Two Hundred and Seventy-Eight, Reward

Eberhard nodded and smiled. He felt that Xia Jingxing was a very good boss and was willing to share.

The reason why he made cakes for employees was not his intention.

Or because of poverty.

Tesla once nearly went bankrupt, which left a very deep impression on him.

Although he is rich now, he still maintains the good habit of being diligent and thrifty.

Of course, the cost that should be saved must be saved, and the cost that should not be saved must not be saved.

For these, he can still handle it clearly.

Like the bulletproof glass in the battery lab, he bought it at a huge cost.

This kind of major event cannot be avoided, because once a safety accident occurs, the loss of compensation and the loss of people's hearts will be even greater.

Xia Jingxing said with a smile, "At the technical level, we can also think of ways to compress the cost.

In the case of batteries, the cobalt content in the battery determines the cost of the battery.

If we develop relevant technologies to make batteries with low cobalt content not inferior to those with high cobalt content, will it save a lot of costs?

If conditions permit, cobalt-free batteries can even be developed in the future.

There are many similar examples, so I won't list them one by one.

In a word, technology is our core. In addition to building competition barriers, it is also the best choice for cost saving. "

Eberhard nodded and sighed: "Yes, as long as there are continuous breakthroughs in technology, it is entirely possible to reduce the cost step by step."

"Although we have now researched the optimal arrangement of battery packs, it is not a great technology.

For an electric vehicle company, battery technology is at the core of the core and requires constant innovation.

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Xia Jingxing replied that he was very aware of the advantages of Tesla in the previous life, in its power battery, and the proportion of battery-related patents accounted for nearly half of the total number of patents in the entire company.

The battery arrangement and combination he provided to Straubel is urgently needed for Tesla, which needs mass production, and can save a lot of time.

But this does not give Tesla any special advantage. There are many patents related to Tesla's battery technology in the previous life, as many as hundreds.

For example, battery circuit breakers, in the event of an emergency, the circuit breaker will disconnect the battery pack from the circuit, reducing the possibility of danger.

In addition, the patent of 4,000 charge and discharge batteries can extend the battery life and mileage to 1.6 million kilometers.

These patents, each of which are picked out, are not inferior to the current battery combination patents.

And Tesla currently uses only 6,831 batteries, and in the future, it will increase to 7,104.

After that, he didn't know how the battery packs were arranged and assembled.

He is not a scientist, these things can't help, and the engineer can only climb the technology tree by himself.

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In order to give Tesla a new look, Tesla hired several designers and created dozens of exterior shapes.

In the conference room, Xia Jingxing, Eberhard, Tarpenning, and all the engineers who were working in the company were sitting or standing. Everyone looked at the PPT pictures that were crossed and voted.

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"This is no good. The air intake grille is too big, like two pig nostrils, and a bit like a BMW."

"The waistline doesn't look good, and it doesn't have the streamlined shape of a sports car!"

"Too pompous, like a nouveau riche."

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While holding the form to score each appearance plan, the employees complained at the same time.

Xia Jingxing sat quietly beside him, his eyes fixed on the curtain wall.

In his eyes, every shape is 108,000 miles away from the Tesla of the previous life.

In fact, the first mass-produced model Ro

After a while, the voting ended and the employees left the venue one by one. The pictures of the three models with the highest votes were handed over to Xia Jingxing by Eberhard.

Xia Jingxing took it and looked at it carefully, Ro

The most voted model was a model with wide eyes that looked a bit like a Porsche 911.

Xia Jingxing recognized it at a glance, it was Ro

"That's it!"

Xia Jingxing took out the picture and handed it to Eberhard.

Eberhard smiled and said, "Daren, I also think this looks very good, and most of the staff are like the two of us.

This also shows that the aesthetics of the two of us are similar to those of the public. "

Xia Jingxing smiled, "The appearance can't be too unconventional, it must still be similar to the public, otherwise who will it be sold to?"

After choosing the exterior design shape, Eberhard found a car model manufacturer and made a 1:4 model of the car.

When this baby carriage-like toy was delivered to the factory, all the employees came out to watch, and many people went up to touch it and couldn't put it down.

The model is very refined and has all the components except no engine and lack of power.

The door can be opened and pushed on the ground.

A few young employees played with the cart for a while, but they didn't think it was enough fun. A fat man who looked about the same size as Andrew wanted to sit on it, but Eberhard was immediately reprimanded.

Looking at the frolicsome employees, Xia Jingxing couldn't help laughing and said, "Don't worry everyone, the company will send one to everyone when the car is mass-produced."

Hearing Xia Jingxing's words, many employees' eyes lit up. Is there such a benefit?

"That's impossible."

Xia Jingxing said the second half of the sentence with a smile.

Many employees scratched their heads and thought about it carefully. It is indeed impossible for the company to send one car to each employee. After all, the manufacturing cost is there, and one car is worth their salary for several years.

Xia Jingxing looked at everyone with a smile and said, "However, when employees buy cars, the company can give them discounts and sell them to everyone at cost price."

Even at cost, it's still unaffordable.

The eyes of the employees that were originally bright were dimmed again.

"Also, the company takes out another car and rewards the top performers."

Xia Jingxing said with a smile, "I know everyone came to Tesla because they love this job.

If I were part of this company, I would also like to own a Tesla.

However, the company's current strength is limited, and it has not yet been listed, so it cannot give you too many benefits.

But a car is absolutely no problem. "

"Really?"

Jean, the brother who dropped out of school with Xia Jingxing, looked at Xia Jingxing with joy.

"Of course it's true. Everyone is here today, so I'll put my words aside. If anyone has the ability, the company will never be stingy with rewards."