Chapter 884 Another Good Idea (Autumn Light 1)

"Affiliated company?" Martin Eberhard was the first to ask. After confirming that he was accepted, he quickly entered the role.

"Yes," facing the other four partners, Feng Yiping started his own sales again.

"When the new car hits the market that meets all our requirements, we will face another very real problem, which is charging," he said.

"Charging? Can't the charging facilities at home solve it?" Mark asked, and he also wanted to show his presence.

"Car owners definitely have the need to run long distances, for example, from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and charging halfway is a problem," Straw said.

This is also the problem he encountered at the beginning. The electric Porsche he modified has a cruising range of only 30 kilometers, but the venue is far away in Oregon. It is obviously impossible to drive there, and the cost of consignment is too high. .

However, this naturally did not bother him.

He bought a rear-drive Volkswagen with a good engine for $500, saw off the rear half with the engine and drive wheels, installed it on the back of the modified electric Porsche, and reset the control system to let himself Sitting in the Porsche cockpit, you can control the engine and rear wheels of the Volkswagen behind you.

In this way, he drove his electric Porsche from Silicon Valley to Oregon with a section of Volkswagen.

Well, when Feng Yiping heard about this, the first thing he didn't admire was his whimsy and his ability to turn it into reality, but he felt that the traffic police uncle in the United States was so generous and understanding that he made such a car with a total of six The four wheels are not like going on the road.

"There is no problem with long-distance gasoline-powered vehicles. There are gas stations everywhere. If electric vehicles want to be like gasoline-powered vehicles, they can drive long-distance without worry. We must build charging stations, even if it is only for our own users."

"It is necessary, so you mean, we set up a company to operate charging stations?" Musk asked.

"I think a little more than that, I want to make the charging station a unique advantage for us,"

"The electric vehicles we develop adhere to the concept of environmental protection and energy saving, and are aimed at those high-income people who pay attention to environmental protection. Then I think, can our charging stations also rely on this aspect and use new energy sources. For example, our I just went to Stanford's solar fleet two days ago, can our charging station use solar energy?"

"From a technical point of view, there should be no problem," Straw said enthusiastically.

"It's really a good idea," Musk was also excited.

When he was in college, besides wanting to explore space, he was also worried about this problem. Fossil energy will be exhausted one day. It is a very feasible solution to turn all fuel vehicles into electric vehicles and use solar energy to provide the electricity needed by society.

"If our charging stations also use clean energy such as solar energy, it will further strengthen our company's environmental image,"

"Well, I don't think there is a problem. The charging problem is one of the issues we want to focus on." The more Musk looks at Feng Yiping now, the more he feels that he is his bosom friend. It's really a long time to meet each other!

"I also hope that in the future, our solar charging stations can charge all our users for free. I think such conditions should bring us more buyers,"

Even Musk opened his mouth wide when he heard this.

Feng Yiping enjoyed his surprise very much.

"Of course, if all the regions around the world that have purchased our electric vehicles build such charging stations and charge all our users for free, this is obviously not a small investment, so I think it is necessary to set up a separate A solar energy company, let it operate in the market, not only can promote the sales of our electric vehicles, but also generate blood itself,"

"This is another plan of mine. It doesn't matter if you don't support it. Even if you don't make money, even if I invest alone, I will do this kind of thing,"

"I support," Musk stood up first, "No matter from the social or economic sense, sustainable energy such as solar energy is worthy of our investment, and I believe that as long as the conversion rate of the solar panels we develop is high, the generation Profit is certain, I believe that our charging stations will not only meet the charging needs of car owners in the future, but also sell the inexhaustible electricity back to the grid,"

"Moreover, solar energy companies and electric vehicle companies can promote each other, and the effect of one plus one is greater than two,"

"Feng, it seems that you have really done a lot of useful thinking on related issues, and I personally admire it very much,"

"Of course, Feng, I still suggest that this part of the cost can be properly added to the overall cost of the car,"

In fact, Feng Yiping also said it generously. He founded Tesla. He has various considerations. Objectively, it will indeed have a good driving effect, but the wool comes from the sheep. This is an objective economic law.

"Elon, you are right," Feng Yiping nodded, "This is just my idea, solar charging station and free charging, I hope to make these two things, other details can be gradually improved in the future,"

"I'm all for it, too," Straw clapped.

Martin got up one step later than him, and he and Mark fell behind, "Feng, your idea is very good, and I support it unconditionally,"

"I'm all for it," Mark said with a laugh.

"Thank you for your support. Then, on the general direction, the five of us have reached an agreement. The next step is about investment. How about giving everyone three days to prepare?"

For Feng Yiping, there is no problem in deciding the amount of investment now, because those acquisition projects have not yet been launched, and he has abundant funds now.

But the others are different.

The current Musk, not the later Musk.

He received a total of 180 million US dollars from the sale of PayPal last year, which is quite a lot, but he invested 100 million US dollars in the creation of SpaceX, and this company, also in the short term, will not generate any profits for him. , but will only spend money.

Other than that, he doesn't currently have any other companies, which means his remaining funds, plus some possible financing, should be less than $100 million.

Straw, he hasn't worked for a few years. Although he has sold some patents, the profit is limited. Feng Yiping estimates that the funds he can personally invest will not be too much, and a few million will be great.

As for Martin and Mark, if I remember correctly, in the original time and space, Musk invested more than 6 million or more than 7 million US dollars in 2004, that is, next year, and became Tesla's largest shareholder and company chairman. The initial investment of the two of them should be less than 5 million US dollars.

And this amount of money should be the maximum amount they can invest, because when Musk took over Tesla, they were already unsustainable and were about to go bankrupt.

Therefore, Feng Yiping is very confident that he will lock in more than 50% of his shares in this newly established company.

"Okay." This time, Martin took the lead, but he immediately felt that it would be better not to take the lead.

Preemptively expressing a position on this issue seems to be explaining that one's own strength is insufficient.

Fortunately, the other three didn't think too much about it. It is only natural that they should be more cautious with such an investment.

"Feng, I sent you an email, some questions I thought about and refined last night,"

"Okay, I'll take a look right away, let's go, is the restaurant from yesterday okay?"

"No, I have already informed the crew. As soon as I arrive, I will take off immediately, and lunch will be settled on the plane. The company has just been established, and there are too many things. Tesla's early preparations mainly depend on you, by the way , the name you took is superb," ​​he said with a thumbs up and a smile.

"Hehe, this is very simple. Electric cars, it's easy to think of this name. Believe Martin, you all think so,"

When Martin heard what Feng Yiping said, he thought too much again. Did Feng know that we also wanted to register the Tesla trademark?

"It's not easy to think of this two years ago." During this trip to Silicon Valley, Musk felt that he had gained too much, so he kept smiling, "After everything is settled, you and everyone are welcome." Come to Los Angeles, come to SpaceX and see,"

"Sure, I have always been interested in the technology of exploring space. Goodbye Elon, looking forward to our next meeting,"

Just hope that the next time we meet, you won't fight me for control.

In fact, he is really worried about this issue now.

ps: According to the promise, the modification was also made before six o'clock in the morning. After discovering this problem, I made the modification again, but the result is still the same.

As for why the current situation is happening, the editorial department is also looking for the reason. One thing is certain, we will definitely not let everyone spend more money.

Of course, if such a problem occurs, it will definitely affect your reading experience. I sincerely apologize to everyone!

I won’t say much about the reasons for the defense. Everyone must know that after the defense, there has indeed been a great improvement. Although the chapter in the early morning and the chapter in the afternoon are still nearly one-third behind in terms of subscriptions First, although this is quite a lot for me, I still insist on publishing only one chapter of the anti-version. It should be said that I am already very sincere.

The sincerity is not limited to this point. Considering that the chapter in the early morning may cause inconvenience to everyone, the number of words in that chapter is generally presented at least nearly 400 and at most more than 1200. After a month, let alone a chapter of 3000 words, At least 6 chapters are given away for free.

Therefore, when encountering such an unexpected situation, while I am sorry, I also hope that everyone can be more patient and considerate! Sincerely, Luomeihe!