The Golden Week in early May was not over yet.
People were still talking about the sudden emergence of Beep Beep Charging, as well as the wireless charging technology that could change everyone's lifestyle. Suddenly, two pieces of news stole the limelight from Beep Beep Charging.
The first was from Star Sky Technology.
At the latest press conference, the spokesperson for Star Sky Technology admitted that they had made a critical breakthrough in lithium-air batteries and that they had completed the production of the first-generation lithium-air batteries with Zhongshan New Materials.
This news itself wasn't anything special. After Professor Lu's thesis was published, people already had a hunch that this was going to happen.
The only thing that surprised people was that not only was there a thesis, but there was also a patent, and there was even a finished product.
Five minutes after answering the reporter's questions, the stock price of Zhongshan New Materials skyrocketed to its daily limit. No one could react to this rapid speed.
It could be said that the GEM gained a market value of hundreds of millions …
Of course, even though this news was shocking, it only fulfilled people's previous speculations. It didn't achieve the sensational effect, so the impact was quite limited.
What really caused a sensation, or rather, what really shocked people was the second piece of news.
Which was, the rumor that Star Sky Technology had bundled the lithium-air battery and wireless charging patents was officially acknowledged at the press conference.
The spokesperson for Star Sky Technology said in an extremely positive tone that they believed that higher technology would bring a better quality of life. People's pursuit of a better quality of life was endless, so wireless charging technology and lithium-air batteries should be inseparable.
This kind of argument was somewhat unreasonable. Regardless of whether people were pursuing a higher quality of life, it should be decided by the market.
However, this kind of nonsense immediately caused an uproar in the entire energy industry after it was reported.
The announcement published on Star Sky Technology's official website further confirmed the statement made by their spokesperson.
Which was, Star Sky Technology would bundle their wireless charging technology and lithium-air battery technology!
Also, the bundled wireless charging technology was completely different from the standards set by the Wireless Charging Alliance, the PMA Alliance, and the A4WP Alliance. It was completely defined by Star Sky Technology.
The entire alternative energy industry was trembling under the threat of lithium-air batteries. Now that Star Sky Technology had taken action, the entire alternative energy industry felt like it was being shaken by a magnitude 8 earthquake.
Not only did the new energy companies that invested heavily in lithium-sulfur batteries have to face a reshuffle in lithium-air batteries, but they also had to face a reshuffle in wireless charging technology.
What?
You have wireless charging technology in reserve?
If there was, then there was!
It doesn't matter if your wireless charging technology used the QI standard or the A4WP standard, or if you used mainstream or non-mainstream technology. Anyway, from now on, as long as you want to obtain the technology authorization for lithium-air batteries, you have to use our system and adopt our standards!
Or, they could bear more expensive patent fees for the lithium-air battery technology, such as the price of the entire vehicle …
On a famous rider BBS.
Related topics had already been flooded to the sky.
Whether it was the owners of gasoline-powered vehicles or the owners of alternative energy vehicles, they were all discussing this matter.
[F * ck me, Star Sky Technology is going to make a big move!]
[Can anyone analyze what this means by bundling lithium-air batteries and wireless charging technology together?]
[It means if you want to use Star Sky Technology's lithium-air battery patent, you have to pay for a complete set of wireless charging technology that has nothing to do with lithium-air batteries! And you have to sign a wireless charging compatibility agreement! If you don't accept it, Star Sky Technology will charge you the price of the entire vehicle.]
[F * ck me, bundled sales? Aren't you being a hooligan?]
[Yes, you're acting like a hooligan, but what can you do? Unless you can bypass the patent barriers set up by Star Sky Technology, you have to compromise or pay up! It's like Qualcomm, they want to charge the price of the phone, what can you do?]
[They're targeting Tesla … Not long ago, Evgo announced that it would enter the Chinese market. I saw Tesla's charging stations all over Shanghai, and they claim that they have 85% coverage! If all lithium-air batteries use the wireless charging system provided by Star Sky Technology, then their charging stations will just rust.]
[Just wait and see, Tesla will definitely do something. Even if Tesla doesn't do anything, the United States won't give up …]
In fact, as a leader in the alternative energy vehicle industry, Tesla immediately expressed its regret and hoped that Star Sky Technology would reconsider this decision.
At the latest press conference, Elon Musk was faced with a barrage of questions from reporters. Even though he tried his best to control himself, he still couldn't help but curse out loud.
"We're very happy to see that Star Sky Technology has done something good for the alternative energy industry. Don't get me wrong, I'm really happy! I'm not being sarcastic!
"But I have an immature suggestion here, and I hope they can consider it together. If they still want to do good deeds, it would be best for them to dig a hole and bury themselves on the spot, the kind that buries themselves together with the shovel!
Although technological progress was a good thing for society as a whole, it meant that people would have more choices in addition to the traditional way of travel, but it was not necessarily the case for those companies that made a living in this bowl of rice.
In the latest issue of the newspaper, The New York Times quoted Elon Musk's statement at the press conference, expressing concern about the emergence of lithium-air battery technology.
Rapid technological progress was like overheating a weapon. In the long run, it wouldn't necessarily be beneficial for the development of alternative energy technology.
Even though the technology sounded good, the potential safety risks were still an issue that had to be taken seriously.
In fact, compared to Elon Musk and the media, whether it was the China alternative energy vehicle companies or the international automobile companies that were preparing to produce alternative energy vehicles, they quickly calmed down.
The treaty was unfair, because they had no choice.
But in fact, it didn't directly harm their vested interests.
Compared to lithium-sulfur batteries, lithium-air batteries only needed to add a grille to the front of the car to easily complete the technological upgrade. Even the interior design of the car didn't need to be improved, and the range could be increased by at least 1.5 times. This undoubtedly gave many potential customers another reason to choose alternative energy over traditional energy.
As for the cost and risk of technology upgrading, it could be completely transferred to upstream battery companies. Regardless of whether wireless charging and lithium-air batteries were tied together …
That seemed to be something that battery manufacturers and charging station companies that were tied to the same chariot should be worrying about.
Other than some companies like Toyota, Ford, and Volkswagen, who expressed concerns about the risks of adopting China's standards, most of them chose to accept it.
The only one who was really angry was Tesla, which invested a huge sum of money to buy Evgo and do its own charging station business.
They had just reached a strategic cooperation agreement with Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, and other well-known automobile manufacturers. They were ready to enter the Chinese power output industry, but they had just taken the first step and died before they could succeed.
Even if they wanted to upgrade their charging stations now, it was too late.
Forget about the US $1 billion worth of charging stations in Shanghai. Even if they wanted to keep up in the field of wireless charging, they would have to use Star Sky Technology's technology standards and purchase Star Sky Technology's patented chips …
This meant that not only did they have to research and develop related technologies from scratch, but they also had to take the initiative to put shackles on their own development. And if Evgo went, it would mean that billions of dollars of investment would go down the drain …
Tesla's grievances and protests naturally attracted the attention of the US authorities.
Almost immediately after Tesla's press conference ended, the US Department of Commerce also responded to reporters' questions at a regular meeting and publicly expressed its opinion on this matter.
Even though it was only a simple sentence, many people still understood the meaning behind it.
"… Tying two unrelated patents together will not help the healthy development of the industry. We will continue to pay close attention to the latest developments in this matter."
Obviously, there was a hint of warning in this sentence.
A lot of people with a keen sense of politics had already noticed this. Things seemed to be getting more and more interesting …
(Due to special reasons, this chapter and book review function will be suspended until June 6th. Everyone, please calm down. It's not just online websites, all major video websites are the same. The bullet comments function has been suspended. Just wait for the wind to blow over ~)
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