Excluding the electric cars that Edison researched decades ago, the first modern electric car was born eight years later in 1996.
At that time, the California government in the United States enacted the Zero Emission Act in order to reduce the harm of automobile exhaust to the public.
The law requires that by 2003, sales of zero-emission vehicles in California must reach 10% of total car sales.
It was under this premise that the world's first true electric car, the GM EV1, was born.
The first generation of General Motors EV1 was powered by 32 lead-acid batteries. The vehicle weighed one ton and could travel 144 kilometers on a single charge, with a maximum speed of 80 kilometers per hour.
However, this car did not become popular in the United States. Because it disturbed the interests of the oil giants, it was eventually strangled in the cradle.
In the field of electric vehicles, China's research is not behind that of the Americans, on the contrary, it is ahead.
Because two years before the appearance of EV1, the Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense, Beijing Institute of Technology and Westinghouse Electric Corporation of the United States had already built China's first new energy passenger bus: Yuanwang.
Unfortunately, due to the influence of price, market and other factors, the product was ultimately not successfully launched on the market, but it did provide technical reserves for the company's new energy vehicle research and development, one of which is power battery technology.
If Wan Feng said at this time that he wanted to build electric cars, he would indeed be ridiculed.
But this did not stop him from wanting to make power batteries.
"As you all know, the most technologically mature and widely used battery on the market is the lead-acid battery. However, overseas research is already underway into nickel-hydrogen and lithium batteries. So naturally, we're not researching the technologically mature lead-acid battery, but the next-generation lithium-ion battery. Lithium batteries offer advantages such as high operating voltage, compact size, light weight, high energy, no memory effect, no pollution, low self-discharge, and long cycle life. Of course, overseas research in this field has only recently begun, and I hope we can also make a difference."
Although these college students don’t know much about batteries, they do have some understanding of lithium batteries. Lithium batteries were invented in 1970 and have a history of more than ten years.
"Boss Wan, do you mean to focus on researching lithium batteries?"
Of course, we have to study lithium batteries, because twenty-eight years later, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a policy: low-speed electric vehicles must be equipped with lithium batteries and lead-acid batteries must be rejected as power sources.
Although lead-acid batteries can be used to get by for a while in the early stages, it is not a long-term solution. It is better to bet on lithium batteries from the beginning.
"Yes! But there are many types of lithium batteries. We are going to study lithium iron phosphate batteries and ternary lithium batteries. Do you know them?"
In later generations, there were two well-known Chinese companies that had made achievements in lithium batteries: BYD and Ningde.
The two companies took two different paths.
BYT uses lithium iron phosphate batteries.
Ningde is taking the path of ternary lithium batteries.
Each of them has achieved brilliant results.
Wan Feng plans to experiment with both paths and finally determine the one with the highest priority.
The one that is eliminated will be kept as a technical reserve.
Several college students looked confused. Although they knew about lithium batteries, they were not very clear about how many types of lithium batteries there were.
"It doesn't matter if you don't know. I can provide you with space, equipment, and sufficient research funding for your research. If one year doesn't work, give it two years. If two years doesn't work, give it three or four years. If that doesn't work, give it ten or eight years. I believe we'll succeed sooner or later. What do you think? Do you want to come to the Nanwan factory and start a business with me in this field?"
After a few college students whispered for a while, Yang Li asked a unified question.
"Mr. Wan, my classmates want to know what kind of research conditions and salaries you can provide."
"That's an easy question to answer. If you can buy the equipment you want, buy it. If you can't buy it and you can make it yourself, make it yourself. If it's not available domestically, import it from abroad. If you can't get it, there's nothing I can do."
Someone laughed softly.
"As for your salaries, I've already discussed them with Master Yang Li last time. Your monthly salary will be 700 yuan, along with all the factory benefits. If you achieve research success, you'll also receive generous bonuses. Last year, our factory awarded a massive 5 million yuan prize to scientific researchers and technicians who achieved results. This year, I plan to separate the research projects into small groups, conducting independent research and accounting. The group that achieves the most fruitful results will receive a cash bonus of 500 to 1 million yuan."
Fifty to one million!
It must be said that this number is extremely destructive. These college students were immediately beaten to a pulp and covered in bruises.
After these people whispered for a while, Yang Li made a summary speech.
"Mr. Wan, my classmates are going back to do some research. They're mainly looking for materials on lithium batteries at universities and consulting with experts and scholars in academia to see if there's any chance of success. If there's hope, we'll come back."
If these students can get support from domestic experts and scholars, it will naturally greatly shorten the difficulty and time of scientific research. Wan Feng fully agrees.
"I agree that you should look up information and consult experts, but I have one thing to correct. Even if there's no hope, I still hope you can come to the Nanwan factory to conduct research. Even if there are no results, you'll still have accumulated technology, and maybe one day you'll succeed. I sincerely hope you can come back."
"Okay! Let's go back and study it. Maybe we can come back someday."
"Don't worry, the door of the Nanwan factory is always open to you. Even if I'm not here, I will tell you that you can come anytime. Whatever equipment and research conditions you need, I guarantee someone will be there to provide them. How about this? For now, you are just temporary workers hired by our factory. When you go back to look up information and find experts, I will pay you a salary. This way, your burden will be lighter. In order not to put pressure on you, I won't give you too much. I will give you 200 yuan each per month. Consider it my sponsorship for your food and travel expenses."
Is there such a good thing?
Several college students were completely upset this time. They were not counting the workers in their company but were still being paid.
"That's good! We are now motivated. Mr. Wan, you won't be disappointed." This time, Yang Li did not discuss with her classmates and made the decision directly on their behalf.
Since the other party agreed, Wan Feng fulfilled his promise on the spot.
On the surface, this is sponsorship, but secretly it is also a chain. Whether it can lock up these talented people depends on the strength of the chain.
Wan Feng took them to the accounting department and issued a temporary pay slip for the five college students, stating a monthly salary of 200 yuan, and paid them in cash on the spot.
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