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Chapter 1267 Sensation
"Mr. Zhang, is your Huateng D1 really a pure electric vehicle powered entirely by an electric motor?"

"Mr. Zhang, what is the cruising range of your Huateng D1?"

"Dear leaders, the previous cost of GM's EV-2 pure electric vehicle was US$25. What is the price of Huateng D1?"

"Mr. Zhang, will this Huateng D1 be sold to the public?"

"Excuse me, leaders, when can we see the real Huateng D1 car?"

"May I ask leaders, in addition to sponsoring 200 Huateng D1 vehicles, what contributions has Huateng Industrial Group made to the Olympic Games..."

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One question after another came to Zhang Qihang and the relevant leaders of the organizing committee who participated in this press conference. The press conference scene was as lively as a vegetable market.

No wonder everyone is so excited. China’s first pure electric car. How big a gimmick is this?The most important thing is that Huateng Industrial Group has done a really good job of keeping secrets. I had never heard that they were developing a pure electric car before, and now they have taken it out without any precautions. The feeling is simply amazing!
But there are also people who hold conspiracy theories and loudly ask whether Huateng Industrial Group has become a strategic sponsor of the Olympic Games at this time. Is there any shady story...

All in all, the scene was very lively.

Zhang Qihang said with a smile: "Thank you for your concern for our work, but don't be anxious. We will patiently answer your questions."

"Mr. Zhang is right." Following Zhang Qihang, Commissioner Wang Song nodded and reminded everyone with a smile: "Today's press conference will be one hour long. We have enough time to answer everyone's questions... If If there is not enough time, it is okay to extend the press conference.”

"Hahaha……"

Seeing what Zhang Qihang and the leaders of the organizing committee said so humorously, the reporters below burst into laughter. However, the atmosphere at the scene became much more relaxed.

"This reporter from CCTV," Commissioner Wang Song first called Big Brother's name: "What questions do you have?"

Big Brother is indeed a big brother. This kind of treatment is unmatched by other media. With so many media, he must be the first to conduct interviews.

"Hello, Commissioner Wang, hello Mr. Zhang," Mouthpiece's reporters are known for their high quality. After greeting Zhang Qihang, Wang Song and others, they then asked: "I am a reporter from CCTV. What I want to ask is : Mr. Zhang, can you introduce your company's Huateng D1 in as much detail as possible? I think this is also something that all the media at the scene are concerned about."

"Of course," Zhang Qihang nodded with a smile and introduced: "Huateng D1 is the first pure electric vehicle developed by our Huateng Industrial Group. The maximum driving range can reach 300 kilometers. Although the body size is less than 4.4 meters, it is standard The size of the compact car is a bit small even today, but the wheelbase reaches 2.8 meters, which is basically the same as the wheelbase of the previous generation Audi A6. This is also the biggest advantage of electric vehicles: there is no engine and After the gearbox is installed, the interior space in the car is maximized.

Of course, there is no actual car here, and there is no way for everyone to experience it in person. If you are interested, we can arrange a time to invite you to take a test drive and feel the charm of pure electric vehicles. "

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang." The reporter who asked the question nodded slightly, and then asked: "But Mr. Zhang, your Huateng Industrial Group has no experience in developing pure electric vehicles before, right?"

Zhang Qihang said with a smile: "What you say is both correct and incorrect."

Hearing Zhang Qihang's words, many reporters were stunned: Right is right, wrong is wrong, what does it mean to be right or wrong?

Zhang Qihang explained: "You are right because our Huateng Group has not developed any pure electric vehicles before, but you are wrong. Everyone should know about our hybrid version of Sylphy. The Sylphy can actually drive in pure electric mode, but the battery is too small to allow the car to drive very far in pure electric mode.

We might as well assume that the capacity of Sylphy's battery pack is expanded directly to 60 kWh. With such a large battery, can the engine and generator be removed?In this way, does it become a pure electric car? "

Of course, it is not that simple in actual operation. The gap between hybrid cars and pure electric cars is still quite big, but from a logical point of view, this is true: Sylphy can actually run on pure electricity, but because the battery pack is too small, So it can’t run too far. That’s simple. Since the battery pack is too small, wouldn’t it be enough to make the battery pack larger?

Moreover, since the power in the battery pack is enough to allow the vehicle to travel two to three hundred kilometers in pure electric mode, what else is needed for the engine and generator?

In this way, the car becomes a pure electric car, which is perfect!
The reporters at the scene were all conquered by Zhang Qihang's logic: Huh?That being said, it seems like this is indeed the case?

Only a few people at the scene who understood technology were covering their mouths and laughing: Zhang Qihang is really bad.

Following CCTV, other media at the scene raised their own questions. If domestic media are proud of the achievements of Huateng Industrial Group, then the questions from foreign media have ulterior motives... …

"Hello Mr. Zhang, I am a reporter from the Associated Press. I would like to ask you, General Motors has proved that pure electric vehicles are not feasible with EV-1 and EV-2. Why do you still insist on pursuing pure electric vehicles?" Electricity is the technical route?”

"Really?" Zhang Qihang said with a smile: "Are you sure that General Motors stopped producing EV-2 because the pure electric technology route is unworkable, and not because of pressure from oil giants? How come I heard that General Motors is destroying EV-1 and EV -2 caused a lot of controversy and protests, and many leasing users even expressed their willingness to pay to buy the car they were using, but were rejected by General Motors?"

The Associated Press reporter's expression suddenly changed.

But before she could speak, Zhang Qihang continued: "Last year, someone filmed a documentary called "Who Killed the Electric Car?" This documentary explored the rise and fall of EV1 and EV-2 electric vehicles. process and proposed a series of possible murderers, including consumers, battery manufacturers, oil companies, the California Air Resources Board, the federal government and General Motors, etc. The final conclusion is that they believe General Motors is motivated by short-sightedness and profit considerations. , deliberately stifled the development of electric vehicles, and accused General Motors of colluding with oil companies and the government..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Qihang looked at the Associated Press reporter in front of him with a smile: "Miss, do you agree with the views of the documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?"

This question was so tricky that the AP reporter's face turned red and white, but he didn't know how to answer it.

Because "Who Killed the Electric Car?" "This documentary is quite famous in the United States and has received a lot of support from environmentalists and electric vehicle supporters. Everyone thinks that the damn oil giants are using despicable means to prevent everyone from getting cheap travel, so this movie It's a kind of political correctness in America.

Now it’s funny. A reporter from the Associated Press said, “You Chinese people should not develop electric vehicles, because we at General Motors have proven that pure electric vehicles are not feasible.” Zhang Qihang’s backhand was, “You Americans made a movie called " The movie "Who Killed the Electric Car?" said that General Motors' discontinuation of EV-1 and EV-2 was a conspiracy, and everyone agreed with this statement. What do you think?"

What else can I see?
This AP reporter is going crazy!

But where are we? Zhang Qihang hasn't finished speaking yet. Looking at the Associated Press reporter in front of him, he said with a smile: "In 2003, Mr. Martin Eberhard and Mark Tappen Mr. Ning released a pure electric sports car called RoadStar and named his brand Tesla in memory of the great physicist Nikola Tesla.

The RoadStar, a pure electric sports car, was highly praised by countless media in the United States, and received an investment from billionaire Mr. Elon Musk the following year. Tesla is now the hottest company in the United States, with countless investments. Giants are waving their checkbooks, hoping to invest in Tesla..."

Having said this, Zhang Qihang looked at the reporter in front of him again, his smile still warm: "This reporter from the Associated Press, what do you think of this matter?"

What do you think?
The Associated Press reporter's face turned red and white, and he felt extremely upset. He felt like he had just fucked a dog today!How could he meet such a weirdo as Zhang Qihang?The most terrible thing is, how did he know "Who Killed the Electric Car?" "This documentary and Tesla electric cars?
On the rostrum, Wang Song and other members of the organizing committee all had their eyes lit up: Has an American pure electric car brand called Tesla gained the favor of capital?
Now is not 40 years ago. With the development of the Internet, the delivery of consultations has become almost instantaneous. Because of the D1 pure electric vehicle developed by Huateng Industrial Group, everyone knows the development situation of some pure electric vehicles abroad, but it is Because they know something, everyone is not particularly unfavorable about Huateng D1. In comparison, because of the successful experience of Toyota Prius, everyone is more optimistic about hybrid cars. But what can the following do if the higher-ups have spoken?
But when Zhang Qihang took out Tesla and said that American investment capital was very optimistic about this company, everyone's mentality suddenly changed: Huh?It seems that pure electric vehicles are also very good and have great prospects. Having said that, did Zhang Qihang decide to make pure electric vehicles because he saw this?

It must be so!
Depend on!You know this is the case, Zhang Qihang is a very clever guy, what can he do that is not beneficial?

They are just envious and envious, and many people can't help but feel regretful when they think that these domestic car manufacturers are all super giants and have no chance to invest on their own.

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Not to mention how embarrassed the Associated Press reporter was, the news that Huateng Industrial Group had launched a pure electric vehicle caused a huge sensation in the country under the will of the top management!
In the following time, the Huateng D1 car received a lot of exposure. At the same time, leaders in Beijing and Shanghai were also paying attention to this car...

"This is the video material of the Huateng D1 pure electric vehicle sent to us by Huateng Group," the deputy director of the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau pointed at the projection screen that had been played and said to everyone: "As you can see, the Huateng D1 This car is driven by pure electric vehicles and is only about the same size as the common Elantra taxis on the street, but the interior space is very large. Of course, what I want to say is not this, but the biggest advantage of pure electric vehicles: zero vehicle exhaust emissions! This will be of huge benefit to our environmental protection work in Beijing.”

Zero vehicle emissions?
As soon as this was mentioned, the glasses of the relevant leaders in the conference room suddenly lit up.

To say which city in China has the greatest environmental pressure, it is definitely Beijing. The sandstorms in Beijing every autumn are famous throughout the country. In autumn and winter, respiratory problems caused by air quality make the capital even more serious. The small hospital was full of people.

Although the sandstorm cannot be blamed on the capital, so many factories in the city are emitting pollutant gases, and more than 500 million motor vehicles are constantly emitting exhaust gas. These vehicles consume about 550 million tons of gasoline and diesel every year, and emit The total amount of pollutants is as high as 70 tons. So you can imagine how much environmental pressure the managers of the capital are facing!

Comrade Deputy Director continued: "Comrades all know that the number of motor vehicles in our city is about 520 million, of which the number of taxis is about 6.7.

Although taxis account for a small proportion, their emissions are several times that of other vehicles!
This does not mean that the exhaust emissions of taxis are unqualified, but refers to the total amount: the average daily driving time of a family car is just over an hour, and the average daily use time of a business car is only about 2 hours. And what about taxis?Basically running 24 hours a day!

In terms of total emissions, the average daily emissions of a taxi are more than ten or twenty times that of a family car or a business car!The total annual emissions of these approximately 6.7 taxis is almost equivalent to one-fifth to one-sixth of the city's total vehicle exhaust emissions!

So conversely, if all these approximately 6.7 taxis are replaced by zero-emission pure electric vehicles, our city’s vehicle emission pollution will immediately be reduced by 20%!It almost means that we have overfulfilled our environmental protection tasks. "

"Shua...", the glasses of all the leaders present at the meeting became shiny.

The deputy director continued: "The only problem now is that the purchase price of Huateng D1 is too expensive. The price of the bicycle is as high as 36."

As soon as these words came out, all the leaders frowned.

(End of this chapter)