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

Chapter 129 Our car's infotainment screen is 0.7 inches bigger than a Maybach's!! (4100)

When Xu Yi finished speaking, a round of applause broke out from the audience.

Hua Hua Hua.

Everyone stared wide-eyed and applauded.

excellent!

It's truly outstanding.

In the short first half, they listened almost entirely, and in a strange atmosphere and with the charm of the language that was almost imperceptible, they felt a surge of excitement.

To know.

Although domestically produced new energy vehicles can now occupy a portion of the market sales, they still face a lot of prejudice in the mainstream.

For example, many people believe that new energy vehicles are unsafe because of their short battery life and short driving range...

These are also objective issues.

It does have its advantages: for example, the motor accelerates quickly, the travel cost is low, and the configuration is relatively high.

In general, as a product that has only recently entered the public eye, it is considered "outdated".

It's one thing if you're behind gasoline-powered cars.

In terms of pure electric technology, it still can't beat imported new energy vehicles.

There was nothing to brag about at that press conference.

And today.

They were surprised to see a company at its launch event that dared to directly compete with luxury cars and Tesla Model S.

Although it only benchmarked a portion of the data.

That's still better than what other manufacturers wouldn't even dare to compare themselves to.

That sounds so exciting!!
……

"Please don't laugh, everyone, thinking that Xingchen Automotive is just trying to ride the coattails of these luxury brands like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Tesla..."

Xu Yi said with utmost sincerity.

"After all, Xingchen Motors is a newcomer to the car manufacturing industry. No matter how hard we put our heart and soul into it..."

Strive to catch up!

It is also difficult to catch up with others who have a 130-year history of car manufacturing.

The reason for listing competitors' cars at the press conference was...

It's because we are paying tribute—

This is a tribute to these industry pioneers who created the world's most advanced cars.

Therefore, in this regard, Xingchen Automotive has always maintained a humble and eager-to-learn attitude throughout its involvement in car manufacturing.

……

offstage.

Including those watching the live stream.

They were all slightly taken aback.

My whole body shuddered again!
Even the most prejudiced person.

I felt deeply moved at that moment!

hiss--

He really...

I cried to death!
"666!"

"This is the first time I've heard a domestic automaker admit that it is inferior to foreign automakers, especially at such an important public press conference."

"It is a well-known fact that domestic cars are inferior to imported cars, but who would have thought that the first car company to say this would be the CEO of a new car company?"

"Times have changed!!"

"To be honest, I'm not a big fan of new energy vehicles, and I don't know much about their technology. But Mr. Xu's attitude, demeanor, and personality are much better than those of other traditional car companies at their press conferences!"

"I think Xingchen Motors is quite pragmatic. Some people always use their past history of making low-speed electric vehicles to attack them, but which car company hasn't experienced a downturn when it first started out? The key is that they sold low-speed electric vehicles like crazy, and they really invested money in R&D. What else is this but a good car company in China?!"

"Being born into poverty is not a disgrace; true heroes are those who can bend and stretch... He truly lived up to that!!"

……

Industry professionals watching the press conference.

Even the executives of some traditional car companies had increasingly strange expressions on their faces.

My heart froze.

He has worked in this industry for many years and has held many product launch events.

Now, faced with these words, he suddenly seemed like a "greenhorn."

I'm completely bewildered!

"..."

???

"No, that's not right at all. How did he manage to make riding the wave of popularity sound so elegant and touching?"

"Huh? This is supposed to be a tribute?"

"Oh no, this press conference is going to be a huge hit!"

"Hiss... How did they come up with that? Why didn't our copywriters think of that?"

"Don't you guys feel that his speaking style is similar to someone else's?"

……

There are many things to introduce at a press conference.

Therefore, it will be slightly longer than a typical mobile phone launch event.

For every aspect of a car, we must be meticulous, at least ensuring that consumers understand its selling points and features.

It can be said.

The most groundbreaking battery technology and the most marketable supercharging technology of the entire vehicle, along with the exterior design, have been introduced.

Xu Yi's mission is already half complete.

Next, he began to talk about some standard configurations.

"Our Starry Sky S7 not only has strong charging performance, but its acceleration performance is also quite good..."

It adopts an independently developed V4 permanent magnet synchronous motor:

—The power reaches an astonishing 180kW!

—Maximum torque reaches 350 N·m!

—241 horsepower!
0-100 km/h acceleration time – 6.9 seconds!!

It boasts nearly 80% of the performance of a 3.0T 6-cylinder engine!

……

On the big screen, the screen showed the Star S7 testing its straight-line acceleration on the track, as well as its tire burnout at the start!
Finally, a striking title appears.

[6.9 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h]

Below this title, there was another line of very eye-catching text:

[This acceleration time has been reduced by the time taken from the start.]

Upon seeing this line of large characters, everyone was taken aback.

This "label"...

Yes, everyone should have seen it.

Although our internally developed V4 motor is very powerful!
But after all, the Star S7 is a pure electric vehicle weighing over two tons. To achieve this acceleration is, in my opinion, quite impressive, surpassing the vast majority of family cars on the market.

Why add this large text label?

Please don't misunderstand, we are not trying to cheat or shirk responsibility.

Rather, it's because I've watched many car launch events, both domestic and international, and many competitors have labeled their products in this way.

......"

Xu Yi said very sincerely.

"If we don't reduce the start-up time, then we'll be missing out on some performance in our marketing."

But if we label it, it seems like we are obscuring and deceiving consumers!
Finally—after repeated internal meetings and discussions, we decided to make this public and display it in extra-large font to remind everyone!

I hope everyone can understand!

The audience was stunned.

A competitor watching the press conference: "..."

The viewers in the live stream: "!!"

"Wow, is that even a saying?"

"I've learned something new."

"Learned something new +1".

"Yes, the acceleration advertised by car manufacturers is often not actually achieved; it will be a fraction of a second slower. Xingchen Automotive is too honest."

"Not only Tesla has reduced the start time, but many large automakers have done the same, but no one has said it."

"This Mr. Xu is really a newcomer to the car manufacturing industry. He even dares to talk about such unspoken rules. He could have just kept quiet. How much of a loss will he suffer by revealing this?!"

"Seeing this makes me want to buy one to show my support. With this attitude and the car's design, I hope it won't be too expensive!"

"This car is so technologically advanced, and it's all self-developed. Judging by this range, it should sell for at least 300,000 yuan, otherwise we'd be losing money!"

"I'm a little worried. Xingchen Automotive seems too honest; it's like they don't know how to do any marketing at all?"

……

"Although we reduced the starting time, we actually only exaggerated it by a little bit."

For example, other car manufacturers can often create a 0.4-second difference by subtracting the acceleration from the start.

Our Star S7, even with the start time factored in, can still achieve an acceleration time of 7.1 seconds! !" After saying this.

Applause broke out from the audience again.

Xu Yi smiled:

"Next, I will introduce our vehicle infotainment system."

In order to create a new era of intelligent vehicle systems, Xingchen Automotive has adopted a self-developed Linux kernel architecture.

Many people may not be aware that the difficulty and cost of developing the Linux kernel architecture in-house are extremely high.

It is neither like the QNX microkernel used by traditional luxury brands, nor like many domestic Android-based car infotainment systems.

In terms of real-time performance, stability, scalability, and intelligence, the Linux kernel is the strongest.

Our in-vehicle infotainment system is developed based on this.

Not only can it achieve stability for 100,000 kilometers without crashing, but it also boasts intelligent ecosystem features!

……

The large screen displays the in-vehicle infotainment system, including voice prompts, navigation, and music.

have to say.

The 13-inch screen on the Starry Sky S7 is truly eye-catching.

At least for now, there aren't any cars with screens this big that cost less than 300,000.

Many people say that installing a large screen in a car is as ridiculous as installing a color TV in a car.

But when you actually see this big screen, your eyes are drawn to it.

"Hello Stars, turn on the music, navigate to xxxx..."

The large screen displays a smooth in-car infotainment system, along with navigation updates, music apps, and videos.

He kept demonstrating it in front of everyone.

It is two or three levels better than the LCD screens in many traditional gasoline cars!
"The future belongs to the era of intelligence. A rich ecosystem and intelligent vehicle system will bring more possibilities to driving."

According to our investigation, the screen in the Mercedes-Maybach is a 12.3-inch LCD screen!

Our Star S7's entertainment screen is 0.7 inches larger than a Mercedes-Maybach's!

......"

"Of course, this is not a benchmark, and a big screen doesn't mean anything."

I just want to say that, within our capabilities, we at Xingchen Auto hope to provide consumers with the best experience!

I've observed that many high-end luxury cars have very advanced remote control functions, but their usage rate is not high.

The reason is that to enable this feature, not only is it optional, but after three years, an additional remote control fee must be paid.

If you want to use the smart car system in the future, you will also need to pay a data traffic fee.

The annual cost for remote control is 899.

Buying a year's worth of in-car data also costs two to three hundred yuan.

This has caused great inconvenience!

Xu Yi said something exciting.

"I hereby announce that the remote control function of Xingchen Motors will be permanently open to all car owners free of charge!"
The in-car data plan will be provided free of charge for life, with each car owner receiving a 5GB data package per month!

……

The in-vehicle infotainment system's data traffic and remote control functions will actually be available in six months to a year.

With major emerging forces competing fiercely, this has become standard practice.

After all, these emerging companies are all fundraising monsters; they really don't care about burning money in order to attract consumers.

But nowadays, very few car companies are doing this.

At most, they'll give you the standard three-year package.

Even traditional car manufacturers that usually emphasize cost-effectiveness will resort to tricks like charging for data traffic or remote control.

And it doesn't cost anything.

Why not make money if you can?

Before the involution of competition began, everyone tacitly reaped the profits.

Studio.

"It's 0.7 inches larger than the screen in a Maybach, I can't hold back anymore!!"

"Is this a bit of a stretch? Is it just to show that the screen is bigger than that of a Maybach?"

"That's a bit tactless. What kind of car is Maybach? It's one thing to compare it technically, but with something like a large screen that doesn't involve much technology, comparing it is meaningless. It's not even a tribute. I just thought Xingchen Motors was pretty good."

"..."

however.

When Xu Yi announced that remote control would be free for life, and that in-vehicle data traffic would be given away for life.

In the live broadcast room.

The voices of "great scholars debating the classics" rang out.

"I'm sorry, sir!!"

"Holy crap, remote air conditioning and remote door opening are standard features? And free data too??!"

"Wow, this is even better than a Maybach!!"

"This is a truly conscientious car company!"

"I have a Mercedes at home, and in the third summer I wanted to turn on the air conditioning remotely, I had to pay a fee, which was quite a pain. The key is that the fee is not low. If the manufacturer can make this a standard feature and offer it for free, it is really a benefit to the public."

"Those car companies that exploit car owners' needs and charge sky-high data fees deserve to be struck by lightning!!"

……

The sounds of "debating scriptures" were endless.

Automotive executives who were watching the press conference were hit with an elbow again!
They didn't even realize what was happening.

They could only watch helplessly as Xu Yi stood on the stage and finished putting on a show.

No child—

How did things go from having a perfectly good conversation to suddenly turning sour?!

Your marketing tactics are really going too far, you know?!
Yes.

As industry insiders, they could clearly tell that the young man in front of them was definitely not a naive or innocent person.

"Marketing expert".

He's definitely a "marketing master"!
But from beginning to end, it was controlled very smoothly, and in some parts, it even made them feel their emotions were subtly stirred.

By now, I'm feeling a tingling sensation on my scalp.

hiss--

That's about enough.

Why all this fuss during a press conference that's only a few tens of minutes long?

Shouldn't the price be announced soon?
Surely... there's still a chance to survive?
They were a little nervous.

At the current rate of increase

If Star Auto sets its price relatively high.

That's fine, they're going to compete with traditional first- and second-tier imported luxury brands.

If the price is too low, then domestically produced sedans in a certain price range will probably suffer a great loss!

……

Amidst enthusiastic applause.

Xu Yi nodded and smiled.

He paused for about twenty or thirty seconds without saying a word.

My mouth is a little dry from talking.

I took a deep breath and cleared my throat slightly.

He has just entered the final and most important stage of today's event.

"It seems that everyone likes the remote control function. This is just a small token of our appreciation from Xingchen Automotive."

By now, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the Starry Sky S7.

All configuration details, including vehicle length, wheelbase, and interior height, will be displayed on the large screen.

Furthermore, the price will be announced simultaneously.

……

But not before that.

There is another groundbreaking technological experiment featured on the Starry Sky S7 that I would like to solemnly reveal at this moment!!!

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The words fell.

The executives of the competing companies were stunned!
Eyes widened in disbelief.

There's still work to be done?!

Haven't we finished explaining the entire vehicle configuration?

impossible.

Absolutely impossible!!
……

　Ahem, the next chapter will still be a little late...

　　I was torn about whether to post it or not. If I did post it, I would be called a "short-form dog" (someone who only posts short chapters). If I saved it up and posted it all at once in the evening, I would be accused of being a "procrastinator".

　　Actually, it just so happens that I've come to this point in my writing.

　　So be it, I'll just lie down and let them do whatever they want...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)