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Mass production and experimental models are completely two concepts. In the laboratory, it is unknown how many "black technologies" have appeared, but due to market and cost reasons, those "black technologies" cannot be applied in a short period of time.

What Wen Ming said is that the additional configuration can exceed 2.7 seconds, which means that the Tesla they built is not a real laboratory model, but is manufactured according to the configuration of mass production.

In this case, how could Moritz not be shocked.

Wen Ming said with a smile: "Mass production is certain. Of course, 2.7 seconds will only appear in the top-end models. For mid- and low-end models, the acceleration from 100 kilometers should be between 4 and 5 seconds."

There is no doubt that the top configuration is definitely more expensive than the middle and low configuration.

Moritz was still surprised, and asked, "What about the cost? Compared with before, how much has it increased?"

Because the use environment of pure electric vehicles is not good, if the cost of Tesla vehicles is too high, it will not be able to compete with fuel supercars at the same speed.

Hearing Moritz's question, Wen Ming smiled modestly.

"If we have to say how much the cost has increased, it should be 45%. However, this value should be negative."

Moritz was stunned. When he heard that the cost had increased by 45%, he instantly thought of giving up investing in Tesla. The previous cost was US$120,000, how much will it be after a 45% increase?

How much should you sell for such a high cost?

If the price is the same as that of Lamborghini and McLaren, who the hell would buy a 'low-end' brand like Tesla?

A car is not a mobile phone, and it is as difficult as ever for new brands and new products to be accepted by users.

However, what does it mean that this value should be negative?

Negative numbers belong to mathematics. The definition is a number smaller than 0. Negative numbers and positive numbers have opposite meanings...

Wait, why am I even thinking about this?

Moritz asked a little stunned: "You mean, the current cost is 70,000 US dollars?"

Wen Ming smiled and said: "No, no, it should be 65,000 US dollars. The algorithm is like this, multiply 120,000 US dollars by 45%, and then use 120,000 US dollars to subtract the value obtained before..."

Moritz suddenly had the urge to swear, who wants to know what your algorithm is like?

The question is, how can it be possible to reduce costs while improving performance?

Moreover, is it to reduce the cost so much?

At this moment, Moritz could almost conclude that Wen Ming was making up a lie to make it more difficult for him to invest in Tesla.

But how could someone like Wen Ming fabricate such an outrageous lie?

Moritz, who felt a little thirsty, asked in a dry voice, "How did you do it?"

Wen Ming said with a smile: "Mr. Moritz, although we are very likely to become partners, even if we do become partners, you Sequoia Capital has invested in my Tesla, and it is impossible to obtain our technology. so……"

Who the hell wants to get your technology, you can get your technology if you just say a few words to me?

Moritz is no longer calm, which is simply unimaginable for an investor of his level. However, Wen Ming has been doing such things all the time, neither Martin Eberhard nor Elon Musku can please Wen Ming.

If you talk about technology with me, then I will talk about capital with you. If you talk about capital with me, then I will talk about technology with you.

Playing money with people who are poorer than him, playing technology with people who are richer than him, Wen Ming doesn't know much about business negotiation skills, he just needs to grasp one point, that is what he has, and what the other party doesn't have is what the other party needs Yes, he holds the key to the success of the negotiation.

"I mean."

Moritz was angry,

But the interests that Tesla now represents are unimaginable, so he can only ask again with a pleasant face: "What aspects of improvement have improved its performance so much, and also reduced the cost so much."

We can't do too much in everything, Wen Ming smiled and said: "We have used a brand-new gearbox technology, which has never appeared before, and can coordinate the high-voltage and high-power electronic control system and the variable speed very well. The system of box straight line. At the same time, we have improved its electronic control system, whether it is in terms of instantaneous output power or saving energy reserve, it can reach 120% of the previous one.”

"Before that, we upgraded the motor it used before. This upgrade is a technical upgrade, which can completely reduce the cost of the unit while improving performance."

...

Wen Ming said a lot, all of which were improvements in some general directions, and did not involve any substantive technical issues.

But it was these general improvements that made Moritz believe in Wen Ming. In fact, even if Wen Ming does not explain, these things cannot be faked, because Tesla will still sell cars in the future, and if it really depends on increasing costs to improve performance, then it is doomed to lose money in the future.

Even if Wen Ming owns the banknote printing factory of Apple, it is impossible for him to maintain Tesla's losses.

While speaking, Zeff has completed the test of cruising range. Of course, this kind of test can't make the car really run for hundreds of kilometers. Instead, it can be calculated through the short-range power consumption. In the same road environment, Tesla Pull the mileage of the sports car.

"The maximum cruising range can reach 650 kilometers, even if the driving environment is relatively poor, it will not be less than 600 kilometers."

This is another number that shocked Moritz, because when the car was released before, Tesla announced that the cruising range was only 320 kilometers. After all, it is a sports car, and no one will drive it for long distances.

But even if you don’t drive it for a long distance, it can reach a cruising range of 650 kilometers, which is enough for it to be used in any environment

Moreover, the cruising range of 650 kilometers can be said to be at the same level as that of fuel vehicles. According to the 70L fuel tank configuration and 2.0 displacement of fuel vehicles, there is almost no difference in the cruising range between the two.

But Moritz's shock wasn't over yet, as Zev had already started reporting charging times.

"In our test, the normal charging time can be shortened to 500 minutes, which is much improved compared to the previous 630 minutes. And if we use our customized charging pile for charging, then it only takes 180 minutes to complete the full charge. Charging, compared to the previous 270 minutes, has increased by one and a half hours."

Moritz felt that the increase in charging time would not help much compared to the cruising range of 650 kilometers. Because 650 kilometers is enough for a day's use, and the charging time is placed during the user's rest time at night, there is no problem at all.

But in fact, this improvement is the most shocking, because the only factor limiting the development of pure electric vehicles is the long charging time.

How long does it take to fill up the tank?

It lasted for a minute, and the time spent queuing at the gas station had to be counted, which allowed fuel vehicles to run thousands of kilometers a day. The charging time of pure electric vehicles limits this possibility. After all, not only the charging time is long, but charging piles are also very scarce.

After Zeff's report was completed, he continued to watch other tests, but neither Wen Ming nor Moritz cared much about those links.

"That is to say, if you sell this Tesla at the previous selling price." After calculating the operating costs in his mind, Moritz asked, "A car can earn a net profit of 30,000 U.S. dollars. ?”)!!