From knock-off old-man's electric vehicles to industrial giant

Chapter 250: Offense without Defense, Extremely Strong Combat Power!!

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He's slandering me!
He's slandering me!
He actually said our Highlander uses a lot of gas!
The people at GAC Toyota were also stunned, their blood pressure soaring!

I have never suffered such humiliation in my life...

They say Japanese cars are fuel-inefficient?
How could you say that?

Everyone in the world knows that Japanese cars are the most fuel-efficient!
He actually insulted them for wasting gas!
what! ! ! !

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"Mr. Xu knows how to talk..."

Zeng Yuqun took a deep breath; he was completely stunned!
In the morning, he confronted the head of Toyota's China region, criticizing them for being environmentally unfriendly. In the afternoon, he pointed at GAC Toyota and accused them of using excessive fuel.

Is this even human language?

That was incredibly vulgar!
Snatching bamboo shoots...

This is clearly their proudest spot, yet they are trampling on it so cruelly.

But new energy vehicles have been so dominant in the last two versions.

Not only are the policies strong, but the cars and technology are also so dominant...

hiss.

ruthless!!!

"Mr. Xu is quite young and impetuous..."

Wang Chuanfu's eyes widened slightly in surprise. He nodded and lit a cigarette. His expression was calm, but his heart was pounding.

My heart inexplicably ignited.

A true man should act in this way.

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The media kept taking pictures, and even seasoned reporters couldn't help but exclaim "666" in their hearts!
This is absolutely mind-blowing!!
They've already come up with the trending topics for tonight!!

"Emerging automakers battle traditional automakers; GAC Toyota's vice president appears to have lost his composure!!"

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what?
You asked how to determine if the other person has broken down?
You can tell just by looking at Huang Yongqiang's expression right now.

In front of a large audience, under the watchful eyes of everyone, I do not want to appear inferior.

But now their faces are unyielding...

He couldn't utter a single useful word.

Some executives from other OEMs in the industry were meeting the founder of Xingchen Automotive for the first time, which refreshed their initial impressions of him. They couldn't help but give him a thumbs up for his courage and boldness.

Daring to say such a thing undoubtedly offends traditional forces like GAC Toyota.

However, given the current competitive landscape between the two cars, which is in a precisely segmented market, it's normal for them to fight tooth and nail.

Even when you meet, it's inevitable that some sarcastic or suggestive remarks will arise.

However, this conflict unfolded too quickly and became too prominent.

Huang Yongqiang, his neck stiff, wanted to say something more, but a hand landed on his shoulder. It was Kazuhiro Kobayashi, the chairman of Toyota's China region.

Kobayashi Kazuhiro's expression darkened slightly.
"Mr. Xu, the success of the Starry Night L7 is something to celebrate, but there's no need to be so smug, is there?"

During the morning meeting, the two sides disagreed on some points.

This is an ideological competition.

Previously, when Xingchen Motors publicly criticized hydrogen energy, it also attacked Toyota. Not only did they dislike each other, but they were also very annoyed.

unacceptable!

So what if they built two relatively successful electric cars? Does that give them the right to talk about their hydrogen fuel cell vehicles like that?!
With government subsidies, the rollout of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles might be accelerated!

Of course, he knew this was impossible.

For the Chinese market, Kazuhiro Kobayashi has already begun arranging for the mass production of Toyota's pure electric vehicles, and cannot stand by and watch other brands devour this market.

"There's no pride in this; we're just stating the facts. Whether range-extended vehicles will fall behind or not is for the market to decide, for consumers to decide, not for manufacturers to say whatever they want."

When faced with the public scrutiny from industry insiders and the media, Xu Yi responded in this way.

The image of the range-extended powertrain system also needs to be maintained, which is a long-term task. Even if the range-extended systems made by other car companies are rubbish, as long as Xingchen Auto's range-extended system can earn people's thumbs up, that's enough.

"That's an interesting point. Manufacturers develop the technology and then let the consumer market evaluate and select it..." Kobayashi Kazuhiro nodded, no longer belittling the range-extending system, because Toyota has quite a variety of patents and technology routes, and different forms of pure electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles will be launched in the future. It's hard to say whether a range-extending vehicle will be launched later.

Therefore, there's no need to shoot yourself in the foot beforehand.

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"But as far as I know, that engine with 40% thermal efficiency was developed in just one year. The development cycle of a complete engine often takes as long as 5 years, and even a replacement based on the original route takes 2-3 years, let alone squeezing thermal efficiency to such an extreme."

Did the stars have enough time to verify it?

Our TNGA 2.5L engine, which uses Atkinson cycle, high-pressure direct injection, and VVT-iE electric variable valve timing technology, took a full five years from concept design to mass production.

The bench durability test alone lasted 5000 hours, covering 17 operating conditions including idling, full load, urban circulation, and high-speed cruising, verifying a thermal efficiency of 41%, and ensuring stable output over 10 years/20 kilometers.

After 1000 hours of full-load operation, the wear of the piston rings is less than 0.001 mm.

These are all long-term, accurate data reports that can be presented. While Xingchen Motors boasts that its engines are far ahead of the competition, does it have long-term, complete, and convincing data reports?

Or is it that emerging electric vehicle companies prefer to launch products that haven't undergone a complete product lifecycle validation?
Treating users like guinea pigs, under the guise of giving users the right to choose technology?

Kazuhiro Kobayashi is very steady.

He speaks with great tact.

There was no argument about product configuration or definition.

In front of the media, they began to expose the "shortcomings" of the Star Engine.

This is one of Toyota's strengths.

It is one of the strongest areas of strength even on a global scale.

While Xingchen Automotive's R&D capabilities are impressive, where are its weaknesses?

This is clearly visible.

Based on the R&D cycle of traditional gasoline-powered car manufacturers, Xingchen Automotive would definitely not be able to produce this engine durability test report.

According to EU standards, the research and development and verification of traditional fuel-powered passenger vehicles often takes 4-6 years.

The development of the Xingchen L7 may not even take more than two years.

This is precisely the biggest instability.

"Short cycle" means "high risk".

The key point is that in recent years, similar incidents have occurred frequently among emerging car manufacturers and even Chinese independent brands.

They introduced many new configurations and gimmicks, but ultimately the quality and yield rate were met with numerous complaints.

"Our Xingchen 1.5T range extender engine is an extremely excellent R&D product with long-term, high-intensity verification data, and it is very stable for users."

Xu Yi responded.

"Mr. Xu... technology, quality, and stability cannot be achieved by just talking."

Kobayashi Kazuhiro's lips curled up slightly, feeling that he had already won this round. There was a lot of skepticism in the market about domestically produced engines, and Xingchen Automotive's mistake was not finding a joint venture automaker to jointly develop engines.

Even if it's just to pat yourself on the back?
Just then, his secretary's phone vibrated several times. When he opened the phone, his secretary's expression changed drastically.

"Mr. Kobayashi...something has happened!"

(End of this chapter)