He remembered that Sunday had reported to him that the sales of 4,800 bulletproof DB9s had brought him 480 million pounds in cash in just half a year.
William fell silent when he heard Sean's words.
Previously, the bulletproof material that could be made into three finished suits was only sold for 110,000 pounds to the car company.
After deducting the cost, he still felt the pinch when he only made a profit of 100,000 pounds.
However, when he thought about the 480 million in half a year and the possibility of 1 billion pounds in the whole year, he hesitated again.
However, the DB9 was only a supercar after all. Supercar customers did not have a strong demand for bulletproof cars. The market might be saturated in a year or two.
Since that was the case, it was better to open up and focus on producing the normal version. Moreover, the bulletproof market was not without a breakthrough.
'Looks like I have to make a new car, a custom-made model for high-end people with bulletproof needs.'
Thinking of this, William immediately thought of the Rolls-Royce Phantom.
He stopped and looked at Sean Vance and the technical director, Louis Rafa, and lied.
"When I was bored, I designed a bulletproof luxury car for myself.
The design car is 5.9 meters long. With your current technical reserves, are you able to build a car that weighs about 2.5 tons? "
When it came to technical issues, Sean quickly looked at the technical director, Louis Rafa.
Louis did not hesitate and said affirmatively, "Of course, as long as there are complete parts and frames, exterior, interior, and circuit drawings, there is no car that can't be built purely by hand."
That was not bad. William smiled and nodded. "Very good, I'll send you after I've sorted out all the drawings and registered the patent."
"I look forward to seeing your work soon."
Louis and the other engineers looked at William happily, then hesitated. "Boss, can you let us see the exterior and interior design first?"
"We'll talk about this later."
As they spoke, they had already arrived not far from the laboratory door and saw a few people walking quickly towards him.
William whispered to Louis and the others, "I called you here today because I have a problem and something fun to show you."
After saying that, he took the initiative to shake hands with the laboratory manager who was walking quickly towards him.
"Mr. Devonshire, I'm the laboratory manager, Charlie Huntman. These three are Murry and Dr. Stan, the laboratory's project manager, Mr.
Mr. Caster, the logistics manager, you can look for Mr. Caster if you need anything. "
After greeting each other, the gray-haired Dr. Stan held William's hand and refused to let go.
Not only did he want to know why William came to them to do experiments, but he also patiently explained his research project to him.
The meaning was obvious. Dr. Stan wanted to pull some funds from William, which made the other three people in the laboratory very embarrassed.
In the end, Charlie Huntman had no choice but to interrupt Dr. Stan and give the logistics supervisor, Caster, a look.
He led William and the others into the laboratory building alone.
After a set of strict security checks, everyone walked into the building. Charlie introduced the building to William as they walked.
"Mr. Devonshire, this three-story laboratory building is now yours to use.
However, because it was a rented laboratory, the equipment could only be considered first-rate.
If you need top-notch equipment, you can apply to the higher-ups. As for how to apply? Will it pass? "
Charlie shrugged his shoulders and handed William a list of equipment. He smiled and said, "You can ask some professionals about the trouble and how to persuade them. You'll know."
William nodded and smiled. "Thank you, I understand."
He pretended to look at the list of equipment before shaking hands with Charlie. "I won't disturb your work anymore. If I need anything, I'll look for you and Manager Caster."
"Okay." He knew that William was chasing him away, but Charlie did not dare to face him for 100,000 pounds a day.
William, who had rented it for a month, shook hands with him and said goodbye with a smile.
As soon as Charlie left, the group walked into the conference room of the laboratory. William placed his phone on the conference table.
He said to everyone, "I called you here to discuss the possibility of building an electric supercar with you."
"Electric supercar? How is that possible?"
"Quiet."
William interrupted Louis, the technical director. "The most difficult part is miniaturization and practicality of the power battery. It's no longer a problem."
After saying that, William tapped on his phone and said to Sunday, "Bring out the 01 battery."
"Yes, sir."
Just as everyone was marveling at the phone's response, they saw something that almost gave them a heart attack.
They saw a virtual image of a light beam shooting from the phone into the air of the conference room.
A battery that was ten times lower than the Type 3 Armor.
The technology was two generations lower, and William named it the 01 battery appeared in the virtual image.
According to William's own understanding, if the 01 battery could represent the technology of 15 years later.
The battery of the Type 3 Armor was the technology of 45 years later.
"Twenty sets of 01 batteries are 0.8 by 0.2 in length and width, and weigh 120 kilograms.
With a weight of about 1.7 tons, a fully charged sports car can travel about 500 kilometers at 150 kilometers per hour.
Moreover, the sports car has its own solar charger, and the technology of a dedicated home socket charging converter is not a problem.
"So, if what I said is true, do you have the ability to build an electric supercar?"
"God, how is that possible?" The engineers and technicians were all dumbfounded by William.
"What about the battery's lifespan?" Sean quickly asked.
After thinking for a while, William said, "About four hundred thousand miles, but there is still a lot of room for improvement."
"This number of kilometers is enough for the first model." Sean thought for a while and said happily,
"Four hundred thousand miles is about six hundred and fifty thousand kilometers. No supercar customer will drive a supercar for such a long distance."
After Sean finished speaking, he immediately looked at the technical director, Louis.
Louis thought for a long time before his eyes lit up. He stared at William gloomily and said, "If what you said is true, there's no problem in trying."
"But there are too many problems that need to be solved. God, even if you solve the most important battery problem,
"To build a pure electric sports car, not only do we have no experience to learn from, it is also equivalent to overturning the existing internal combustion engine design concept.
"How can we, who only know how to build internal combustion engines, answer you?"
William understood this point, and did not expect to be able to produce a finished car in a short period of time.
But the biggest purpose of him coming up with this plan now was to use it as a cover.
When he deliberately revealed a little bit of doubt about the project he was researching,
Only the shocking cover of the electric supercar would be convincing enough to make the investigators believe that William was openly working on batteries and sports cars.
However, he was secretly studying red mercury.
"Then let's do something simple first." With a snap of his fingers, the virtual image changed to a single wheel and a two-wheel electric balance car.
"This little thing shouldn't be difficult for you guys, right?"
With just a glance, Louis and the others knew what it was. The balance car had already existed for a long time, but because of the battery, it had not been able to develop significantly.
After quietly listening to Sunday's request for the design of the two balanced cars, Louis and the others began to discuss it.
Sean was the general manager and was in charge of experience. He couldn't get a word in on all the technical matters, but he could still say something about the product.
Standing up, he invited William to the side and whispered, "Boss, isn't the technical content of these two balanced cars too high?
A journey of 180 kilometers is too advanced for a new product. This will make it difficult for us to replace it in the future and make more money by changing the pattern. "
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