Chapter: 6414

But the giant in manufacturing is different.

The giant in manufacturing, after all, sustains an entire industry chain.

A massive automobile manufacturing company with tens of thousands of employees can not only provide jobs for its own workforce but also create a large number of job opportunities for upstream steel and aluminum factories, transportation companies, and numerous suppliers, thereby driving the development of many industries.

In China and even around the world, many cities' economic lifelines may be precisely a massive manufacturing industry, just like Toyota City in Japan, where almost all 40,000 residents are employees or family members of Toyota Motor Company, with over 300,000 employees worldwide if we count those who rely on it for their livelihood.

Such a manufacturing giant can provide benefits to hundreds of thousands of people along the industrial chain rather than squeezing every last drop of profit out of them and trying to survive.

Currently, China's domestic new energy vehicle production rate has exceeded 90%, so if we could create a giant in the new energy vehicle industry, all the value it generates would be used to drive the development of relevant domestic enterprises.

So, He Ranjiang's proposal suddenly brightened everyone's eyes.

Ye Chen was also very interested in this plan and said, "I still have a lot of cash on hand, even if I spent hundreds or thousands of millions of dollars, it wouldn't be a problem. Uncle, do you think this project has the highest success rate?"

He Ranjiang replied, "Money isn't needed that much; three hundred million to five hundred million is already quite ample. As for the success rate, personally, I feel we should focus on overtaking others on the curve. Not just compared to traditional fuel-powered vehicle companies, but even within new energy vehicles, those who enter now are basically in the fifth or sixth tier. Just trying to surpass others is a difficult challenge."

An Ke Feng asked, "Professor He, how do you think one can overtake others and be considered successful? Or what does it take to truly overtake others?"

"I personally understand that overtaking others on the curve isn't just about one curve, but rather it's about cutting through the entire track and taking a path that others haven't taken or even thought of; you'll arrive at the finish line much faster."

"It's like our domestic new energy vehicles. In the past, we were always lagging behind Europe and Japan in terms of internal combustion engines, no matter how hard we chased them. But with new energy vehicles, we suddenly took the lead and didn't even bother to make a comparable engine. You're so impressive with your electric motor, but I've been focusing on it for years; I'll take the lead by the time I develop my electric drive technology."

"This is like a martial arts master in the era of cold weapons who has spent 30 years practicing sword techniques. You think you're unbeatable after 30 years of practice, but I can make a fire gun in half a year and one bullet will kill you; even if you've practiced for 30 years, it won't mean anything."

"Of course, the ones who truly turned the tables on traditional car companies are not domestic new energy vehicle companies, but industry pioneers like Tesla. That's what I had in mind when I talked about overtaking others. However, we also have our own original examples of overtaking others, such as the three major components of new energy vehicles: refrigerators, televisions, and sofas."

"Tesla isn't extreme and simple-minded; they're luxurious and comfortable. They've taken up a significant market share just like that."

"After a moment's pause, He Ranjiang continued: 'If we want to find another way to overtake others and turn the tables on them, it will be very difficult, but it's not impossible either. It all depends on who can find the right entry point and become the next king of the automotive industry.'"

"An Ke Feng also understood that finding this entry point would be extremely challenging. Once found, it could potentially trigger a valuation of tens of billions of dollars, so he was probably just dreaming about getting some hints from He Ranjiang."

"So, he asked again: 'Professor He, if we can't find the way to overtake others and turn the tables on them temporarily, what should we do to increase the success rate of this project?'"

"He Ranjiang replied: 'If you want to further improve the success rate, I personally believe that you need to permeate more upstream key nodes. Electric power batteries are one such node, as is electric control technology and drive technology.'"

"Permeating into electric power batteries is for technological reserves, cost reduction, and supply assurance. Anke has already started laying out the foundation;"

"As for permeating into electric control and drive technologies, it's also to enhance the hardware competitiveness of vehicles. The same battery capacity, similar wind resistance weight... who can control electricity more efficiently, who will have a longer driving range, who has stronger drive technology, who will have better performance - these are all key points related to overall vehicle quality;"

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"If you don't have your own R&D team or haven't formed a strategic alliance with relevant companies, then you can only rely on standardized solutions provided by third parties. In that case, your car will be identical to 10-15 other vehicle models in terms of power parameters, and what's the point of leading the industry?"

Ha'er Jiang continued, "As for the vehicle control system, I think it's crucial. From when I started researching new energy vehicles, I've always put a lot of emphasis on the software aspect. In fact, creating a new energy vehicle is like making a smart phone - you can't just focus on hardware alone; you also need to ensure seamless integration between hardware and software. Even if you have top-notch hardware, if the software lags behind, the car will be like a child with four limbs but a simple-minded brain."

An Chongqiu then chimed in, "Ah, I...I've always been driving gasoline-powered cars, so I don't really understand this stuff. As long as I have Bluetooth phone connectivity, can play music, and listen to the radio, that's good enough for me. I don't get it." JrNovels.com