You promised to build cars, so why did you go into the military industry?

"A beautiful appearance and good performance are not enough to explain the excellence of a car."

After all, a car has to be able to move. And it has to be able to move a long distance!

The Lingyun SU7 is equipped with a 30.64 kWh lithium iron phosphate power battery.

With a permanent magnet synchronous motor with a maximum torque of 225 N·m, it can provide a pure electric range of about 300 km.

Using an electric motor as the main drive unit means that, compared to traditional gasoline vehicles, gear shifting is extremely smooth and there is no sense of jerking.

This alone allows the Lingyun SU7 to offer a driving experience comparable to luxury cars costing millions!

But that's not enough!

We also equipped it with a 1.5L high-efficiency engine with independent intellectual property rights and a thermal efficiency of up to 43% and a 50-liter fuel tank.

A thermal efficiency of 43% means that one liter of gasoline can provide about 3.8 kilowatt-hours of electricity.

The 50-liter fuel tank, combined with a 30 kWh battery and a meticulously tuned kinetic energy recovery system, allows the Lingyun SU7 to achieve a combined range of over… at a speed of 75 km/h.

Li Ran drew out his words, and numbers appeared on the screen in sync with his voice.

"2300km!"

The words fell.

The leaders below were starting to get restless.

By simply using the four basic arithmetic operations learned in elementary school, one can easily arrive at an unbelievable number!

2.5!

Fuel consumption is 2.5 liters per 100 kilometers!

In traditional gasoline-powered vehicles, a fuel consumption of 10 liters per 100 kilometers is normal.

A car that can consume 8 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers can be advertised as a fuel-efficient vehicle.

6 liters per 100 kilometers? That's incredible. Currently, only Japanese cars, which are often referred to as mobile energy-absorbing boxes, can barely achieve that on the highway.

Now, this manufacturer called United Industries has actually produced a monster that can produce 2.5 liters per 100 kilometers?!

You can't blame the leaders for overreacting, after all, what's being saved is oil! Oil, known as the lifeblood of industry!

In 2009, China Petroleum's self-sufficiency rate was only 48.56%, meaning it needed to import more than half of its oil.

Let's assume that oil imports are disrupted due to some uncontrollable factors, leading to an oil shortage.

Then, the entire society would come to a standstill.

The lack of oil in industry is equivalent to the lack of raw materials, energy and lubricants, and power and water outages will become the norm.

Without oil, agriculture is like being without fertilizers, pesticides, and diesel; agricultural machinery will come to a standstill, and grain production will be drastically reduced.

As for industries like healthcare and chemicals, what if they lacked petroleum derivatives? They'd grind to a halt, beyond saving.

Currently, there are nearly 5200 million privately owned cars in China. What if they were all replaced with this hybrid system?

Even if only one-tenth of the energy is replaced with this hybrid system, it would be a huge boost to the country's energy security!

With this technology as a foundation, it's not impossible for them to take the lead at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference at the end of the year!

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He couldn't sit still any longer, so he left the room and took out his phone to call his former boss.

"After the press conference, we will upload the test videos from more than 20 media outlets to major websites in their entirety without any editing. We also welcome people with a sense of justice to come and expose any frauds."

The media who had experienced the Lingyun SU7's amazing battery life immediately began boasting to the onlookers with pride when they heard they were going to upload a test video.

My previous reports were dismissed as boasting, so now I have to prove them wrong.

"but!

Being able to run is just a basic function of a car, but safety is the greatest luxury of a car!

Batteries and gasoline are both high-risk items, and as a relatively new technology, the safety and reliability of batteries have attracted much attention.

"And when it comes to testing whether a battery is safe and reliable, I think there's nothing more direct than conducting a puncture test on-site."

The area that was previously obscured to Li Ran's left front was also revealed to the public with the assistance of staff.

An incandescent bulb emitting a soft glow is connected in series with a set of extremely thin batteries.

Subsequently, five protective personnel wearing protective suits and carrying dry powder fire extinguishers stood around.

Li Ran, holding the composite bow, arrived at a distance of 5 meters from the battery.

Three iron arrows, gleaming with a cold light, were attracted to the shelf by a magnet.

Remove an arrow.

Draw the bow and shoot the arrow.

The battery was pierced by an arrow.

The incandescent bulb went out instantly.

The second one.

The third one.

Soon, all three arrows pierced the battery.

Until Li Ran put down the composite bow and returned to the high platform, the punctured battery neither caught fire nor exploded.

The entire audience erupted in "Wow!"

Unheard of! There are actually batteries that can withstand a needle penetration test! And three of them at that!

Although Li Ran's action of drawing the bow and shooting the arrow was very cool, he did indeed hit the target battery.

But the accuracy is really bad.

Seeing this, everyone knew that the landing points of the three arrows were truly random.

Is this what confidence in one's own technology looks like?

"If the light bulb hadn't been on just now, I would have suspected that the battery was dead."

"Is this a solid-state battery?"

"I didn't see a single spark! I've seen plenty of scenes in movies where they shoot arrows or guns at fuel tanks! The cars explode! Does that mean the battery is safer than gasoline?!"

Ignoring the commotion from the audience, a picture showing the vehicle's airbags deployed appeared on the big screen.

"The vehicle is equipped with 10 airbags, including airbags in regular positions, front and rear side curtain airbags, driver and passenger knee airbags, and front center airbag."

Yes, friends, you heard right. In an era where low/medium/high-end configurations are generally distinguished by 2/4/6 airbags, we have increased the number of airbags to 10 for the safety of our users!

Moreover, the unibody die-cast body is made entirely of hot-formed steel with a strength of up to 1400MPa, a type of steel that is currently only used in the A/B pillars of mass-produced vehicles.

In fact, the proportion of high-strength steel in the vast majority of luxury vehicles does not exceed 65%!

But we achieved over 90%!

The improvement in materials results in a significantly more robust vehicle!

As soon as he finished speaking, the area behind and to the left of Li Ran was revealed.

A new car equipped with four dummies is parked on the accelerator.

A 9.6-meter semi-trailer truck was fixed directly in front of the vehicle, and it was also carrying a 26-ton steel coil.

Then, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the Lingyun SU7 carrying four dummies was rapidly accelerated to 70km/h and then crashed head-on into the semi-trailer truck directly in front of it.

The semi-trailer swayed slightly after being hit, which is enough to prove the force of the impact and the sturdiness of the semi-trailer.

However, when the impact occurred, the 10 airbags in the cockpit of the Lingyun SU7 deployed instantly, protecting the four dummies.

The front windshield was full of cracks, like a tattered rag hanging on the frame.

The front of the car was crushed by about one-third. Thanks to the one-piece die-casting technology, the entire body withstood the frontal impact, and the internal structure of the cockpit remained intact.

Immediately afterwards, a voice came from the sound system:

"Beep... Hello driver, a collision has been detected. Do you need roadside assistance? If there is no response within 3 seconds, it will be assumed that you do..."

"No need, thank you," Li Ran replied.

After hanging up the phone, Li Ran looked down at the audience:

"Emergency rescue function. Never waste precious rescue time."

As soon as he finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted in the audience.

Li Ran then signaled for the test to continue.

The limit switch on the steel coil that was half-hanging was removed by the staff.

Subsequently, the steel coil rolled backward along the cargo hold, landing on the Lingyun SU7 that had just completed the impact.

The two-dimensional planarization that the audience imagined did not occur. The A-pillar withstood the attack of the "civilian two-dimensional foil" at the cost of slight bending and deformation.

Actually, this crushing test is a bit of a trick. After all, in real accidents, most steel coils will move due to the impact, so they often have a lot of kinetic energy.

Even so, the fact that a 26-ton weight only slightly deformed the A-pillar speaks volumes about the vehicle's sturdiness.

At this moment, Li Ran's voice came, startling everyone who was immersed in the highly stimulating, violent, and destructive scenes.

"Safety is the greatest luxury!"

Inside the live stream room.

"Holy crap, it's that hard?"

"This visual impact is too strong. Are all new car companies this aggressive in their pursuit of attention?"

"The more honest car companies like this, the better! They need to conduct real-world tests in front of the audience! Who knows if what they're saying is true or false when they just pull out a piece of paper and start bragging?"

The number of people watching the press conference via live stream is constantly increasing, and the live stream is also replaying the collision scene in slow motion.

As the buzz continued to rise, some competitors were finally drawn in and came to the live stream.

Looking at the text scrolling through the chat window, they gained some understanding of the current press conference.

What is drag coefficient? It ranks first among mass-produced cars.

What does it mean to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 7.0 seconds?

What does it mean for a battery to be pierced by a steel arrow with three holes while powered on, without smoking, catching fire, or exploding?

What does it mean to withstand the impact of a 26-ton steel coil and only slightly deform the A-pillar?

An engine with a thermal efficiency of 43%! Are you dreaming?!

Fuel consumption of 2.5 liters per 100 kilometers?

Huh? Automatic parking?

Voice control of the vehicle?

In-car screen?

"Can cars really be made like this?"

"Where did you come from?"

"Is this still in China?"

As competitors began to doubt themselves, the scene in the live stream changed.

That man! Li Ran! Reappeared on screen.

"Besides the intelligence, performance, and safety that have just been shown, there is another very important aspect of a good car that needs to be introduced, and that is the driving and riding experience."

The area behind and to the right of Li Ran, which had been obscured, was finally revealed.

A brand-new Lingyun SU7 is parked on the runway.

As the cover was pulled away, several workers quickly erected a champagne tower on the car's hood.

Once the champagne tower was fully erected, the staff filled it with champagne.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the Lingyun SU7 slowly started and drove forward.

"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!"

Stunned by the fantastical scene before them, people momentarily lost their ability to speak and could only vent their shock by swearing.

The Lingyun SU7 slowly and steadily circled the track, and even when it passed speed bumps, it did not cause the champagne tower to shake at all.

When the vehicle is stationary, the champagne tower on the hood remains standing, without spilling a drop of champagne.

At this moment, Li Ran's voice rang out, asking:

"I think I don't need to say anything more."

The Lingyun SU7, with its dual-chamber air suspension, is just that smooth!

Traditional gasoline-powered cars typically come equipped with air suspension starting at 50 yuan, so it's normal that cars costing millions of yuan don't have it.

After all, if you can't make the parts yourself and have to buy them from others, it's normal not to install them if the price is too high.

But for United Industries, we overcame the relevant technologies and brought down the price of the suspended product!

We will never let consumers spend a single penny more than necessary!

Do you all like it?

Hearing the somewhat disorderly chants of "Like" from the audience, Li Ran continued to smile.

Meanwhile, the competitors who joined halfway through and watched the press conference online had somewhat strange expressions.

They all thought of their own R&D team, seemingly wondering whether they were incompetent or deceiving their superiors.

It seems that air suspension doesn't have much technical difficulty. A small factory can handle this kind of technology, so why can't a bunch of so-called top students do it?

That doesn't make sense.

For the audience, seeing a car with a champagne tower on its roof running around was a huge shock.

Currently, even luxury cars worth millions might be impossible to replicate!

Because it might not actually be suspended in mid-air!

What high-end features do ordinary people want when buying a car?

Sorry, but features like 5-link suspension, electronic gear shifter, power tailgate, ventilated and heated seats, and power mirrors will cost extra!

Simply raising the price isn't enough! We also have to treat the sales staff to a full range of services, including food, drinks, and massages!

What? You don't like it? Well, I'm sorry, but I'll have to wait two or three months!

When asked, the answer was always the same: there are no cars available!

Looking at the spirited Li Ran, many people had some doubts.

With so many materials, can the cost be controlled?

If it were priced at 500,000 to 600,000 yuan, given the current consumption level in China, it would probably only sell a few units a year.

Moreover, how can a brand without any brand recognition aim for the high-end market right from the start?

Are we taking too big a step?

Luxury cars aren't made by simply piling on materials!

It also needs to have historical depth and a sense of weight!

You have to have passion!

You have to save face!

style!

At this moment, Li Ran's voice seemed to soften by an octave:

"Finally, we have to face a practical question... how should we price this car?"