Chapter 920 Hydrogen Energy Vs. Pure Electricity

The press conference hadn't even started yet, but there was already a commotion in the venue.

The news this time is really eye-catching. The National Institute of Materials Science, the Institute of Advanced Industrial Technology and the University of Tokyo will jointly carry out a joint scientific research. Today is the signing ceremony and press conference of the cooperation agreement.

These three units are all top universities and scientific research institutions in Neon Country, so they will join forces?

What’s even more amazing is that the corporate partners are Sony and Toyota.

Many media have smelled something different. I'm afraid there will be big news in today's press conference!

Tomaya Ohsora is a reporter from the "Asahi Shimbun" newspaper. At this moment, he lowered his head and waved a pen in his notebook, with excitement almost written on his face.

"Big news, this time it will definitely be big news that will make headlines!"

At exactly this time, a familiar voice with a smoky voice approached from far away.

"Tomoya-san, I didn't expect to meet again."

Almost as soon as the voice fell, the strong and cheap smell of smoke also hit him.

"Motoyama-san, long time no see." Seeing the appearance of the visitor, Tomoya Ohkora awkwardly said hello and quietly moved his body to the side.

A native of Sankai, a native of Kansai, a reporter for the "Neon Sankei Shimbun" newspaper, a colleague of Tomoya Okora, and a hardcore lover of custom shops. He is keen on bubble baths. His biggest wish is to win the lottery and then Bubble bath freedom is possible.

In order to save money, he goes to custom shops and even lowers his smoking level again and again. He is a "ruthless person".

Because the two often bumped into each other when attending media events, they gradually became familiar with each other.

"Tomoya-san, have you heard about it?" Ben Shanhairen didn't notice the little movements of Tomoya Daukong. He leaned over very familiarly, covered his mouth with his hand, and lowered his voice, which was mysterious.

"The news to be announced at this press conference is said to be related to power batteries!"

"Power battery?" Yougu Dakong was stunned. After contacting the two corporate partners, his pupils shrank suddenly, but he still didn't understand.

"Motoyama-san, where did you get this gossip? Is it reliable?"

"Reliable!" Ben Shanhairen chuckled and lowered his voice a little lower, "It was an old friend I met at the custom shop last night who told me. He works at AIST, so he is definitely correct!"

"AIST..." Tomogu Dakong couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, seeming a little speechless, "You have such a wide network of contacts that you even know the scientific researchers."

"Tomoya-san, this is the advantage of going to custom shops often. You can get to know people who are interested in various industries. Do you want to go together tomorrow? I'm treating you!" Motoyama Kaito patted Tomoya Okora on the shoulder, very grandly.

"That's unnecessary." Tomogu refused without even thinking. He has a virtuous wife and a well-behaved and sensible daughter, and he has no interest in custom shops at all.

"Sony has returned to the battery field. Will Toyota also change its insistence on hybridization?" Thinking of this, Tomoya Okora sighed: "This is even more incredible than the non-existence of physics for others and me."

These two are big news. One of the two companies was the first to invent lithium batteries, and the other was the first to launch hybrid cars.

The latter, in particular, was almost determined to stick to hybrid cars and abandon the direction of pure electric vehicles to develop hydrogen energy vehicles. Why did the trend suddenly reverse?

But the problem is that Toyota can’t compete with BYD and Tesla when it comes to pure electric cars. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be betting on hydrogen energy. Isn’t it just to change the track?

"After all, people on the Internet are saying that Toyota Zhang Nan (homophone) is Toyota's sinner. With such a big public opinion, it is inevitable that the other party will make some changes," Ben Shanhairen shrugged and said indifferently.

"Maybe."

Tomoko Otani doesn’t understand either, and the truth will come to light later.

Not long after, the press conference officially began.

First, the contract was signed, and relevant responsible persons from three scientific research units and two enterprises were present.

After the signing, the current director of the National Institute of Materials Science, Masami Watanabe, took the lead in delivering a speech, which also made all the media hear a key word - lithium-air battery.

It sounds very high-level, but I don’t know how serious it is, and few in the media have this knowledge.

But in terms of performance, many reporters were surprised. The performance of lithium-air batteries is at least 10 times that of lithium-ion batteries!

Electric vehicles equipped with lithium-air batteries will no longer worry about battery life.

If what Watanabe Masanami said is true, this is a completely revolutionary breakthrough for new energy vehicles.

After all the speeches were over, the question and answer session that the media was most looking forward to finally entered.

The first person called upon was a foreign reporter who asked some harsh questions.

"As far as I know, Guanghua University has also conducted relevant research on lithium-air battery technology. Thinking of the failure of NIMS in photonic screens last time, is Mr. Watanabe confident that he can make a breakthrough before Guanghua University this time?"

Watanabe Masanami's face darkened slightly. He didn't mention this, but thinking about this cooperation, he calmly replied: "One success doesn't mean anything, maybe it's just good luck. And this time there is With the addition of AIST and the University of Tokyo, I don’t think we will lose to Guanghua University.”

"In the high-tech field, we in Neon Country have always been in a leading position and have never been afraid of anyone."

This answer disappointed many reporters. They still preferred the former director Shuji Chihara, who would talk nonsense and create a lot of headlines on his own.

Tomaya Okora was also a little disappointed, but Xuanji felt that this was good. Although he was a reporter, he was also a neon person, so it was better to be in good spirits. He really didn't want to be slapped in the face again.

However, he was a little suspicious.

"Can we really beat Guanghua University this time?" He thought of the Huaxing Mate55 mobile phone in his trouser pocket, and became increasingly unsure.

After answering the first question, there was a second opportunity to ask questions. Perhaps influenced by the foreign reporter in front of me, this time I chose a reporter from my own country.

As luck would have it, Tomaya Okora became the lucky one.

He stood up, took the microphone and asked: "I am Tomaya Okora, a reporter from the Asahi Shimbun newspaper. I would like to ask Toyota President Zhang Nan. Through this cooperation, I can understand that Toyota intends to abandon the direction of hydrogen energy. Are you ready to focus on pure electricity?”

After the words fell, all the media's eyes turned to the man in suits and ties.

As the fourth-generation eldest grandson of the Toyota family and the current helmsman of Toyota, Zhang Nan looked calm.

"No one knows what the future of automotive energy will be, but we at Toyota have never given up on the direction of pure electric vehicles, and have even prepared a 4 trillion yen pure electric investment plan. This cooperation is also to support us. Neon Country's scientific research projects will contribute to finding a way out for new energy vehicles. "Toyota Zhang Nan's answer is very official, like nonsense literature, it seems that it has been said but not said.

The reporters behind did not let go of Kenjiro Yoshida of Sony Corporation and Professor Tetsutaka Mizuno of the University of Tokyo.

Nearly an hour later, this grand press conference finally ended.

All the distinguished guests were also preparing to leave.

In the parking lot, it happened that the cars of Sony and Toyota were parked almost next to each other.

The car door opened, and before getting in the car, Kenjiro Yoshida suddenly smiled at Toyota Zhang Nan.

"Toyota-kun, do you think this lithium-air battery project will be successful?"

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I'm still revising the article, and I'm about to get rid of my depression. I hope I can release it this month, otherwise I'll have to revise it to death. o(╥﹏╥)o