like, but the worst we can do is not make any money from Americans.

"Well, the automobile industry is still very profitable. Only with sufficient profits can we support our project research and development and form a virtuous cycle."

After finishing speaking, Qin Tao sighed again: "I originally planned to rest for a few days, and there are too many things to do. Next, I have to go to the second design office and go to Mingzhou to arrange various jobs. After a while, See you again when our group holds its year-end summary meeting."

I am a hard worker!

After leaving Golden Sun Motor Company, Qin Tao went straight to the second design office.

After the aircraft carrier sea trial, Babbage and others were busy summarizing, and they were just free now. However, Qin Tao himself was not idle, and of course he could not let them spend New Year's Day comfortably.

However, when Qin Tao suddenly visited the Second Design Office, he discovered that the people in the design office did not have a holiday, but were all busy at their posts!

"Zhengyang, did they know that I came to Huating and deliberately worked overtime to show me?" Qin Tao couldn't help but ask.

"Of course not. After the Navy revealed the news that 003 would be started, I sent the news. Therefore, all the technical staff of our Second Design Office ended the New Year's Day holiday early. They came to work." Zhao Ling Said from the side.

"There is no way to be sure about the navy's affairs, and it's not far behind these few days. It's easy for everyone to have a rest, so how can we notify him in advance?" Qin Tao glanced at his wife, and his words were reproachful.

Zhao Ling smiled: "Brother Tao, for them, coming here to work is more exciting than going on vacation. The next 003 designed is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, which is a sign that we have completely caught up with American aircraft carriers. Don't forget , what is the purpose of establishing our second design office?"

The second design department is responsible for designing aircraft carriers, designing the most advanced aircraft carriers in the world! Over the years, they have designed many models, but they are still far behind American aircraft carriers. Even if 002 uses electromagnetic ejection and electromagnetic arrest, there is still a gap between it and American aircraft carriers in terms of power system and tonnage.

By 003, this gap has finally been closed. At this time, everyone is working hard. What's the point of taking a vacation? It only makes sense to build the most advanced aircraft carrier in the world!

Although Qin Tao is the boss of Mingzhou Group, no one looked up at him, and no one was excited when they saw him. At most, they yelled and then continued to keep their heads down and busy with work. In their eyes, the boss was far less important than work.

When Qin Tao walked to Babic's office, there was no one inside, and voices kept coming from the conference room next door.

"The Navy only said 100,000 tons, and did not say what displacement it is. I think we will design it according to the standard displacement. In this way, the full-load displacement can be increased by 10,000 tons, reaching a full-load displacement of 110,000 tons. Only in this way can we maximize the power."

"Yes, our power system is fully capable of driving. The electromagnetic ejection is also mature. At most, we can turn on the auxiliary engine during ejection. The power will definitely be enough."

"I think three lifts should be necessary, which will make dispatching more convenient."

Everyone is actually having a meeting! Qin Tao opened the door and walked in gently. These people were having a lively discussion. Except for Babbage who was sitting above, no one else paid attention at all.

Babic wanted to say hello, but Qin Tao stopped him with a gesture. Then he sat on an empty seat and listened to the discussion of these people.