Great Power Technology.

Chapter 250 Panasonic's Huge Crisis

Like the ugly country, Panasonic, an island country, is also gloomy because of the release of sulfur-silicon batteries.

They have paid a huge cost in the past few weeks, and even interrupted most other projects for the so-called sulfur-lithium battery, and invested all funds and resources in the research and development of the sulfur-lithium battery. However, when the last battery interview Only then did they realize that what they got in their hands was a technology that was a whole generation behind others.

What Shanshan shares?What tech leaks?
It's all a cover!

It was just a smoke bomb deliberately thrown out by others, and it could even be said to be a fishhook with attractive bait on it.

His side swallowed the bait and, as expected, was hooked by the throat.

Now, is there any way for them to turn around?
The battery has already been produced, and subsequent plans and contracts have also been arranged. If it is temporarily changed, it is likely to cause greater losses.

However, if you bite the bullet and continue publishing...

That is equivalent to handing over one's original status to others.

In the past few years, China's battery technology has been continuously expanding its advantages, but now, the other party does not even let itself be the second child.

The winner takes all, which is fully reflected at this moment.

Shiraishi sat in the office dejectedly, with a contract signed less than 5 days before his hand.

It was a one-year raw material lithium purchase contract with Greenbushese, and the price was 225% of the previous contract.

The numbers above seem like a great irony.

Just a few days ago, they were still complacent about getting the lowest price in the world, and the company's top management even held a celebration party for themselves.

But now?

This contract has become a nightmare that dragged the entire company into the abyss.

After a long silence, Shiraishi said:
"Let's... break the contract."

"If we break the contract, we have to bear 30% of the liquidated damages, and it is a one-time payment, which is an unbearable loss for us!"

"I know, I know. But if we don't break the contract and continue to eat this contract, the losses we will face will be even greater..."

"Not necessarily? Although the other party has already controlled the high-end market, it is undeniable that our sulfur-lithium batteries still have a certain degree of competitiveness. Digested, this is much stronger than our one-time huge cash flow!"

Hearing this, Baishi shook his head, and the expression on his face became cold and tough again.

After all, he is an old man who has been in the mall for a long time. Under such a blow, although he lost his composure for a short time, the speed at which he regained his sanity was equally astonishing.

He stared directly at the speaker, and reprimanded him severely:
"What kind of opponent do you think we are facing! Where do you think our technology comes from?! If it is really a technology leak, it is fine, but now we have confirmed that this is a smoke bomb deliberately released by the other party. Are we still Can you trust the technology in your hand?"

"You didn't try to understand our opponents at all! They can't leave us with anything! Even a generation behind technology!"

"In previous tests, we have found that there is a problem with the process of steaming sulfur-lithium compounds, and the stability of the battery will deteriorate under the condition of rapid changes in cold and heat, but because we think that the probability of such an application scenario is low, so we only No immediate action was taken to resolve it.”

"Now, we have re-tested it and concluded that even a temperature fluctuation of only 20 degrees is enough to affect the stability of the battery!"

"And in many places in the world, their temperature difference between day and night is more than 20 degrees!"

"This kind of impact is very small, yes, but after a long period of time, the probability of battery deflagration accidents will be greatly increased!"

"Do you really want to completely destroy our goodwill with such an unstable battery?"

Looking at Shiraishi who was furious like a hound, the employees who originally wanted to raise different opinions fell silent.

After looking around for a week, Baishi organized a vote, and then determined the strategy of breaking the contract with a ratio of 55 to 32.

That evening, Panasonic issued a repudiation notice with Greenbushes, but they did not recall the batteries that had been shipped ahead of schedule.

Everyone was immersed in pain, and there seemed to be no end to bowing and apologizing round after round. However, such apologies did not bring good results in the end.

Because on the second day when they started to organize the comprehensive improvement of sulfur-lithium battery technology, the battery purchased by a small car company in the island country deflagrated, causing a test driver to be slightly burned.

The flames also ignited a grocery store on the side of the road. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished in time so that no more serious consequences were caused.

The car company did not hesitate, and immediately filed a judicial lawsuit against Panasonic. Within a few days, the results of the preliminary technical investigation were announced:
The reason for the battery detonation was simply that after the car was driven under the scorching sun, it was washed in an automated car wash, and then returned to driving under the scorching sun for a short period of time.

The drastic temperature change caused the battery to explode, as Panasonic has discovered.

The investigation is still going on, but internal information has begun to flow out. A Panasonic insider who did not want to be named revealed that they had already discovered this hidden danger, but considering the market and goodwill, they did not immediately carry out a recall.

The statement caused an uproar, and Panasonic wanted to struggle, but official investigations ensued, and in the end, they were forced to admit technical defects, recall all batteries, and bow and apologize.

A well-known enterprise with a century-old reputation is once again facing a huge crisis.

……

Chuanshu, Shufei Manufacturing Factory.

Ye Zhou was sitting in an office specially reserved for him. On the screen was a report on the recent scandal of the Panasonic Group.

"You guys are so ruthless. You dare to bury such technical loopholes. Aren't you afraid that something big will happen?"

Chen Hao who was sitting opposite smiled and replied:
"It's not our responsibility that the accident really happened. Look, the technology we gave to Shanshan Company is exactly the same as the technology that Panasonic got. Why didn't Shanshan have such a thing?"

"The answer is simple, Shanshan still has our shares inside, so we strictly require them to complete all the tests before allowing the release. And Panasonic? They gave up too many things in order to save time, so that many decisions have been deformed. "

"So, no matter what kind of technical loopholes, they will not directly lead to serious consequences. It just seems that they are arrogant and careless."

Hearing this, Ye Zhou nodded.

This is indeed a fact. The process of steaming sulfur-lithium compounds is not mature enough. Logically speaking, the other party should go through repeated tests before putting this battery on the market.

But if they don't, that's a serious problem.

The nature of this kind of behavior is the same as that of a Tesla who forced the whole car to be smart when the smart system was not yet perfect, resulting in a series of problems such as locking the car, losing control, and brake failure.

They are all trying to die.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhou said:
"This time Panasonic was basically beaten to the ground, and our opponents are gradually decreasing, which is very good."

"I won't talk about them anymore. I plan to stay here in Chendu in the future. Please help me arrange it."

Chen Hao nodded in agreement, and then asked:
"What's your next plan? Continue to plan with Nantianmen, or engage in exoskeletons, or continue to optimize the battery?"

Ye Zhou shook his head and replied:

"These are the things you have to do. I can't follow up the subsequent optimization of the technology, because the cost-effectiveness ratio is too low."

"I have to forge a new path."

"In the next step, I plan to engage in special-level quantum computing first."

"I don't know the direction yet, maybe molecular simulation, maybe RSA decryption, maybe quantum machine learning... In short, it will bring us some new changes."

　This chapter is used to make up for the chapter I owed yesterday, and the update will be around nine o'clock tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)