darknovel #274 - The auto industry is in a state of panic
#274 - The auto industry is in a state of panic
Therefore, the birth of the second-generation three-dimensional graphene supercapacitor cannot be said to destroy the lithium battery industry, but only turns it into a sunset industry.
The lithium battery industry still has a glimmer of hope with solid-state lithium batteries. If solid-state lithium batteries can truly emerge, they will flourish again.
As for lead-acid batteries, they have been around for over a hundred years since their invention.
Producing these batteries causes significant environmental pollution, so lead-acid batteries should be completely eliminated.
Hearing Gao Nian's words, the people present nodded slightly in agreement.
Lead-acid batteries are too outdated, with extremely low energy density. Besides the advantages of price and safety,
their other performances are simply appalling.
Such outdated technology should indeed be eliminated and we shouldn't continue to waste a lot of manpower to produce them. As for lithium batteries, it is a good thing to let them enter the twilight era in advance.
Because, as far as they know, the abundance of lithium elements in the Earth's crust is not high; it is considered a scarce element.
And since the birth of lithium batteries, humans have become almost inseparable from them,
because they are so practical. Various mobile devices need them, various household appliances need them,
and electric vehicles will also need them in the future.
This has led to the price of lithium batteries starting to rise in recent years.
If this situation continues, the price of lithium element materials will reach an astonishing level in the future.
On the other hand, the second-generation three-dimensional graphene supercapacitor, although it also uses scarce elements such as manganese, their proportion is not high.
They mainly serve as additives, while the actual main material is still three-dimensional graphene.
This is like metal, only using various rare elements as additives, and the price and usage are still within an acceptable range.
Therefore, one of the major benefits of the birth of the second-generation three-dimensional graphene supercapacitor is that there is no need to worry about its price becoming increasingly expensive.
"Mr. Gao Nian, will you sell the second-generation three-dimensional graphene supercapacitors used in electric vehicles?"
Huang Chuanfu, the president of BYD Company, continued to ask Gao Nian this crucial question.
Actually, BYD Company had been eyeing electric vehicles for a long time, but due to the immature technology of power lithium batteries,
BYD Company did not directly develop pure electric vehicles, but directly developed plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
These plug-in hybrid electric vehicles use traditional fuel engines to generate electricity, which then drives the vehicle forward with electric motors.
They can also be directly charged, and a range of dozens of kilometers means that the fuel engine does not need to be started for short trips.
Relying on the electricity of the power battery to drive the vehicle forward can save money on fuel, which is simply a magical tool for saving money on grocery shopping.
However, with advantages, there are definitely disadvantages.
Due to the complex structure, the cost is naturally high, and the price of the car is very expensive. Subsequently, due to the complex structure, the probability of failure is naturally greater.
Therefore, although BYD Company wants to enter the electric vehicle industry, it mainly relies on fuel vehicles,
Although BYD's lithium battery business has collapsed, if the electric vehicle business can rise, it is not unacceptable.
After all, BYD Company has an advantage in developing electric vehicles.
BYD previously developed and sold plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Now, it only needs to remove the design of the fuel engine part, and it becomes a pure electric vehicle.
So, as long as they want, they can launch their electric vehicles in as little as half a year.
At that time, with the fast charging speed and hundreds of kilometers of range of the second-generation three-dimensional graphene supercapacitor, the sales of such electric vehicles will definitely be guaranteed.
Thinking of this, BYD President Huang Chuanfu's dissatisfaction with Geek Technology Company was immediately reduced by more than half.
After all, compared to the broad prospects of electric vehicles, the collapse of the lithium battery business is not unacceptable.
At the same time, the presidents of other car companies also breathed a sigh of relief.
The thing they were most afraid of before was that Geek Technology Company would not sell the second-generation three-dimensional graphene supercapacitors.
Now that Geek Technology Company is willing to sell the second-generation three-dimensional graphene supercapacitors used in electric vehicles, it means that they can also develop and manufacture their own electric vehicles.
It is just a pity that Geek Technology Company has a monopoly on the second-generation three-dimensional graphene supercapacitors.
So, they can only buy the second-generation three-dimensional graphene supercapacitors from Geek Technology Company.
This also means that they will be ripped off by Geek Technology Company. The more electric vehicles they sell, the more Geek Technology Company will earn.
It can only be said that they can make a bloody profit, but Geek Technology Company will never lose.
Thinking of this, the presidents of various car companies also decided to increase the research and development of three-dimensional graphene supercapacitors.
They also want to develop their own three-dimensional graphene supercapacitors, even if the performance is a little worse and the energy density is a little lower, it doesn't matter.
Without their own three-dimensional graphene supercapacitors, they will only be continuously bled by Geek Technology Company,
continuously making money for Geek Technology Company.
So, they must speed up the development of their own three-dimensional graphene supercapacitors.
Of course, Gao Nian doesn't know what these people are thinking, and even if he knows, Gao Nian doesn't care.
After all, even if you develop a three-dimensional graphene supercapacitor, what will happen? In the end, you still have to purchase a large amount of three-dimensional graphene material?
Even if you can mass-produce three-dimensional graphene material, because Geek Technology Company has registered a large number of technology patents in this area, performance is protected by thick technology patent barriers.
So, they will infringe on the technology patents of Geek Technology Company in any case. If they don't want to be sued for infringement and fight patent lawsuits,
they can only honestly pay the technology patent fees and be continuously bled by Geek Technology Company.
So, they can make a bloody profit, but Geek Technology Company will never lose.
And time passed slowly. After introducing the second-generation three-dimensional graphene supercapacitor in a circle, causing people to be surprised and shocked, the next topic took a turn.
"Okay, the introduction of the second-generation three-dimensional graphene supercapacitor ends here.
Next, let us move on to the next topic, the introduction of Geek Electric Vehicles."
After speaking, Gao Nian waved his hand gently, and then a very cool car picture that perfectly matched the aesthetics of young men and women appeared on the projection screen behind him.