Great Power Industry: You're a private company building an aircraft carrier?

Currently, Laiyang Group has begun to promote hybrid technology, which requires batteries, but only a few tens of kilowatt-hours, since they are only auxiliary. Lead-acid batteries or nickel-cadmium batteries are sufficient. However, in the future, if we want to build pure electric vehicles, lithium batteries will be the only option.

Wang Fu was filled with excitement.

He certainly knew how big this market was. Even if only one-tenth of cars were equipped with batteries, that would still be a scale of billions of batteries. Developing a completely new battery for this huge market was naturally a must!

"President Qin, rest assured, we will develop this advanced battery. Give us... three years."

"Okay!" Qin Chuan nodded: "I don't care what technology you use, but there are some requirements I need to explain in advance. First of all, it's about safety. It needs to pass the battery puncture test. That is, you have to poke it with a needle without any open flame."

Electric vehicles carry heavy batteries, often weighing up to two tons. To lower the center of gravity, the specially designed chassis typically places the battery under the feet, making the car very stable to drive.

The shortcomings of suspension and tuning in the era of gasoline cars are not problems in electric cars. The low center of gravity is enough to solve all handling issues!

However, if the chassis is bumped even slightly... it could cause irreparable consequences!

Especially the ternary lithium batteries used in pursuit of high density are absolutely prone to catching fire at the slightest touch.

A puncture test is the first requirement!

Wang Fu nodded: "Yes, I understand!"

If the battery catches fire while I'm in my laptop, I can just throw it away immediately. But what if it catches fire in a car...?

I absolutely can't imagine what that scene would be like!

"Secondly, the consistency must be high enough! The error between any two batteries cannot exceed 0.1%!"

Every battery is different during manufacturing, resulting in variations in capacity, internal resistance, charging voltage limits, and so on. Even if an electric vehicle's battery pack can be optimized for each individual battery, there are still inherent risks.

Therefore, when choosing batteries, the differences between them must be small enough!

"Yes, got it!"

"Thirdly, there's capacity decay. After 500 charge-discharge cycles, the capacity decay should not exceed 80%..."

Wang Fu looked at Qin Chuan with a complicated expression: "President Qin, you are very familiar with lithium batteries!"

Qin Chuan smiled and said, "Since we're going to use it, we should naturally learn some professional knowledge beforehand."

Yang Xue's gaze was complicated. "Brother Chuan, when did you even bother to research this? I've never seen you even look at any related books! You really are born with innate knowledge..."

"Let's continue. We also need to talk about heat generation, overcharging, and over-discharging, etc..."

After Wang Fu had memorized all of this, he took a deep breath: "President Qin, this is a huge challenge for us, but... we know the immense significance of this battery, so we will do our best!"

"Well, to avoid hindering your company's normal operations, we at Laiyang Group can provide the necessary R&D funding. We'll provide you with 50 million upfront. Remember, this is a loan; once mass production begins, we'll deduct it from the payment for the goods!"

Wang Fu opened his eyes wide.

That's right, developing this battery requires a lot of money, but with 50 million... such a huge sum of money in hand, the company can go all out and make a big splash!

"Thank you so much, Mr. Qin, you're such a kind person!"

Qin Chuan's expression instantly turned unnatural. Had he been friend-zoned?

This patent sale made a lot of money, and of course, that money should be invested in research and development. With the current exchange rate of around 8, a technology transfer fee of 20 million US dollars is equivalent to over 100 million RMB. It's only right to invest money in a battery giant like Yabidi!

Capital Motors.

"Everyone, good news! Good news!"

Hearing Wang Shengli's words, the others lost interest. What good news could there possibly be now? They couldn't afford to mess with the behemoth that was Laiyang Group!

"Laiyang Group is really generous, President Qin is a good person!"

"Huh?" Everyone looked at Wang Shengli in surprise: "What did you say? Say it again?"

Are you kidding me!

Is Laiyang Group really that generous? Why didn't they give us the Mercedes-Benz partnership? Is President Qin a good person? President Qin has ripped us off countless times!

"Recently, Toyota approached President Qin, requesting to purchase some patents from Laiyang Group. President Qin then acted as a go-between, inviting Toyota to form a joint venture in Dongfang. Moreover, President Qin specifically requested that Capital Automobile be the partner!"

what?

Everyone stood up: "Really?"

"Yes, it's true, Chairman Huang told me!"

"Impossible, impossible! How could President Qin be so kind? If Toyota is going to cooperate, why not a joint venture with Laiyang Group?"

"They have Mercedes, why would they want a Toyota?"

"Even if we're going to act as matchmakers, why us? You know, we've caused them a lot of trouble before!"

"So, President Qin is a good person! Everyone, don't just stand there, let's get ready quickly, and when the Toyota people arrive, let them see the strength of our Capital Automotive!"

Zhao Jianhua took a deep breath: "That's right, we've finally waited for this opportunity. President Qin is a good person!"

Outside, snow was falling heavily, but inside, it was warm and cozy – the best gift in the cold winter!

Capital International Airport.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the track.

"This Russian is too fierce!"

"Yes, we've called them. There's a possibility of runway icing, so we asked them to divert to other airports, but..."

Amidst the sighs of the crowd, a Tu-154 passenger plane was already approaching the end of the runway.

Inside the cockpit, the Russian pilot looked disdainfully at the snow-covered slopes on both sides of the runway, a mocking smile on his face.

"These Easterners are just too timid. If they can't fly because of snow on the runway, then our Russian airlines will have to shut down for half the year!"

“That’s right, if we’re grounded, where will we make money?” the captain said, pulling a small bottle from his pocket and taking two more gulps.

"Boom!"

With a thud, the tire hit the ground.

"Great, another perfect landing! Hey, don't put the bottle in your pocket, give me a few sips!"

The Tu-154 passenger plane taxied to the terminal and docked at the arrival gate, where passengers began to disembark.

Several tall, burly Russians walked to the customs checkpoint. The staff glanced at them briefly and then said, "Mr. Khmelnynov, welcome to the East. Please use the VIP lane!"

Khmelnov nodded and led his men toward the VIP passage. At the end of the passage, some people were already waiting. Among them was a young man who was particularly enthusiastic and ran over from afar.

"Uncle, I've missed you so much!"

"Nephew, if you miss me, why don't you come see me? Your uncle misses you too!"