My Age of Investment

  Chapter 242 Roadster prototype car

   Facebook and oil pipes are developing rapidly, and Envision Capital has also begun to set sail.

  At this time, Xia Jingxing received another good news.

  The first prototype of Tesla’s first model, the Roadster, was built.

  Xia Jingxing drove his Tzero sports car for ten minutes before rushing to Tesla.

  Although Tesla is also in Silicon Valley, its office is far more remote than Facebook and Envision Capital.

   Parked the car at the entrance of the factory, Xia Jingxing pushed the door and got off the car.

  As soon as he got out of the car, he saw a group of people walking out of the factory building. The two leaders were Eberhard and Tarpenning, who had not seen him for a long time.

  "Daren~"

  Eberhard saw Xia Jingxing from afar, smiled and waved.

  Xia Jingxing stepped forward, bumped his fist with the other party, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, you have completed a historic breakthrough! It's amazing!"

  Eberhard laughed and let out a hearty laugh.

  Tapenning also stepped forward and had a fist with Xia Jingxing. The former said sincerely: "This honor belongs to everyone, to Tesla, and to you as well.

  Without your financial support, we can’t insist on building a prototype car. "

   "Yes, Darren, you have also made a very big contribution to Tesla."

  Eberhard still has a good impression of Xia Jingxing, the major shareholder and chairman of the board.

  Basically do not intervene in their production work, the money is sufficient, and they understand the business they are doing. Such shareholders are simply too good to be better, and they are the most ideal investors.

  Xia Jingxing smiled, without humility.

  He did make a lot of contributions to Tesla, and money is the biggest contribution.

  He can stand the praise of him, so there is no need to reject it.

   "Similarly, the eighteen engineers standing behind me are also great contributors to our Tesla."

  Eberhard took two steps aside, stepped aside, opened his palms, pointed at a group of people behind him, and said sincerely:

  "The prototype car was built by 18 of them and it took four months to build it by hand.

  In order to produce the car as soon as possible, almost everyone is working overtime every day, but no one finds it hard or not worth it.

  They first grasped all the structure principles of Lotus, and then solved a series of battery technical problems.

  Finally, we installed our Tesla’s own motors and batteries on Lotus’s chassis, and then proceeded with wire welding, module adaptation, and modification..."

  Xia Jingxing nodded, Tesla’s first prototype is actually the case. Except for battery technology, all other technologies come from other companies.

  The motor technology mentioned by Eberhard is actually from the AC drive company, which is only licensed to Tesla.

  To be more real, the first prototype car is a modified car.

  From a certain level, it is a bit like the development of the aircraft industry in the early days of the dynasty. It first obtained some outdated aircraft and technology from Mao Xiong, and then slowly studied and improved.

  In fact, Tesla, in the previous life, really reversed the development of the technology authorized by AC drives.

  After listening to Eberhard’s introduction, Xia Jingxing glanced at the eighteen engineers and said with a smile: "Everyone has worked hard. Tonight, I booked a seat at the best restaurant in Silicon Valley, and everyone has a celebration banquet together."

  Cheers rang out from the crowd, and every engineer was full of smiles.

  "The prototype was mainly developed by **Straubel, Gene Bodicevsky and David Lanes."

  Tapenning reached Xia Jingxing’s ear and whispered in a low voice.

  Xia Jingxing knows Gene and David. As for Straubel, I have heard of each other's name, but don't know each other.

  He was very interested in this person, so he asked Tarpening to find him and prepare to get to know him.

  Tapenning quickly pulled the person over and introduced Xia Jingxing:

  "This man has a master's degree in energy engineering from Stanford University, and he has also started a business. He was once the chief technology officer and co-founder of the aerospace company Volacom.

  They wanted to build electric airplanes, but they didn’t get enough investment.

   Unfortunately, this plan was eventually shelved.

  Two months ago, he joined us and is currently the backbone of Tesla’s technology. "

  Xia Jingxing looked at this 25-year-old young man with interest, and a lot of information emerged in his mind.

  ***·Straubel, known as ***brother in the world, at the age of 13, found an abandoned electric golf cart in the garbage dump, replaced the engine, and successfully repaired the cart.

  When I was in college, I bought a dilapidated Porsche 944 for $1,600, and then successfully converted the car into an electric car.

  This car also set a world record for the acceleration performance of an electric car-it took only 17.28 seconds to drive a 1/4 mile (0.4 km).

Although he joined Tesla very late in his previous life, he was promoted to the co-founder of Tesla by virtue of his strong technical skills and is known as the man behind Musk.

  Xia Jingxing looked at this tall, technical expert with his furry arms rolled up his sleeves, and proactively handed out his hand.

   "Straubel, nice to meet you, I also heard of your Porsche 944 at Stanford."

  Straubel also did not expect that the boss actually knew the electric car he had remodeled, which made him very happy and even flattered.

  At the same time, because Xia Jingxing mentioned the alumni relationship, it immediately made him feel close.

  "Dalun, I have also heard many classmates and teachers mention you. Everyone praised you as a very outstanding young entrepreneur."

   "Haha, is it? Can you let me experience your electric Porsche when I have time?"

  Xia Jingxing said nonsense with his eyes open. In fact, he had never heard of the other party and this car in school, purely for the purpose of closing the relationship and making it easier to win people’s hearts.

   "Okay, if you want to experience it, I will drive the car tomorrow, and you can drive it directly."

  Xia Jingxing smiled and said, "Then you drive without a car?"

  Straubel waved his hand, "It doesn’t matter, I don’t drive that car much."

  Xia Jingxing pointed to Tzero who was not far away from Pao, and said, “I’ll just switch to you and drive me.”

  Straubel smiled, "Hahaha, that feels like I have made a lot of money."

  The two had just concluded a deal, and Eberhard not far away greeted Xia Jingxing: "Let’s go, Darren, take you to see the prototype car."

"it is good!"

  Xia Jingxing responded, followed behind the opponent, and walked into the factory.

  A black two-door convertible sports car parked in an open place, with smooth body lines, a smiling face on the head of the car, and a low body. The whole car looks very cool.

  This is Tesla’s first prototype car.

  The appearance is very different from the Tesla ten years later. In fact, this is a Lotus. The appearance is exactly the same, but the core is very different.

  Because it is a prototype car, the appearance is not redesigned, mainly to save some money, and there is no need for external exhibitions and sales at the moment.

  "Would you like to go up and experience it?"

  Eberhard, watching Xia Jingxing look eager to try, directly suggested.

  Xia Jingxing pointed to the car and asked, "Can it go on the road?"

  Eberhard thought Xia Jingxing was afraid of the car’s safety hazards, and explained with a smile: “This car, our team has driven dozens of times, it’s no problem at all, and you can drive with confidence.”

   "Okay, let me have a driving experience."

  Xia Jingxing opened the car door and noticed that the welding points of the car door were a little spotty. He didn't pay much attention to it. The first prototype car could not be too much. It was normal for flaws.

  Lotus's central control and interior are very simple. This car company started by making racing cars, and it’s this virtue.

  The space inside the car is a bit narrow. After Xia Jingxing sat in, she felt that she was tightly wrapped around her, and there was not much room for movement.

  Fire up, put in gear, release the brakes, start, and the car slowly drove out of the factory.

  Xia Jingxing drove the car, first found a section with relatively small traffic volume, and experienced acceleration.

   A strong sense of pushing the back came, the car leaned against the ground and rushed out in an instant.

  He feels similar to the acceleration of Tzero, without a particularly noticeable improvement.

  Walking around for a few more laps, after testing the turning and deceleration performances, he drove the car back to the factory.

   curled up and got out of the car. Xia Jingxing asked Eberhard who was standing not far away: "How long does this car accelerate? It feels similar to Tzero."

  Eberhard nodded and admitted frankly: "Yes, acceleration is not much improved, mainly in battery technology, and there has not been any breakthrough plan."

  Xia Jingxing nodded, indicating that she knew it.

  The two chatted for a few words, and then called Tarpenning. The three of them went to the office next door to prepare for the meeting.

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