Since 1979 I have been in the tide of the times

Few Chinese people know the name of MAN, an industrial giant in Germany. The world's first diesel engine was born here, and the first electric bus was also born here.

In 1970, MAN produced an electric version of the MAN 750.Much like China, this electric bus appeared at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Later, after upgrading and transformation, hundreds of electric buses appeared in various big cities in West Germany until they disappeared in the late 80s.

Wang Weidong and Cao Kewen stood in the museum in Dusseldorf looking at the two electric buses.

There is a small trailer at the back of the bus. The trailer is filled with lead-acid batteries, which are connected to the main body of the bus with cables.

"At that time, the battery technology was backward, and the size was relatively dangerous. The charging speed was also slow, like filling a small water pipe with water. Therefore, it was designed in such a way that it would take less than 10 minutes to replace the trailer when the power was exhausted." Cao Kewen explained.

"It's a pity that we can't buy these two electric buses because they are in the museum!" Wang Weidong said regretfully.

"If it is only for inverters, 30 years have passed and it is already outdated." Cao Kewen said.

In the past 30 years, semiconductor technology can be described as leaps and bounds.

"I checked and found that the inverters on this bus were produced by the technical department of Siemens at that time, which is now Infineon. You can find them if you want, but they are already outdated." Cao Kewen said.

Wang Weidong carefully counted the seats on the MAN bus, there are 99 seats in one, and exactly one hundred with the driver included!
"The curb mass of a domestically designed bus is [-] tons, and the maximum weight is [-] tons, which means the load capacity is [-] tons. This bus is definitely not [-] tons, but it can hold [-] people. The total weight of [-] people in a German body may exceed [-] tons!" Wang Weidong said.

Ten tons is much larger than the [-] tons of passenger cars being designed in China.

It can also be understood that the purpose of the passenger car in the Chinese design is to take foreign guests. Naturally, it should be more comfortable, so it can't be too crowded, and the interior decoration is more luxurious.

Therefore, the quality of the whole vehicle is large, but there are fewer passengers.

"This bus has an output of 163 kWh and a speed of 185 kilometers per hour. The technical requirements you bring are a maximum power of 85 kWh, a maximum speed of 80 kilometers, and a battery pack specification of [-]ah, which is actually the same." Cao Kewen said.

"Use our factory in Germany to see if it can be produced, and if it doesn't work, we will quietly purchase it from Infineon, not afraid of spending money! Then we will come back and reproduce it!" Wang Weidong said.

Although his skin is relatively thick, he is still a little embarrassed when it comes to this.

"If it is purchased from Infineon, Infineon will immediately think of the Olympic Games. If the incident is exposed, it is not good for the country, and it is even worse for Xiangyang Group! Why don't those institutions that develop electric buses purchase from abroad, just to create the concept of national production. We can't do this, and the impact is not good!" Cao Kewen said.

Wang Weidong was very satisfied. After all, Cao Kewen came from China. When thinking about problems, he first considered political influence.

"Actually, I have thought about it carefully. We can achieve the main technical indicators, but we cannot achieve indicators such as energy recovery. In fact, the so-called energy recovery is only symbolic, and the actual effect is very small. The technical difference between 5.00% and 50.00% energy recovery is too great!" Cao Kewen said.

"Wait, 5.00% energy recovery is easy, but 50.00% is difficult. We can set conditions. Under harsh conditions, we can achieve a higher energy recovery, so we can pass the test. If we can't reach it, don't blame us. It's objective conditions that don't allow it!" Wang Weidong said.

Cao Kewen was dumbfounded when he heard what Wang Weidong said.

"It's like selling insurance. It's not that I don't pay. I'm definitely a trustworthy person. It's just that the stipulated conditions don't allow it." Wang Weidong explained.

"I'll do it right away, only five sets are enough!" Wang Weidong said.

"However, our factory can only produce igbts for refrigerators and washing machines. The igbts for this kind of electric vehicles have to be purchased from Infineon." Cao Kewen said.

"Purchase immediately! But within half a year, the delivery must be guaranteed in quality and quantity!" Wang Weidong said.

The reason why Wang Weidong is so active about this matter is because of the current atmosphere—every company wants to contribute to the Olympic Games, and this is also an opportunity to show their face.

What's more, it is still a difficult thing to do, and tell the people in the country through this matter that only the Xiangyang Group can do this matter!

When looking back on the past decades later, how many things make people have infinite emotions.

When the country first bid to host the Olympic Games, how many elementary school students put pocket money of a few cents in an envelope, wrote the address, and dropped it into the mailbox.

At the end of the 80s and the beginning of the 90s, nearly 3000 million yuan was donated by ordinary people.

But now it is more up to entrepreneurs to contribute.

Entrepreneurs also have a simple and patriotic side. Of course, some people want to gain political benefits for themselves through this incident.

Even Huya Boy, which has developed in Australia and Island in the past few years, has started to do charity in his hometown in Fujian Province, donating a lot of money.

Song Yu met with Mr. Gao of Huayang Group to discuss the acquisition.

"The addition of the Niaozui Dam hydropower station really created a problem for me. It will increase by 100 billion at once!" Mr. Gao said with a smile.

In the past few years, he has conquered cities and lands in China, and the acquisitions are very complicated, not just the beer industry.

"If you ask me to say that the acquisition of the Niaozui Dam hydropower station is better than beer, the country is now sending electricity from west to east. This is a high-quality asset! Just thinking about it makes me feel bad!" Song Yu said.

Mr. Gao looked at Song Yu with a half-smile and said: "Xiaoyu, I always feel that you don't want to hold the hydropower station in your hands for a long time, otherwise you won't stuff it into the Red Star shares!"

Song Yu gave Mr. Gao a thumbs-up and said, "Mr. Gao is still very insightful! Our Xiangyang Group is a private enterprise, and the electric power industry is a bit special. You should also know how this hydropower station got into our hands. It is not good to hold it for a long time! But if you want to take advantage of the fire, there is no one! A family of women is begging, and there are plenty of people who want to buy it!"

No matter what form of power generation, there are not many cases of full load, especially when the demand for power supply is small, it is a question of whose power to buy and whose power to connect to the grid.

Of course, the priority is to let his own son's computer go online!
If this is the case, the Niaozui Dam hydropower station will abandon electricity, and the electricity generated will not be able to make money if it cannot be sold.

The power grid is owned by the country, and there is nothing we can do about it.

"I know that several companies are coveting your Niaozui Dam Hydropower Station! But in this way, the entire acquisition will cost more than 100 billion. I can't make the decision alone. I have to ask the higher authorities for instructions." Mr. Gao said.

"It will take several months for you to come and go like this! At that time, the shares of our Xiangyang Group will fly into the sky. Don't you feel bad about spending several billion more?" Song Yu asked.

Mr. Gao replied solemnly: "Xiaoyu, money is not the problem, the key to the problem is responsibility!"