Luer didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He didn't expect Jiang Chen to notice his booth because of this reason.
"… I can't afford it."
When he heard Luer's honest answer, Jiang Chen's expression was a bit strange. Although he expected the company's financial situation to be poor, he didn't expect them to be this poor.
"Electric car? I don't think your car is special compared to other electric cars. "
Seeing Jiang Chen talking about his product, Luer was immediately energized.
"No, Mr. Jiang Chen, you don't understand the uniqueness of our product. We use wireless charging technology to eliminate the need for a charging port. Therefore, the owner only needs to park the car in the designated charging space to complete the charging process. "
"So, if I compare you to a phone manufacturer, the advantage you have over other phones is that you don't need a cable to charge?" Jiang Chen mocked.
Although he didn't have a deep understanding of the automobile industry, he had some understanding of electric vehicles. There was no other reason than the fact that the apocalypse mostly used electric vehicles. It was inevitable that fossil fuel vehicles would be eliminated, just like the steam vehicles that burned coal.
The technical difficulties in the development of modern electric vehicles were mainly in the range and charging time.
First of all, the range. In an ideal situation, with a constant speed of 30 kilometers per hour, it would be difficult for an electric vehicle to achieve a range of 300 kilometers. Such a short range would undoubtedly bring great inconvenience to the owner, which was the main reason for limiting the promotion of electric vehicles.
There was also the problem of charging time. Under normal circumstances, the charging time for an electric vehicle was between 7-8 hours. Although the widely used lithium iron carbonate battery had a half-hour fast charging mode, the impact of high-power charging on the battery life was quite severe, especially the heat produced. But when driving on the highway, it was impossible to spend seven or eight hours waiting for the battery to be fully charged.
For a lot of impatient people, half an hour of charging time was already very tiring.
But Luer Motors clearly deviated from the technology tree. It didn't make any progress on the two technical difficulties, but focused on developing wireless charging technology. To put it nicely, it was far-sighted. To put it bluntly, it was learning to run before learning to walk.
But because of this, the concept car launched by their company attracted Jiang Chen's attention. This was because the car charging stations in the apocalypse used wireless charging technology. The owner only needed to drive the car to the designated parking space and log on to the mobile electronic device with personal information or the car computer to start the charging service.
Convenience was the advantage of wireless charging.
When Luer heard Jiang Chen's ridicule, an awkward expression immediately appeared on his face.
"Also, I don't know if you've considered the energy consumption. I don't know much about cars, but for mobile phones, as far as I know, with the current wireless charging technology, the energy loss is 30% in the best case. "Seeing Luer's expression, Jiang Chen smiled and continued.
When Luer heard Jiang Chen belittling his company's proud work, he was not happy and retorted.
"You can't say that. Our company's car lithium battery can reduce the charging time to 15 minutes! Also, it won't affect the battery life. "
Fifteen minutes?
This was an incredible ability. Jiang Chen looked at Luer in surprise.
"Oh? How did you do it? "
Luer didn't answer Jiang Chen's question.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Jiang Chen felt a little more confident. Not speaking meant his solution didn't require a lot of technology, or it wouldn't be difficult to implement. If it was difficult to imitate, he wouldn't be so silent.
"Mr. Luer, if you don't even want to satisfy my curiosity, how can you expect me to willingly pay for your product?" Jiang Chen said softly.
"You're willing to invest in us?" A shocked expression flashed across Luer's face.
"If your product can pique my interest," Jiang Chen said with an indifferent tone.
Luer's expression struggled for a moment before he finally sighed and said.
"Okay, to be honest, although we registered 12 patents for this car, for the most important creative aspect, the patent office rejected our patent documents. The reason for rejection is simple. You can't apply for a patent for something as trivial as a series lithium battery … Umm, you should understand now. "
When Luer saw the realization on Jiang Chen's face, he opened his hands helplessly.
"That's right, I have to say, your solution is very … creative." Jiang Chen was speechless.
Yes, he understood Luer's solution. It was to connect many lithium batteries in series and then connect a charging module to the base of each battery. Because of wireless charging technology, the charging base could easily charge N lithium batteries in series at the same time. This method could indeed shorten the charging time, but the drawbacks were also obvious to the point of making people speechless.
"… But I don't know if you have considered the cost? And the size of the battery, to equip each battery with a charging module. "Jiang Chen continued to ask.
Speaking of this, Luer's face showed pride. "I have to mention our company's design of the KS-12 integrated battery. This is almost the core of our entire car technology! It consists of eight independent lithium battery units with a total capacity of 40 kWh and a range of more than 180 kilometers! "
This number was average compared to the pure electric vehicles on the market, but the advantages of wireless charging and fast charging could add a lot of points.
But the most critical issue Luer didn't mention was the cost.
"What about the cost?" Jiang Chen repeated the most critical question.
Luer's expression turned awkward again as he looked to the side.
"Of course, the cost is a problem, but our technicians have already come up with an improvement plan. If we can receive an investment, we are confident that we can reduce the cost to a reasonable range."
When Jiang Chen heard this, a dubious expression appeared on his face.
Under normal circumstances, electric vehicles were twice the price of fuel vehicles of the same performance. From Luer's expression, the price-to-performance ratio of this car was a bit pitiful.
"Can I ask the price of this car?"
After hesitating for a moment, Luer answered honestly, "If it is mass produced, the cost is around 700,000 USD."
"How many people do you think will pay for your car?" Jiang Chen smiled.
Luer forced a smile. "Mr. Jiang Chen, if you chatted with me for so long just to mock me, you already achieved your goal."
"Then you're destined to be disappointed. I'm not mocking you, but I'm very interested in your company … or your technology." After a pause, Jiang Chen handed over his business card. "So, are you interested in a 100 million USD financing proposal?"
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