My Age of Investment

  Chapter 198 Electric sports car

Los Angeles.

  In a racing circuit.

  A group of bright yellow objects are moving fast and they are making a "buzzing" noise!

  A closer look, it was a sports car with a bullet-shaped front and smooth body lines racing wildly on the track.

  The speed of the car is very fast, the shape is also very unique, it looks different from the general sports car on the market.

  When the sports car is cornering, the speed slows down, the body drifts, and the tires rub against the ground, making a sharp and piercing sound.

  Accelerating in a straight line, turning and drifting, and after a few laps around the track, the sports car stopped, the low door was pushed open, and a figure wearing a helmet was curled up.

  Xia Jingxing took off the helmet, clamped it under her armpit, looked at the people walking towards her, smiled and said, "It feels very good, but the noise of the motor is too loud!"

  A middle-aged white man spread his hands, "I am also very annoyed by the **** noise, but there is no way, let's do it!"

  The person asked again, "What about other aspects? For example, acceleration and driving experience, what do you think of Darren? Is this little rocket exciting enough?"

  "The acceleration is indeed very exciting, faster than the acceleration of many sports cars!"

  Xia Jingxing patted the car shell next to her, "It has something to do with the shell material? The fiberglass shell is much lighter than the aluminum body of a general fuel car."

  The middle-aged white man laughed and said, “Yes, the light weight of the body is one of the important reasons for the Tzero to maintain high acceleration performance.

   In addition, low torque is also a major feature of this car.

  Before reaching the maximum torque, the traditional internal combustion engine needs a certain speed guarantee.

  But tzero’s torque does not need to be so, we can instantly reach the maximum torque value of 183 lb·ft (248 N·m), whether it is a speed of 0 or a maximum speed of 5000 rpm.

  In the road test in San Dimas, California last year, Tzero's acceleration performance even beat the Porsche 911 and Ferrari F355 two classic sports cars.

  They all need more than four seconds to complete the "zero-hundred acceleration", which is close to five seconds, while our little rocket only takes 4.2 seconds. "

   "Then Tom, why don't you mass produce?"

  Xia Jingxing looked at Tzero like a work of art, secretly regretting.

  This car can be called the godfather of modern electric sports cars. It is currently the fastest electric sports car in the world.

   But the AC drive company is not willing to mass-produce this car.

  Martin Eberhard persuaded them, and Elon Musk persuaded them.

  None of this company was moved.

  Tom Cage, the middle-aged white man smiled bitterly, why does everyone ask them this kind of question? Every time he explained it tirelessly.

He stretched out his hands helplessly, "Because of the price of 220,000 US dollars, the little yellow rocket is destined to only become a niche luxury product. It is okay as a hobby. It really wants to be mass-produced. It is destined to not sell many cars. It is certain to lose money.

  AC Propulsion (AC drive) is just a small company. We don't have so much money and energy to invest in research and development, and we can't afford the risk of failure. "

  Xia Jingxing nodded, and stopped persuading, anyway, the AC drive has licensed Tzero's related technology to Tesla.

  Tesla will do the things that AC drives are afraid to do.

  Tzero is a car with interesting name meaning. "T" stands for time, "Time", and "zero" stands for zero, which stands for start.

  As soon as the result started, it was over.

  A total of three cars have been built with AC drives. One is sold, one is used by the president of the company Tom Cage, and the other is the one in front of him.

  Tzero because of the shape and color of the bullet, and the super fast acceleration, it also has an alias-"Little Yellow Rocket".

   "What is the cruising range of this little rocket?"

  Tom introduced, “When it was first launched in 1997, acid batteries were used, and the range was only 50 kilometers.

  Last year, we used lithium batteries for laptops, and the cruising range has been significantly improved, reaching about 150 kilometers.

  But there are several conditions. The speed must be maintained at 60 km/h, and the road must be flat to maintain this cruising range.

  If you are running on a mountain road or driving violently, the cruising range will have to be reduced by 20%. "

  Xia Jingxing continued to ask: "For charging, a normal 120-watt or 240-watt socket will do, right?"

  Tom nodded, "Yes, it is very convenient to charge the car."

  Xia Jingxing and Tom had a hot conversation, while Eberhard and Tarpening stood beside them with their hands in their arms. They didn't interrupt much, and they just kept listening to the conversation.

  Today, they accompanied Xia Jingxing to test drive the Tzero, so that the chairman and big money owner can feel the charm of electric sports cars, and they also talked about some business cooperation with AC Drive.

  The main business of AC drives is: production of drive systems, battery management systems, vehicle management systems and vehicle-to-grid systems for automakers.

  In order to produce cars, Tesla needs to use the relevant technical authorization of the Tzero model that has already been obtained, and other accessories also need to find AC drives to place orders.

  Xia Jingxing took another look at this low-rise sports car and asked, "Are you selling this car?"

  Tom shook his head, "The company has just this test car."

   "Don't you have another one? You can just sell this one to me."

  Xia Jingxing thinks this car is very collectible.

  Three small rockets in the previous life, only one is preserved, and the others are all broken.

  This is the only one in the world, so many cars can’t be collected!

   "Well then, take it away if you want!"

  Tom didn’t insist, he felt that Xia Jingxing was also a car lover, otherwise he wouldn’t invest millions of dollars in Tesla.

  Although AC drive companies do not want to mass-produce electric sports cars, they think it will probably fail.

  But seeing someone promote this cause with great interest, personally, he is still very supportive.

  In addition, Xia Jingxing is also a promising entrepreneur, and he deserves to be good friends.

  Tom remembered one thing and said to the three of them: "Hey, yes, someone wants to talk to you."

   "Who?" Xia Jingxing asked.

   "Elon Musk, a Silicon Valley madman who built rockets!"

  Tom smiled and said: "He and I are also friends, he has always been concerned about the field of electric vehicles.

  At first, I saw Tesla's financing difficulties. I wanted to introduce him to you.

  But soon after, Tesla completed the A round of financing, and I gave up this idea.

  Some time ago, Musk found me again and asked if I knew you? He wants to talk to you. "

   "What are you talking about? Does he want to invest in us?"

  Tapening asked with a smile.

   "I guess so! Do you want to see him?"

  As he spoke, Tom swept his eyes over the three of them. The main eyes were on Xia Jingxing, because he knew that this was the major shareholder and the final decision maker.

  Eberhard suddenly became interested, "Musk, is that the rich man who sold PayPal before and made more than 100 million US dollars?"

  Tom nodded and smiled, "Yes, it's him, he has a lot of cash in his hand!

  If you want to do something in the field of electric vehicles, you may need a huge amount of capital.

  I think you might as well meet him. One more shareholder will also give you more strength. "

  Tapenning and Eberhard were interested, and they turned their attention to Xia Jingxing.

  Xia Jingxing thought in his heart that Musk finally came to the door.

  Do you want to see him?

   Soon, he had a decision in his heart, anyway, Tesla has already been preemptively invested by him, and he is not afraid that Musk will come to stop him.

   "Okay, then we will see you!"

  Tapenning and Eberhard looked at each other, both a little regretful.

  It would be good if they dragged the financing for another month, and one more investor would compete. For them, it would not be a bad thing. They might be able to get more favorable investment conditions.

  Furthermore, Musk is not an obscure little person.

   PayPal’s valuation of 1.5 billion US dollars was acquired by eaby, and Musk’s money is real.

   Although Facebook has a valuation of more than 500 million US dollars, it is a valuation after all. Xia Jingxing holds more than 60% of the shares, and the book value is not low, but it has not yet implemented it.

  Comparing the two, it is obvious that Musk is slightly better!

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