Xia Yu felt somewhat embarrassed after hearing what Kretschmann said, because on June 30, the car2go plan officially withdrew from the Chinese market.
The sharing economy takes into account human nature as well as enterprises. Shared electric vehicles, which appeared earlier than domestic shared bicycles, have not escaped this fate.
"I think it's better to have your own car."
Xia Yu expressed his opinion, but he omitted the second half of the sentence.
"Yes, but trams are more environmentally friendly. We need to get more people to use trams instead of cars so that they can travel green."
The local government invited Xia Yu for this very purpose, to accelerate the electrification process of many car companies in the country and thereby radiate to the whole of Europe.
The more profitable the battery factory is, the more tax revenue it contributes to the local area, which is both a political achievement and a benefit to the people.
Of course, the sheep have to be fattened before being slaughtered. The factory will enjoy various tax preferential policies in the initial stage of construction and production. These will be discussed in detail later.
The convoy came out of the airport and drove straight to the suburbs of Stuttgart. Regarding the location of the branch factory, the local government provided several options. They got straight to the point and started the on-site inspection in the morning.
Before coming here, Xia Yu asked Musk what to pay attention to when opening an overseas branch in the United States, because Tesla's second overseas branch is located in Berlin.
"Man, the local government will give you a temporary permit, and then you have to get a permanent permit as soon as possible, otherwise there will be a lot of hassles."
Musk has suffered a lot from this and has talked a lot about it. He said that it would be great if everything could be like in China. Unfortunately, this is impossible in Europe because there are always old and outdated rules and regulations that go against you.
Compliance with the law is a must, but rules and regulations are time-sensitive and should be revised if they do not conform to the current situation.
"I understand. After all, it's China. The requirements for car companies will definitely be higher. The formal production may be even stricter later."
Xia Yu's words hurt Musk even more. Tesla's workmanship was very crude. When it came to a country where luxury cars were everywhere, the cost would probably increase a lot.
Unlike car companies, the supervision of battery factories after they go into production should not be that strict. What Xia Yu needs to do is to cut the Gordian knot and obtain a permanent license as soon as possible. Trial production should start next year at the latest. Even if the 3.0 pure solid-state battery cells come out, the production capacity here has not reached its limit.
The convoy stopped in front of a piece of wasteland with an area of about 300,000 square meters. The location was a bit remote. On the map, it was located at the two ends of Stuttgart at the same time as the Mercedes-Benz headquarters. Xia Yu was not very satisfied.
"The geographical location of the factory is very important. If possible, I would like to build it closer to the Mercedes-Benz headquarters."
Xia Yu expressed his demands and he was not polite to these foreigners.
Kretschmann talked with the relevant person in charge and directly modified the itinerary, eliminating the two nearby options and taking Xia Yu and his group to the city for dinner.
This lunch should be Xia Yu’s midnight snack?
Never mind, they are in the United States now, so just follow the time difference here.
For lunch, they had local wontons, scientifically called Maultaschen. The filling was made of minced pork, spinach, breadcrumbs, onions and some celery. Two of them were cut and fried in oil, and the other two were cooked together in vegetable broth. It was not considered a dark dish, and Xia Yu thought it tasted pretty good.
Near the restaurant is the Stuttgart Opera House, where an evil god once stabbed a doctor's eyeball.
The incident happened in a parallel world, but Xia Yu still wanted to express his indignation in the real world. This was a blasphemy against science by the barbaric god.
"There's a symphony performance tonight. Are you interested, Mr. Sherlock?"
After eating and coming out of the restaurant, Kretschmann suggested to Xia Yu when he saw him staring at the opera house.
The opera house not only performs operas, but also symphonies.
"Oh, I'm so interested. Mr. Governor, you may not know that I'm actually a cellist in the Magic City Symphony Orchestra."
Xia Yu showed great interest. He hadn't performed on stage for a long time and his strings were thirsty.
"It's incredible that you are also an artist."
The old man's eyes widened. He knew Xia Yu more about his entrepreneurial side, but he didn't expect that he also had some artistic accomplishments.
“I can’t call myself an artist, I just love music and hope to hold my own concert one day.”
"I can't say about other places, but in Baden-Württemberg, in Stuttgart, we can organize a charity environmental concert to build momentum for the factory's construction."
Kretschmann's thoughts raced, and he directly brought up this suggestion, worthy of being the governor.
"This, this is not good!"
Xia Yu was somewhat tempted. A public welfare environmental protection concert is also a concert. It not only satisfies his wish to hold a personal concert, but is also beneficial to the construction of overseas branches. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
"It's not a bad idea. The venue will be the Stuttgart Opera House. We will invite local business representatives and celebrities to attend. The funds raised will all be used to address the environmental impact of factory construction..."
Kretschmann added that this was not about returning the money of the gentry in full and dividing the money of the people into 30% and 70% of it, but about using environmental protection to eliminate the public's dissatisfaction with the construction of new factories.
"Mr. Governor, thank you for your kindness. I will try my best to do my best in this concert."
Xia Yu assured Kretschmann that it didn't matter if he wasn't good at it. No one would ask for more from a young entrepreneur in art, just like someone who was not good at painting but was extremely talented in public speaking.
"I believe in you and look forward to your performance."
In the afternoon, the group inspected two industrial sites near the Mercedes-Benz headquarters. Xia Yu took a fancy to a 500,000 square meter site, which is equivalent to 750 acres.
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