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

Chapter 293, Entry 3 Activation

A week later.

Yutong Group has released its new generation of pure electric commercial buses, model number C11.

Claimed to have the longest range in the industry, with a nominal range of 450km.

Since the 2016 China EV100 Forum.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has publicly stated that it will organize a risk assessment of "ternary lithium battery buses and other vehicle types" under the current safety standards system.

Before the assessment is completed, the inclusion of ternary lithium battery buses in the "Recommended Models for the Promotion and Application of New Energy Vehicles" will be suspended.

The result was this assessment.

Ternary lithium batteries have completely withdrawn from the pure electric commercial vehicle market.

After all, bus battery packs are larger and have more passengers, so no one can bear the consequences of thermal runaway.

At the offline press conference, Yutong Chairman Tang Yuyang and Xu Yi shook hands warmly, their sincere gazes meeting in the air.

New energy buses... are also an area that ordinary people don't pay much attention to.

Many people don't even know how these car models work.

It's hard to imagine how significant the improvement is between this 300kW dual-gun charging bus and the pure electric buses on the market that still require 2-6 hours to charge.

Following the pilot testing and promotional video release of the new model, Yutong Bus's stock price surged, and it secured a number of commercial vehicle purchase orders.

Having tasted success, Tang Yuyang couldn't help but bring up the issue of supplying the second batch of batteries at the luncheon following the press conference.

"Mr. Xu, Yutong can also work in the field of special vehicles. We have internal development projects for new energy heavy trucks. I would like to learn more about the standards of the battery pack you provided to Dongfeng Group. We can discuss industrial-grade multi-gun solutions together later."

That's quite a boastful statement. Are you going to discuss multi-gun charging solutions with Xingchen?
However, unlike Dongfeng Motor Group, Yutong Group is a player that started quite early in the new energy field.

For example, Yutong Bus launched a solution in 15 for the now popular "dual-gun charging" and "multi-gun charging" technologies, thus accumulating technical patents in the field of electric drive, battery, and motor systems.

Yutong Group's foray into heavy trucks was not a spur-of-the-moment decision. Its "Zhengyu Heavy Industry" brand was established from the original Yutong Heavy Industry's basic engineering machinery business, and last year it initiated a project targeting new energy mining applications.

Xu Yi sensed that Yutong intended to deepen their cooperation.

He readily accepted:
"Of course, no problem. All the patents of the Starry Sky Supercharging Alliance are shared."

We are also working on building commercial and industrial supercharging facilities.

If Yutong wants to exchange ideas, we can do so for free.

In the field of multi-gun charging, Xingchen has many patents that are purely for public benefit and publicly available.

After all, since BYD started in 12, the basic patents for this technology have been presented to the industry with an attitude of openness and mutual assistance.

We need to build up the foundation first.

Nevertheless, Xingchen has accumulated over a hundred proprietary patents for multi-gun charging solutions, all related to ultra-high voltage platforms, multi-gun rectification protocols, and super flash charging.

Xu Yi was willing to maintain an open attitude, since the battery packs would be purchased from them anyway.

Commercial and industrial machinery has higher requirements for battery stability, making it difficult for ternary lithium batteries to be used in this field.

"Thank you, Mr. Xu."

Tang Yuyang thanked him and then brought up the business cooperation: "We have a pure electric mining truck with the code name 'YTK90E' that is still undergoing chassis testing. We hope to customize a large battery pack, the kind that looks like a backpack."

Xu Yi nodded: "President Tang, please feel free to make any standards or requirements you have for the battery pack."

His understanding of the field of large industrial machinery is, after all, not profound.

Listen to this.

It seems that Yutong's large mining trucks have some special customization requirements.

Tang Yuyang's goal is also clear:

"Our battery pack is larger and charges faster than Dongfeng's!"

Xu Yi pondered for a moment: "Yes!"

"Our large battery pack can support 1.5C charging, and it can also be paired with motor boost technology to achieve 450kW with a three-gun charging system. However, in terms of cost..."

Three-gun charging technology has already been implemented in the commercial vehicle sector.

However, whether it can support 450kW charging ultimately depends on the strength of the battery pack. If the battery cells are not strong enough, even ten charging ports will be useless.

Currently, no other company besides StarChip can support such an exaggerated commercial-grade battery cell solution.

"Cost is not an issue; the main goal is to contribute to the country's heavy industry and mining sites!"

Tang Yuyang resolutely expressed his stance!
The manufacturing of heavy equipment for new energy is a huge market, and Yutong Group has been preparing for it for several years. It must make a final push before it can succeed.

……

The first week of March.

It's that time of year again when domestic car brands release their sales statistics.

Some manufacturers will actively promote their products or services.

Even if some manufacturers don't advertise, there are people watching the retail sales and insurance volume statistics released by organizations such as the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers and the China Passenger Car Association.

GAC Toyota is the kind of company that's like an ugly daughter-in-law who doesn't want to meet her in-laws.

But netizens and related automotive media don't care about all that.

Highlander sales plummeted, with only 4800 units sold in February, causing its used car market value to drop by over 40,000 yuan...

"Hahaha, this is hilarious—sales have been cut in half compared to November and December of last year! Japanese car manufacturers are really in trouble!!"

"They actually managed to sell nearly 5,000 units? Japanese car brands are fucking awesome!!!"

...

Two different sounds.

This represents two different opinions among netizens.

As a result, Xingchen Auto's sales figures were also compiled.

February's total sales reached over 2 units!
It remains the leading player in the new energy sector.

So stable!
It's so stable that no one questions it anymore.

No one challenged him anymore.

They only have three models in total, yet they can sell 60,000 units a month!
The Star S7 delivered as many as 18,000 units, ranking fifth in sales among sedans priced between 150,000 and 200,000 yuan.

The actual delivery volume of the Starry Sky L7 was a staggering 9023 units!

Breaking into the top three of the 30 RMB luxury SUV segment!!
hiss! ! !
Everybody knows.

This is not the limit for Star Auto.

Because most other manufacturers can only sell this much in February, while for Xingchen, the new orders for the L7 still show a two-month delivery cycle.

This indicates that there are still a large number of customers waiting for their rides.

Due to production capacity limitations, Xingchen can only deliver this many vehicles!

"The value of a Toyota Highlander used car has plummeted by 40,000 yuan, bringing the product back to its original value. People can afford a cheap seven-seater SUV, which is good for Toyota. However, Xingchen L7 uses a scarcity marketing strategy, holding tens of thousands of orders without delivering the cars. The value of used cars is even 30,000 yuan more expensive than new cars, which is bad for Xingchen!!"
It's obvious which car companies are good.

"666, Master Clear Broth is here!"

"Harsh words hurt people! I actually looked at used Xingchen L7 cars, and the dealers even raised the price! I'm speechless. Who understands this feeling??"

...

Humorous remarks on the internet quickly became a source of amusement.

at the same time.

15th floor of Xingchen Technology Building.

Inside the office.

Xu Yi finally heard that familiar "ding" sound in his mind.

"Ding! Congratulations, host! Your company's net profit has exceeded 100 billion. The conditions for extracting the next term have been met. Extraction will begin..."

(End of this chapter)