There was basically nothing a businessman like Martin could be dissatisfied with.
His Tesla was a new energy brand in the United States and a giant in the global new energy vehicle industry. He could see the president once or twice a year.
His special encrypted mobile phone was a symbol of the identity of an American businessman. Only a small number of businessmen who stood at the top of the pyramid in their respective fields owned it.
When he heard the emotionless voice on the phone, Martin took a deep breath.
"Hello, I am Mr. Martin, the chief executive of Tesla."
The other party paused for a few seconds and then said, "Hello, Mr. Martin. Your phone number and identity are correct. What can I do for you?"
"I would like to make an appointment with Mr. Akland, the director of the Energy Bureau. I have an important situation to report."
"Two days ago, Tesla shipped a Thunderbolt car from Hua Xia through special channels. Today, we used sophisticated electronic equipment to test it. The plasma battery on this Thunderbolt car has exceeded the technical limits that we can touch. "
"Now we are testing the charging and discharging ability of this battery. I think we must take this matter very seriously."
"Because this is a super battery that can be mass-produced. It can trample all the commercial batteries in the world. If we don't take action, what awaits us is a complete defeat in the battery energy field."
The receptionist quietly waited for Martin to finish, then added, "I need a detailed test data. If the data is as you said, I will make an appointment for you to see Mr. Akland."
Martin nodded, hung up the phone, and asked the engineers to prepare the data report immediately.
The real monster was here, and the other battery manufacturers were lambs.
Martin anxiously paced back and forth. Now was not the time to compare technology with the Thunderbolt car, but the crossroads that determined Tesla's future.
At the same time, it was also the crossroads of the battery energy industry in the United States. He could not compete with Monster Heavy Industries alone. He had to rely on the power of the country.
An hour later, the materials were ready. Martin immediately sent an encrypted fax to the office of the White House. Half an hour later, the other party replied.
"Mr. Martin, you need to come to Washington with the plasma battery. Mr. Director Akland, I can meet you at 4 pm."
"Okay, I'll arrange the itinerary immediately." The restless Martin hurriedly asked someone to prepare a small business charter.
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The United States Department of Energy was an important department of the federal government. Headquartered in Washington, it had more than 40 subordinate departments. It was mainly responsible for energy research, development, and management, including nuclear energy and new types of energy. The current director, Akland, was 53 years old this year. He was one of the most powerful directors among the 15 departments of the federal government.
Chief Akland had also heard of Monster Industries' latest energy vehicle, Swift Thunder. However, there were too many things that he needed to pay attention to every day. In addition, the Thunderbolt car had just been released, so there was not enough information yet. Chief Akland had not received any information that he needed to pay attention to yet.
However, this morning, the White House received a report from Tesla's CEO.
When the information was placed in the office, Chief Akland's first reaction was that it was impossible.
The energy density of the battery was limited by the material. Scientists had tested all the materials that could be combined. There were better materials than lithium polymer, but those materials could only be used in the laboratory. Even if someone bought them, they did not have the technology to mass produce them.
The energy density of the plasma battery was three times that of the lithium polymer battery? It could cycle 2,000 deep charge and discharge cycles? The charging time from zero to a hundred was only 30 minutes?
This was even more powerful than the technology in the laboratory. Did this mean that the Thunderbolt car did not need to be replaced even if it was scrapped?
If this information was submitted by the information intelligence department, Chief Akland would definitely treat it as a joke and throw it into the trash can. However, it was submitted by Tesla's CEO, Martin. He believed that Martin must have used rigorous scientific methods to come up with this report.
In addition, the Thunderbolt car was the latest product launched by Monster Industries. No matter how busy Chief Akland was, he knew that his colleague, Lancelot, the director of the Environmental Protection Agency, had to resign because of this company's product.
But …
Before he saw the plasma battery, Chief Akland still could not believe the contents of the report.
At four o 'clock in the afternoon, Chief Akland specially selected several technical experts from the energy material laboratory to participate in this meeting.
"Plasma battery? This name sounds unreliable. Electricity is energy. When did it become a material? "
"Three times the energy density of lithium polymer batteries? This is impossible. The hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell we are researching can't do this. "
"What the hell is Tesla doing? How can you believe this kind of commercial gimmick?"
Several energy material experts shook their heads when they saw the report. They knew more about battery technology than Chief Akland, and they firmly believed that no one could break the limitations of current material technology.
However, the truth was always so cruel. When Chief Akland met with Chief Governor Martin in the office. The energy material experts used instruments to test it. They were completely petrified on the spot.
Their hearts were in turmoil. After they struggled out of the petrified state, the first thing they did was to lie on the plasma battery and observe the mysterious liquid inside the battery as if it were a treasure.
"This … how is this possible."
"Mr. Martin, are you sure this is really the mass-produced version of the car battery from Monster Industries, and not the battery removed from the alien spaceship?"
"God ~ I have never seen this kind of liquid material. It seems to be some kind of liquid metal."
"It's incredible, Mr. Martin. I think it's necessary for us to open this transparent shell and analyze the composition of these liquid metals."
"There are eight batteries in total. You can take one for research." Chief Akland quickly stopped the sighing of these experts. A huge crisis has come, and he must come up with countermeasures as soon as possible.
"I just want to know what impact this battery will bring to us."
"If …"
"If we can't develop the same technology, Tesla will be the first to die." One of the material engineers vowed.
"You can't develop it." Chief Governor Martin also made a solemn vow. "In the field of batteries, Tesla is no worse than your Energy Materials Laboratory. We have already disassembled a plasma battery and analyzed the liquid metal composition inside. "
"We can detect the composition of a variety of metal compounds inside, but these compositions have changed. Just like water turned into ice, just like carbon turned into steel stone. This is a brand new substance that we have not even seen before. "
"Not only Tesla, but the entire battery industry in Europe, America, Japan, and South Korea will face a cold winter."
"In the military field, I think the impact will be more serious." Another expert said very solemnly, "These liquid materials seem to have high plasticity. If applied to the military field, it can definitely improve the performance of many electronic products by an order of magnitude."
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