Rebirth of England.

Chapter 818 Misunderstanding
In fact, the future electric vehicle charging standards will be mainly divided into three types: American standard, European standard and China's national standard, corresponding to the three major markets for electric vehicles.

In addition, there is a distinction between DC and AC charging modes.

At this point in time, the charging standards in these regions are still in their very early stages and have not been completely fixed. Therefore, the Standard Charging Alliance formed by the British Motor Group and Tesla also hopes to gain a voice in the charging of future electric vehicles.

Next, they will also persuade other car companies to join this alliance. At least China's Nanjing Automobile Group will also participate in this alliance. As for BYD, Barron is also sending people to contact them, hoping that they will also become members of the alliance.

Of course, even so, it is impossible to achieve a globally unified charging interface style, because the formulation of such charging standards is very complicated and needs to take into account the different power grid conditions in different regions.

For example, in Europe, especially Germany, because of the demand for three-phase electricity, their charging interfaces need to be different from those in other regions.

And they also need to consider future fast charging needs, so the charging interface they develop also needs to be scalable.

The first version of the SCC standard charging interface currently launched by the Standard Charging Consortium takes into account the needs of major countries and is integrated and can meet the requirements of North America, China and Europe.

That is to say, the charging station plugs in different regions will be different, but according to their SCC standard, electric vehicles will be equipped with an integrated interface that can accommodate all plugs.

Next, Tesla and British Motor Group will set up a joint venture, Standard Car Grid, which will install private charging piles for users of member car companies of the Standard Charging Alliance and begin installing SCC standard public charging piles in parts of North America and Britain.

In addition to the super electric sports car that Aston Martin is collaborating with Rimac Automobili, the British Motor Group is also developing hybrid vehicles. The next cars launched by the Land Rover and Jaguar brands will both have hybrid models.

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"Our financial control over Japan and South Korea, especially Japan, needs to continue, not only in finance but also in manufacturing. Their industries can also fill in the gaps in American industries affected by the subprime mortgage crisis."

After hearing Barron's words, Jamie Dimon murmured:

"That would require us to get more deeply involved in Japan's finances, but it would also make us vulnerable to their influence..."

"Didn't we intervene deeply enough before?"

Barron smiled and said:

"Don't think that Japan is very obedient now. That's because America has never loosened the rope around its neck. Otherwise, let's not talk about the Pearl Harbor incident. Think about how they bought Columbia Pictures and the Empire State Building..."

Even for his own benefit, Barron hopes that Japan's economy will continue to suffer a severe blow so that he can more easily buy some of their properties.

Especially in the manufacturing industry, for example, although Honor Electronics has already invested in Sharp and holds 9.9% of the company's shares, if it wants to further complete the acquisition of the company, it also requires Japan's economy to continue to be sluggish. Otherwise, it may only be able to wait like Foxconn in the original time and space, and wait until Sharp's revenue situation declines seriously in a few years before it can proceed.

But by that time, Sharp will not be that important to Honor Electronics.

Therefore, he still hopes to persuade Jamie Dimon's JPMorgan Chase and "allies" such as Goldman Sachs to continue to reap Japan's financial resources.

Of course, people like Jamie Dimon also have their own considerations. This kind of harvesting actually relies on the background of the "dollar tide" and needs to be carried out periodically. Only by following the trend can their operations be more effective. Otherwise, if they force it, the investment will increase exponentially - after all, you need to give them time to recover after you suck blood.

"What's more, there are better opportunities now. The situation in Greece is already very dangerous, isn't it? In addition, countries like Italy and Portugal are also inevitable..."

Lloyd Blankfein, chairman of Goldman Sachs, said with a smile:

"As far as I know, rating agencies including Moody's have decided to lower the credit ratings of Greece and other countries again. If this continues, Greece's debt will become junk debt."

In March of this year, Moody's downgraded Greece's credit rating by three levels, from BA1 to B1...

It is indeed as Lloyd said, if Greece's rating drops further, the bonds they issue will become junk bonds, which means that Greece's financing channels in the international financial market will basically be closed.

"This is indeed bad news for countries including Greece, but at the same time, it is easier for the Greek government to accept the harsh conditions of the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund in order to obtain another round of assistance, so the short-selling window may not be too long."

Currently, funds including DS Group, Standard Chartered Merrill Lynch and some Wall Street capital have made huge profits from shorting the European economy.

But similarly, just like Japan and South Korea, this kind of "harvest" also requires a recovery period for the other party.

Moreover, Barron's funds were extremely cautious in this short selling, and all were conducted using offshore accounts, which on the surface would not have any connection with their main business - otherwise, even if this short selling could be explained as "normal investment behavior," many of the businesses he was involved in would be vulnerable to targeting.

"So, we need to seize the last opportunity to increase profits."

Jamie Dimon raised his glass and spoke to Barron and others.

"I have another thing. Someone seems to be investigating me..."

Barron's expression turned serious and he said:

"Whether it's the FBI or the CIA, I just hope they stay away from me."

"you sure?"

Seeing Barron nod slowly, Jamie Dimon took a sip of wine and said lightly:

"That's normal. They always like to do things their own way. But it doesn't necessarily mean they have any plans against you. It may just be due to their abnormal desire for control... Anyway, I will find a chance to ask for you."

"Thank you, Mr. Dimon. I will also mention this matter when I meet with Mr. President. I don't want any misunderstanding between us."

(End of this chapter)