Chapter 2342 Lobbying

Schwarzenegger, who was a burly man, got out of the car with a look of undisguised joy and happiness on his face. "Great,"

When he said this, he was not talking to Feng Yiping, but to the pure electric car that looked soft but had a violent power inside.

He looked at the mileage on the display, "The power is abundant and fast, and it is also long-lasting,"

"I never thought that a pure electric car could have such a strong explosive power,"

Unlike Feng Yiping and others, Governor Shi, a senior muscular man, really likes the feeling of pushing back when he steps on the accelerator deeply in sports mode.

He wanted to say that this was a pleasure that I rarely experienced in those 8-cylinder engine cars, but since he is now a "green governor" who advocates environmental protection and firmly supports reducing carbon emissions, just like Feng Yiping rarely drives the Hummer that consumes a lot of fuel and has high emissions, it is obviously not easy to say such words on such occasions.

"Feng, everyone, I think that just like Apple's iPhone is completely changing the entire mobile phone industry, Tesla will also completely change the automobile industry in the future."

When our country's officials inspect, they like to wear dark jackets that look like they are customized. American politicians seem to have a common choice when attending such occasions where suits are too formal, that is, flight jackets.

Governor Shi, wearing a dark green flight jacket, stood there with his hands on his waist and said these words loudly, which was still very imposing and would still make Tesla's people proud and proud.

Similarly, there are naturally many people around Governor Shi who followed and echoed, "Yes," "That's it"

The state government staff in suits said.

"Like the iPhone, such a product is obviously more suitable for California," someone said.

Governor Shi nodded approvingly, "Yes, Feng, don't you think so?"

"Haha," Feng Yiping smiled, "There are some internal problems that you may not have noticed. Tesla and ordinary cars are different in many aspects. For example, our frame is an all-aluminum frame,"

His meaning is very obvious. I don't think it's the case. It depends on the sincerity of the California government.

"Really?" Schwarzenegger responded and made a gesture of invitation to Feng Yiping, "Feng,"

The two central figures left. Whether it was the people from Tesla or the people from the state government, they looked at them and immediately started talking to each other tacitly, more enthusiastically than before.

"Feng," Schwarzenegger pulled Feng Yiping aside, "Look at the sky here," he pointed to the sky and said.

What does this mean?

Feng Yiping looked at the sky, it was blue, and there were no words floating.

"Don't you think that the sky we see, whether in the Bay Area or Los Angeles, is a little different from the sky in other states? Ours is generally very light, while the blue sky in most other places is a little purple,"

Feng Yiping really didn't do much research on this. Compared with the places he often stayed in China, the blue sky here is still quite blue.

"California is the most polluted state in the United States. In the annual air pollution ranking of the United Health Foundation, California has been ranked as the most polluted state for many years in a row,"

"Really?" Feng Yiping said.

Of course, he knew this. As an electric car manufacturer, and when he was preparing to negotiate with California, how could he not pay attention to this issue?

Economic development seems to be always proportional to environmental pollution.

For example, California is the state with the highest GDP in the United States. Similarly, its pollution situation is also the worst.

Although California is sparsely populated like most states in the United States, its population is very concentrated. More than 80% of the population is concentrated in several major areas such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and the Central Valley, especially the top three areas.

Especially in Greater Los Angeles, due to its dense population, large number of cars, intensive industry, and surrounded by mountains on three sides, Los Angeles, like many cities in China, suffers from the accumulation of industrial pollution and poor air flow.

In the air quality rankings of the American Lung Association for many years, the Greater Los Angeles area, including Los Angeles and Orange County, has always been the most serious ozone area in the United States.

Of course, if we only look at some quantitative indicators, such as PM2.5, there is still a big difference from domestic cities. Otherwise, there would not be so many people in China who yearn for the sunshine and beaches in Los Angeles.

It can even be said that Los Angeles has played a very important role in the process of air governance in the United States. In the 1940s and 1950s, Los Angeles experienced the most serious air pollution incident in American history - the photochemical smog incident, and hundreds of people died due to air pollution.

This incident eventually became a turning point in the history of air governance in the United States, and also prompted the Los Angeles and even California governments to take strict measures to control industrial pollution, garbage management and exhaust emissions.

"So, both California and I sincerely hope that Tesla can build a factory in the state. In the process of our air pollution control, pure electric vehicles with excellent performance like Tesla will play a big role,"

Feng Yiping nodded. I knew this a long time ago.

"Of course, I understand that both you and the board of directors of Tesla have some practical needs," Governor Shi continued.

"Then let me talk about the advantages of California,"

"California is the state with the best economy in the United States, so our car sales are also among the best. Last year, California's car sales accounted for 12% of the total US car sales,"

"One of the factors causing serious air pollution in California is the excessive concentration of population in a few areas, which happens to be an advantage for companies like Tesla,"

"The San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Los Angeles and San Diego, which are highly populated, are also the key frontiers for the easiest popularization of new energy vehicles because of the high income of residents,"

"...Pure electric vehicles cannot do without electrical supporting facilities, including charging stations and charging piles. Because of the dense population, it is relatively easy to build a charging station network in these areas where sales will be the largest in the future, and the return on investment is much higher than other sparsely populated areas,"

Feng Yiping glanced at the muscular man. What he said was exactly what they thought was the biggest advantage of California after the meeting.

Based on this, they believe that if other new energy vehicles are to open up the US market in the future, California will definitely be the first market they want to open up.

Governor Shih then happened to say this, "In the future, California will definitely be a key area for the development of other new energy vehicles,"

"If Tesla is produced in California, it will undoubtedly have an innate advantage that other brands cannot match,"

It seems that in the United States, not all the best talents go there often, and there are many politicians, such as Schwarzenegger's team, which has some good talents.

"California also has an original disadvantage, which will also become Tesla's advantage. You know, California's oil prices are high,"

Feng Yiping has a deep understanding of California's high oil prices.

The oil price in California is at least 30% higher than the average oil price in the United States. Given that the average oil price in some states in the United States is lower than the average oil price in the United States, the oil price in California will even be twice, or more than twice, that of some states with low oil prices.

However, the reason for the high oil price in California is completely different from the reason for the high oil price in our country. They are because of high requirements and for the sake of reducing pollution. The sulfur content standard of gasoline in California is much stricter than the national standard in the United States.

When our country began to implement the National IV standard, more than half of the cars still used the National III standard, that is, when the oil content was 150ppm, California's requirement was not to exceed 10ppm.

"Combined with Tesla's lifetime free charging policy, it will definitely make many people excited,"

"... We are formulating a subsidy plan for pure electric vehicle users. I believe that will definitely make you very satisfied with the data,"

"The most important point is our carbon emissions trading law. We expect that when Tesla's production scales up, it will benefit hundreds of millions of dollars each year..."

Feng Yiping looked at the test drive car. Schwarzenegger's eldest daughter Katherine, who was so beautiful that she didn't look like him, and his eldest son Patrick, who was so handsome that he didn't look like him, were about to get into the car for a test drive accompanied by two Tesla staff members.

As if she noticed Feng Yiping's eyes, Katherine smiled over here, much more generous and frank than the first time they met.

But Feng Yiping didn't mean to smile at her father. He retracted his gaze, "Mr. Governor, your analysis is very insightful, but these advantages are not unrepeatable advantages, right?"