461【Koenigsegg in the Field of Electric Vehicles】
Is it hard to build a sports car?
difficult.
Again, is it hard to build a sports car?
not difficult!
It depends on how you build it, just like building a computer. If you design and produce cups and motherboards yourself, it will be very, very difficult. But if you buy accessories and assemble it everywhere, it's so easy that elementary school students can assemble a computer.
How was the first Tesla electric sports car in history made?
First of all, it obtained the authorization of the core technology of electric vehicles from ACP, and then bought a lotus sports car for modification, made Panasonic's triple lithium battery into a battery pack, and redesigned the appearance of the car. Ok, the world's first Tesla sports car came out like this. At that time, Tesla didn't even have a relatively complete battery control system.
It's a pity that such a sports car can only be regarded as a concept car, and it is suspected of infringement if it is sold. then what should we do? First, spend money to purchase the chassis of Lotus, and then find cooperation with Mercedes-Benz, and just use the sports car technology of these two companies.
The problem is that Tesla's gearbox also has problems, what should I do? Buy someone else's technology again.
The motor was also unqualified, so we found another Wanwan company, and we worked together to develop a three-phase AC induction motor.
Where there is a lack, you can either directly buy accessories, obtain technology authorization, or spend money to hire someone to develop it. Tesla is actually an "assembler" in the field of sports cars.
Early Tesla also invested a huge amount of money in research and development, but the main direction of attack was focused on how to make the battery pack work safely. Because Tesla uses the 18650 type three-lithium battery, which is an "old battery technology" that other car companies look down upon.
Tesla claims how safe its cars are, but in fact it is all nonsense, and there are all kinds of problems from beginning to end. There were three fire accidents in five weeks, and Tesla models became the focus of the U.S. regulatory authorities. They were even sued by American investors who lost money to the court, accusing Tesla of intentionally publishing misleading statements about the safety of its products. Hidden dangers have been concealed, suspected of securities fraud.
Tesla can grow bigger because it uses the model of the IT industry to build cars: first, it creates environmental protection and high-tech concepts, splices and modifies them to make samples, attracts investors to spend money and favor policies, and then uses the money for "research and development". In fact, a lot of this money is used to obtain technology licenses. Keep buying other people's technology, keep launching concept cars, keep getting financing, and then use the money to buy technology, use the concept to attract top car companies to cooperate, then madly promote the concept and go public for financing, after financing, attract large companies to inject capital and cooperate. Wow, we are finally not short of money, and finally not short of fame, so let's start to develop the chassis and motor independently, we can't always use other people's technology.
A great electric sports car brand was born in this way.
What Song Weiyang said about making small troubles was actually planning to set up a small car-making workshop. For at least three to five years, they will only make batteries and concept cars. Sports car chassis and electric motors will be purchased with money, and the core technology of electric vehicles will also be licensed for a fee.
This is an inherent routine of emerging sports car brands. Let’s not talk about Tesla, let’s use “Koenigsegg” as an example.
In 1994, a retired racing driver led a few designers and engineers to set up a car workshop. In fact, it is to modify other people's cars, and at the same time design the exterior. It took four full years to create a handsome and domineering concept car, which immediately caused a sensation in the industry. It took another four years to make the second concept car, which once again caused a sensation in the industry, and finally started mass production of sports cars.
It is said to be mass-produced, but in fact, a few or a dozen vehicles are sold because there are not enough manpower. Even after more than 20 years of development, this sports car brand has only 30 employees, and the rest are all part-time staff recruited temporarily. But this does not prevent "Koenigsegg" from becoming a top sports car brand. Each time, the global sales are limited to a hundred or so. Before production starts, the pre-sale of the car is already sold out, and the rich second generation can't afford it.
Even the sample display car is the only one in the world. After being exhibited in Europe, it was shipped to the Americas, and after being exhibited in the Americas, it was shipped to Asia. Countless car fans went to the exhibition by plane. They had money and wanted to buy them, but they had to be in a hurry, because they were out of stock when they heard the news of the new car.
What Song Weiyang wants to do is not a "Tesla", but a "Koenigsegg" in the field of electric vehicles. In the early stage, it specialized in battery research, and other core technologies depended on buying. Then it built a subsidiary brand, selling electric bicycles to make money, and then recruited retired racers, designers and engineers to make concept sports cars.
The ignorant are fearless, Song Weiyang knows nothing about batteries, and he doesn't even know that Tesla uses "backward battery technology" that is flammable and explosive.
Therefore, when Song Weiyang, Li Sufu and Wang Chuanfu cooperated to build the factory, they did not use "Panasonic nickel-cobalt lithium aluminate battery" but "BYD lithium iron phosphate battery". This kind of battery is more expensive and has higher safety performance, but it can provide lower energy.
But whatever it is, as long as it can be used, BYD's experts acted quickly and connected thousands of batteries together for use. The result is of course a lot of problems, improving the circuit again and again, and then finding that battery experts alone cannot solve the problem, so they can only call in computer experts to write the control program.
This is enough time-consuming. You have to deal with batteries within a year, and research on cars is a matter of the future.
"Boss, can you really make a car like this?" Shen Si asked curiously.
Song Weiyang said: "Let's try it. It doesn't matter if it fails. Now the three of them have invested a total of 15 million yuan, which is enough for a few experts to fiddle with for a year. Wait a year later to see the progress of the project."
Shen Si smiled and said: "Boss Li and Boss Wang are serious. If they know that you think this way, they will definitely regret this investment."
"Wang Chuanfu will definitely not regret it," Song Weiyang said. "When the national new energy vehicle plan is officially implemented, it means a huge emerging battery market. BYD will 100% enter the automotive field. The current initial research and development is all about accumulating electric vehicle technology. , BYD will probably directly buy the research and development results. And Boss Li and I will not hold back the sale, and we can get a sum of money if we sell it. For the people sent, BYD will definitely be able to directly obtain the technology, and spend money to buy it just for the sake of legality."
Shen Si said: "The one who suffers is Boss Li."
"How could he be at a disadvantage?" Song Weiyang said, "Look, Li Sufu will definitely use the guise of new energy vehicles to quickly obtain a car production license. New energy vehicles and traditional car licenses seem to have nothing to do with each other, but As long as it is operated properly and there are connections, the two can become one thing. The reason why I say that Tesla will not make mass models in the future is to leave room for Li Sufu to operate, and also to avoid friction with Wang Chuanfu’s electric car. .Even if the Tesla project loses money, they will thank me later.”
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"Can you still understand it this way?" Shen Si actually didn't have enough brains.
Song Weiyang smiled and said, "You will understand later."
Shen Si could only let go of his doubts and said, "The plane has already been booked at the hotel at 8:30 tomorrow morning."
"Well, let's go together tomorrow." Song Weiyang nodded.
Song Weiyang is still quite busy, and will soon fly to the capital to receive the May Fourth Youth Medal.
(It's gone tonight, and it will be three more tomorrow.)