Set sail1992

Chapter 996 You dig a hole, I won't be fooled
"Our Huateng Group is using the current Prius we stole as a reference, right?" Seto Hiroyuki said to Zhang Qihang: "Perhaps Mr. Zhang, you are not very clear. For this generation of Prius, we stole the oil. Not very satisfied."

Zhang Qihang raised his eyebrows: "So?"

"So on the basis of the first-generation Prius, we launched the second-generation Prius," said Hiroyuki Seto: "Compared to the first-generation Prius, the new-generation Prius has a larger body, more luxurious configuration, and stronger power. , has a stronger product force..."

Speaking of this, Hiroyuki Seto stared at Zhang Qihang and said, "Mr. Zhang, I wonder if you are willing to cooperate with us to produce this car?"

what?
Hiroyuki Seto actually proposed to cooperate with Huateng Automobile to produce a new generation of Prius?
Hearing Seto Hiroyuki's words, not only the staff from the Huaxia side, but even the staff from the Stealing Oil Otter side looked at him in astonishment: Prius can be said to represent the highest achievement of the Stealing Oil Otter in terms of hybrid power, Hiroyuki Seto Is this guy crazy to suggest to produce together with Huateng Group?
Because of annoyance, many people on the oil-stealing side were angry at Seto Hiroshi who made this suggestion. Only Mitsuhisa Yoshida, the vice president of the oil-stealing technology research institute, was thoughtful after hearing what Hiroyuki Seto said. .

But the Huaxia team is different. During this period of time, everyone has done some homework and learned the power of the Prius. In the eyes of many people, the Prius is simply a magic car. Now listen to Seto When Hu Haozhi was willing to cooperate with Huateng Industrial Group to produce a new generation of Prius, they suddenly felt like they were hit by a pie falling from the sky.

Look at Zhang Qihang again, this guy has a calm face, it seems that he doesn't care about Hiroyuki Seto's suggestion, and he is so anxious that he can't wait to accept this invitation instead of Zhang Qihang: You won't agree to such a good thing , what's going on in your head?
Zhang Qihang was indeed very calm. He looked at Hiroyuki Seto and said, "Mr. Seto, thank you for your kindness, but I'm afraid I can't agree."

Hiroyuki Seto didn't expect Zhang Qihang to refuse so simply, he couldn't help frowning, and asked, "Can I ask why?"

"It's very simple, because of the cost." Zhang Qihang didn't go around in circles, and said directly to Hiroyuki Seto: "According to your public information, the cost of the current Prius is 3.2 US dollars. Otter had to market the car at a super-losing price of 1.7."

The Prius costs $3.2?
Hearing Zhang Qihang's words, the people who just wanted to press Zhang Qihang's head to let him agree to come down were all stunned at the moment: In simple conversion, wouldn't 3.2 US dollars cost almost 26 RMB?

Zhang Qihang continued: "You just said that the new generation of Prius has been comprehensively enhanced in terms of product strength, so it is conceivable that with the overall enhancement of product strength, the cost of this car will also be further increased. The cost exceeds 3.5 US dollars is also possible. Such a simple calculation, even if the cost of the whole vehicle has been reduced after our production in China, I believe the price will still exceed 30 RMB..."

what?
The price of this car is more than 30?
Those who were still secretly complaining about Zhang Qihang in their hearts just now were shocked by the price: just ordering a small car for 30 yuan?
motherfucker!

With so much money, wouldn’t it be nice to buy a Fengya Teana or an Audi A6? Why buy such a big and small car?As for the little money saved, hey... How much is the gas cost?
People who didn't understand Zhang Qihang's choice just now, at this moment they do understand Zhang Qihang's choice.

Zhang Qihang, on the other hand, looked at Hiroyuki Seto with a smile on his face after talking about this, and said, "The body size of the current Prius is only that of a small car. Size, but in China, 30 RMB has already entered the price range of medium and large luxury cars. You can buy a car as big as a Huateng Sylphy for the price of a Fengya Teana or Audi A6. Mr. Seto, Do you think this is possible?
Or is it that the oil otter intends to continue to pursue the policy of subsidizing users, and in order to promote the Prius in China, give Chinese users a huge subsidy for car purchases? "

Zhang Qihang is very clear about the sales of the second-generation Prius in China. At the end of 05, this car rolled off the assembly line at FAW's Changchun factory. It is a standard compact hatchback sedan with a body length of only 4.4 meters. Stealing oil otter subsidies, the price is as high as more than 30.

Although FAW Stealing Fuel Otter keeps promoting how fuel-efficient and advanced this car is, the common people are not stupid, thinking in their minds: this car is fuel-efficient, but you can buy a car of the same size for only 10,000+, how much Spend almost 20, just to save some fuel?The little gas money saved obviously cannot fill the pit of the extra money.

The result is that, except for a very few people who have enough money in their pockets and are willing to spend money to try something new, this car sells very badly in China, even not as much as the soft-top convertible Beetle of the same period-you know, The Beetle is already considered a fairly niche niche model, and the soft-top convertible Beetle is even more niche among the niche, but even if it is this niche, the sales volume still exceeds that of the second-generation domestically produced Prius.

Now that FAW has already stepped on such a big hole in front, it is of course impossible for him to step into it again.

Hiroyuki Seto said with some embarrassment: "Of course it's impossible..."

Before Seto Hiroyuki finished speaking, Zhang Qihang spread his hands together: "So, I admit that some users will buy this car out of curiosity or for the purpose of trying, but I don't think a company can rely on this car Profit...Mr. Seto, with all due respect, the purpose of our business is to make profits. If a product cannot make us profit, then what is the purpose of introducing this product? Is it beneficial to the public?"

"Giving benefits to the public? Haha..."

The unknown person in the crowd couldn't bear it after hearing Zhang Qihang's words, and burst out laughing.

Everyone agrees with Zhang Qihang's words: If a product can't make money for the company that produces it, why should we produce it?
Even if Stealing Oil is selling Prius at a loss, everyone understands that on the one hand, it is Stealing Oil using this method to cultivate users and instill the concept of hybrid power in users; To reduce costs, I want to make money in the future, but you steal oil otters and want to make money in the future, why should I help you advance money during the promotion period of losing money and making money?There is no such reason, isn't this playing us as fools?

Zhang Qihang pretended not to hear the laughter. He spread his hands and said to Hiroyuki Seto: "Mr. Seto, I am personally looking forward to the cooperation with oil-stealing otters, but given the rapid development of our Chinese auto consumer market, In reality, I hope that you would better come up with some products that are more in line with our country's current consumption habits, as for the Prius..."

Speaking of the Prius, Zhang Qihang shook his head: "It is indeed a good car, but it does not conform to the consumption habits of the Chinese auto market."

Zhang Qihang has said this to this point, and he has saved enough face for himself, what else can Seto Hiroyuki say?He could only nod his head and said, "I took the liberty."

Is Hiroyuki Seto really taking the liberty?of course not.

The reason why Seto Hiroyuki proposed to cooperate with Huateng Industrial Group to produce a new generation of Prius is naturally because Stealing Oil Otter Automobile has its own small calculations. I saw something and refused to be fooled.

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According to the prior agreement between the two parties, on the second day, Huateng Industrial Group showed the hybrid version of Sylphy that is still in the development stage to the visiting team of the oil otter—yes, like the early hybrid cars, Huateng Industrial Group This car is also a "oil-to-electricity" model, and the platform is Huateng Sylphy.

Here is an extra word, in fact, the Prius is not using the hybrid platform specially developed by the Stealer, but it is made on the MC platform. The so-called MC platform is the compact model platform inside the Stealer. , Corolla (Corolla), RAV4 and other models are all based on this platform, the second and third generation Prius are also based on this platform, and the future Ralink is also based on this platform.

Under the MC platform, there is also a small car platform: B platform, and the typical products of the B platform are Vios and Vizi; and above the MC platform, there is also a medium-sized car platform: K platform, Camry (Camry) Models such as the Highlander and Highlander are products of this platform; there is also an N platform on top of the K platform, and all rear-wheel drive vehicles from this platform, such as the Crown.

Seeing this "oil-to-electric" Sylphy in an incomplete technical state, Hiroyuki Seto, Mitsuhisa Yoshida and other engineering and technical personnel who stole the oil were not very good-looking: Compared with this hybrid version of Sylphy, their own The Prius looks petty, with a sense of wretchedness - of course, Hiroyuki Seto will definitely not admit this kind of wretchedness, they will only think it is "exquisite".

Zhang Qihang didn't seem to notice the changes in the faces of Hiroyuki Seto and Mitsuhisa Yoshida, and greeted him warmly: "Mr. Seto, Mr. Yoshida, this is the test platform for our group's hybrid system. Compared with your Prius, Our hybrid system has been fully upgraded in terms of overall hardware configuration. The engine you have seen yesterday is a 2.0-liter Miller cycle engine.

In terms of the electrical system, unlike your 288V voltage platform, we have adopted a 500V high voltage platform..."

Zhang Qihang's voice hadn't finished yet, when someone in the oil-stealing otter tour group said: "500V voltage? With such a high voltage, you don't worry about any danger?"

"It doesn't matter, we can take professional waterproof and anti-leakage measures," Zhang Qihang said with a smile: "And in your publicity in Dongying and North America, didn't you say that the second-generation Prius also chose a high voltage of 500V? ?”

"..."

Hearing Zhang Qihang's words, people who wanted to take this opportunity to ridicule Zhang Qihang and Huateng Group just now stopped talking: Yes, you stole oil otters just passed the test of the first generation Prius Finally, I felt that the voltage of 288V was not enough, so I upgraded the voltage of the second-generation Prius to 500V. Why, if you can use it, we can’t?Or is it that you stole the oil otter car and applied for patents all over the world, except for you, all other car manufacturers are not allowed to use the 500V high-voltage platform?
Isn't this nonsense!
It is impossible for the Patent Office to approve your application, isn't it?

Seeing that these guys finally got the teacher, Zhang Qihang said with a refreshed face: "With the blessing of higher voltage, we can use a higher power motor, considering that our car has to use a motor from the beginning to the end. To drive the vehicle, we have designed a 70KW ultra-high-power liquid-cooled electric motor for this hybrid system, which can guarantee the vehicle's top speed of 150 kilometers per hour and a long-term cruise at a speed of 130 kilometers per hour."

Hearing Zhang Qihang's words, Seto Hiroyuki, Yoshida Mitsuhisa and other engineering and technical personnel who stole oil only felt that they were slapped in the face:

Although Zhang Qihang didn't mention the Prius at all, many of the visitors from the Stealing Otter Technical Research Institute participated in the research and development of the Prius, even those who had not participated in the research and development of the Prius. , I also know the basic performance and hardware configuration of this car very well, so I naturally know that the first-generation Prius is equipped with an electric motor with a maximum instantaneous power of 29 kilowatts, because the performance is really not enough, there is no way, the development has been basically completed , The second largest Prius, which is undergoing final calibration work, had to increase the voltage to 500V and the power of the motor to 50 kilowatts, but Huateng Group directly raised the maximum power of the motor to 70KW!

The motor power can be divided into instantaneous maximum power, 30-minute maximum power, and long-term maximum allowable power, while high-speed cruise uses the third type, the maximum power for long-term operation. According to the calculation of Huateng Group, their mixed The power system can cruise at a speed of 130 kilometers per hour, which means that the maximum long-term operating power of this motor is about 25 kW to 35 kW, and the power generation performance of the configured generator must also reach this level...

So, it means that the oil-stealing otter has been completely surpassed?

Thinking of this, while feeling themselves being slapped in the face, everyone even felt a little ridiculous.

But Zhang Qihang said at this time, especially from Versailles: "But according to our tests, we found that this is not the most economical way, so we are already preparing to develop the second-generation hybrid system."

(End of this chapter)