"Oh? Mr. Xia is also interested in this project?"
Ola Källenius once headed the Mercedes-Benz AMG high-performance department and has always been paying attention to the AMG ONE project. Xia Yu's sudden mention of this project is definitely not as simple as asking for a quota for a car.
"Yes, I'm more interested in the car's power battery. I think it can be more powerful."
"Go, call Noelle over. Let's go to Mr. Xia's office and talk."
Michael Noller is currently the product manager of AMG, and Ola Källenius attaches great importance to this. He and Xia Yu came to the office together, while Ji Yang and Maria were taken to visit the Mercedes-Benz headquarters.
"Director, you're looking for me?"
Noelle knocked on the door and asked.
"This is Mr. Xia from Huaxia. He is a VIP of our group and would like to discuss the AMGONE project with you."
Kang Linsong introduced the two people, and Xia Yu also extended his hand and shook hands with him.
"Hello, Mr. Noler. I met James before in Ying Country. He showed me the AMGONE production line. Have you encountered any minor problems recently?"
"Yes, Mr. Xia, the situation is very difficult and we have to postpone the delivery."
"I don't know much about engines, but I'm an expert on batteries. You're using A123 battery modules this time, the same brand used in F1. But don't you think the energy density of A123 batteries is a bit low?"
A123 is a magnesium-based lithium battery company that has taken up most of the battery market share after F1 entered the hybrid era. However, because F1 requires high voltage, its battery capacity is generally not high.
It is difficult to have the best of both worlds in the world. Either there is a technological breakthrough or there is a cheat. Otherwise, you can only choose one of the voltage and capacity.
Although the battery pack equipped with AMGONE weighs 100 kilograms, its capacity is only a pitiful 4.2 kWh. After sacrificing the capacity, the voltage reaches a terrifying 800 volts, which is twice that of ordinary hybrid vehicles.
"Yes, in order to drive the motor and provide more horsepower, we have no choice but to make such a sacrifice."
Noller said without surprise that they also wanted to make the battery smaller, but the technology could not keep up, so in the end they had to make this compromise.
"At 800 volts, for the same weight, I can do 10 kilowatt-hours, or the same capacity at half the mass."
Xia Yu tapped the tabletop rhythmically with his fingers and spoke calmly.
"What? Mr. Xia, you are not kidding!"
Noller's first reaction was disbelief, but when he thought of China's leading edge in the battery field, he became unsure. Kang Linsong watched with interest. He was very interested in the battery that Xia Yu mentioned.
The electrification of automobiles is inevitable. BMW acted faster than them and bet on CATL early on. They were a little late, but they also contacted several mainstream lithium battery manufacturers in the world to find the most suitable partner for the Daimler Group.
Among them, South Korean and American battery companies will have some advantages in technology, while China is larger in scale and lower in cost, and will also be a good choice. But now Xia Yu Travel has demonstrated a technological breakthrough in front of him, and can even crush old battery high-tech companies such as A123. How can he not be interested!
"I won't joke about this kind of thing. We just reached a cooperation intention with DJI not long ago because our batteries are better than the cells provided by CATL."
CATL has many subsidiaries, and Wancheng New Energy is one of them. They manufacture battery cells for DJI, and Xia Yu now wants to grab this piece of fat meat.
"DJI? Is it that unmanned company in China?"
Noler was naturally aware of DJI, but he didn't expect Xia Yu to get an order from DJI.
"That's right. Drone batteries also belong to the category of power batteries. We have made a breakthrough in high-voltage batteries, and this technology can also be transplanted to the electric vehicle field."
Cooperating with DJI is to open a new door and gain a firm foothold in the domestic battery field, while discussing cooperation with Daimler Group on the AMGONE project is for the subsequent massive electric vehicle orders. After all, AMGONE has only sold more than 200 vehicles in total, and the profit is not much.
But since there has been a first cooperation, why would we worry about not having a second one? CATL can ride on the coattails of BMW, so why can't he, Xia, cooperate with Mercedes-Benz?
"Here is the information, you two can take a look."
Xia Yu called Feng Manxue, who was waiting outside, in and took out two copies of information that had been printed long ago. There was no time to prepare samples for the time being, so he could only talk about it on paper for now.
Noller and Kang Linsong quickly read the information, then looked at each other, and saw shock in each other's eyes.
According to the experimental results, Xia Yu's product can fully achieve the performance he said, which is far beyond the products on the market.
"What about the cost? To achieve this kind of performance, it's going to be very expensive!"
Kang Linsong finally spoke, and it was almost his turn to talk to Xia Yu.
"After all, it's an AMG ONE. Achieving this kind of performance will definitely cost more. However, the cost of the weakened version is manageable, and the performance is better than conventional power batteries on the market. The price won't be much higher, and the process is mature and can be mass-produced."
In fact, the battery pack provided by A123 is not their regular product. F1 events burn money, so of course the hybrid system must be the best.
After confirming that cost was not an obstacle, Kang Linsong and Xia Yu had a frank talk and proposed to cooperate by upgrading the power battery pack.
Of course, whether to upgrade depends on the owner who orders the car. Mercedes-Benz only provides this option.
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