"Boss Wan! I have something to say."

Seeing Wan Feng coming, Baiguo thought that this time he had caught you, the cake seller.

"Of course you have to say something. It will be uncomfortable if you keep it in your heart. Tell me what you want to say."

"Boss Wan! I just don't understand. Our gasoline-powered motorcycles are doing great. We have no competitors in China and we have the largest market share. Why are we just giving up on them? And what's the point of electric motorcycles? They're just a few batteries and an electric motor!"

This woman looks quite resentful. Could it be that she has entered menopause early?

Impossible! Menopause at 35 or 36? That's bullshit!

Or is something not being satisfied?

This possibility still exists!

Thinking of this, someone smiled obscenely.

"Bai Gong! You're really resentful. The ceiling is about to burst. The electric car was developed based on the changing situation. I don't really want to do it. I also like making money steadily like before, but we have to assess the situation and prepare for it in advance. We have to respond in advance and can't wait until the crisis comes to an end to make changes."

“How come I didn’t notice the change in current events?”

"That's because you were so focused on your research that you didn't pay attention to the changing situation. It's not true that first-tier cities in China are banning motorcycles, is it?"

Baiguo nodded.

"After the first-tier cities ban motorcycles, it will spread to the second-tier cities, and after the second-tier cities, it might be the third-tier cities. Below the third-tier cities are county-level cities. Without the market share of the first-, second-, and third-tier cities, the motorcycle market will only be left in small county-level cities and rural areas. Will there still be a ban on motorcycles?"

Baiguo thought about it and it seemed to make sense.

"But even small towns and rural areas like this are a huge market!"

"That's right! This market is still quite large, but you have to look at how many domestic manufacturers are producing it. Currently, there are only a dozen or so regular manufacturers producing 6-7 million per year, relying solely on small towns and rural areas. Do you think this market is still big?"

This is the truth, the output is there.

Baiguo nodded silently.

"For example, at our Nanwan Motorcycles business, we sold over 1.8 million motorcycles in our peak year. Look at how many we sell now."

Nanwan Motorcycle's sales target for 1999 was one million units, a goal that was still achievable, but it had already dropped by nearly half compared to its peak period.

This number may not be maintained next year and will have to decline.

"Do you feel the situation is pressing? So we are developing electric motorcycles now to replace gasoline-powered motorcycles and prepare for the future."

Baiguo thought about it and it seemed to be the case. The sales volume of fuel motorcycles was indeed decreasing year by year, and the decline was not small.

"But can this electric motorcycle replace a gasoline motorcycle?"

"That depends on your research. It's unrealistic to expect electric motorcycles to replace gasoline-powered motorcycles in terms of horsepower. But if the range can be brought close to that of gasoline-powered vehicles, then replacing gasoline-powered vehicles will be a piece of cake."

It is not a problem if the battery life is not shortened or if fuel motorcycles replace fuel motorcycles. This has been proven in practice.

"That's impossible. A gasoline car can only travel 500 kilometers on a tank of gas, but a plug-in motorcycle can't even reach that range on a single charge."

"I didn't ask you to reach the mileage of a gasoline car on a tank of gas! A gasoline car can go 500 kilometers on a tank of gas, so the car you make can only go 300 kilometers on a single charge."

Three hundred kilometers is indeed a lot less than five hundred kilometers.

"That's impossible. There's no way it can go 300 kilometers on a single charge."

"Okay, let's not go for 300, how about 260 kilometers?"

"No!" Bai Guo answered firmly.

"Two hundred and twenty?"

"No! Theoretically, it can only run 180 kilometers at most."

Wan Feng was overjoyed when he heard this. He could even run 180 kilometers?

"Then it's 180 kilometers. That's it."

Baiguo became anxious when he heard this and said, “I was just saying that in theory.”

"Hey, hey! Mr. Wan! You can't leave."

Baiguo got anxious and grabbed the back of Wanfeng's clothes and refused to let go.

"What a waste of time! How can this pulling and tugging be so disgraceful?" Wan Feng said with a smile.

"I can't let you go even if I try to tug at you. You're lying to me. I was only talking about theory, and you gave me the final say."

"If there is theory, there must be practice. I believe you can do it. If you do, I will give you a special prize."

"I can't do it even if you give me a special prize."

Wan Feng can't leave, it seems he has to talk for another five dollars.

"What a waste! This electric car is actually quite promising. Think about it this way, now that you've mastered the electric motorcycle, can you possibly develop an electric car in the future?"

Baiguo was full of confusion. How did this get to the point of electric cars again?

"Electric cars? Is it necessary? Big cities can ban motorcycles, but they definitely can't ban cars."

If even cars are banned in a city, can it still be called a city?

"Five yuan isn't enough, so let's talk about ten yuan. I'll explain it to you. Let me ask you a question: Why are motorcycles banned in cities?"

Bai Guo thought for a moment and said, "Traffic is chaotic, and motorcycles are unsafe, so it's easy to cause trouble."

"What else?"

"Anything else? No more!"

"Your two points are correct, but they are not the fundamental reasons for banning motorcycles. In addition to these two reasons, there are two other hidden reasons for banning motorcycles in big cities: air pollution and waste of resources."

"I agree with you about wasting resources, but what does this have to do with air pollution?"

"As expected, our country will join the WTO in 2001. When you join an international organization, you must abide by international rules. Exhaust emissions are one of the environmental protection issues studied by foreigners. Motor vehicles are likely the largest emitter within this area, and the West has already established standards. For example, future engines will be tested, and only those that meet emission standards will be allowed on the road. Trucks in our country cannot be banned, as national development and construction cannot be separated from them. Cars represent the image of a city, so they certainly cannot be banned. Motorcycles are also a type of motor vehicle, so does that mean they're the only one that's useless? That's why they're banned first, and the other two items you mentioned are secondary."

He wasn't entirely sure whether Wan Feng was right or not, but that was how he understood it.

Traffic congestion and safety are matters for the future. In any case, when electric cars were first introduced, cities of all sizes did not take any action, and if they are to take action, it will be in the future.

This shows that banning motorcycles has little to do with traffic congestion and safety.

The motor vehicle emission standard set by foreigners now is National I. Although China did not take it seriously at the beginning, the requirements became stricter when it came to National II and National III.

In the later period, it was strictly enforced.

There are often exhaust gas detection vehicles parked on the side of the road, and the traffic police on duty can scare some drivers whose cars are in poor condition.