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Chapter 170 Going to Water City

Among the major components of an electric vehicle, the battery is the first to be addressed, as it is the main factor determining the driving range.

Currently, there are several types of batteries on the market: lead-acid batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries, and lithium-ion batteries.

Lead-acid batteries are mainly used in electric bicycles. 95% of the electric bicycles running on the streets use this type of battery.

Nickel-metal hydride batteries are primarily used in hybrid vehicles, with brands such as Ford, Honda, and Chevrolet employing this type of battery.

Finally, there's the rising star, lithium-ion battery, which is currently the primary energy source for pure electric vehicles on the market.

One of the models that popularized this technology in the market was the electric car that couldn't brake its license plate, and many domestic brands followed suit afterward.

The most popular car at present is a small car from Wuling, which uses lithium batteries.

The most commonly used and most widely used lithium batteries are divided into two types: lithium iron phosphate batteries and ternary lithium batteries.

So far, it's impossible to definitively say which of these two types of batteries is superior; they each have their own advantages and disadvantages.

There are currently only these three main types of batteries, but there is also a graphene-based battery on the market.

However, this kind of battery is still just a concept nowadays. The products that are widely sold as graphene batteries should actually be called black gold batteries.

What is a black gold battery? It is actually an alloy with graphene added to the positive electrode material, not a pure graphene battery. It is simply a lead-acid battery with a small amount of graphene added to the positive electrode.

A true graphene battery is actually a type of lithium battery, except that it exists as the negative electrode material in the battery.

Considering these types of batteries, he naturally needed to choose a main focus for his strategy.

Lithium batteries are the most suitable for use in electric vehicles. The main problem they need to solve is the capacity of lithium batteries, while also taking into account the large discharge current.

Of course, the issue of the number of complete charge-discharge cycles also needs to be addressed. Generally, ternary lithium batteries can achieve around 800 complete charge-discharge cycles.

However, when the battery capacity reaches 800, it may decrease to only 80% of its original capacity.

Batteries used in electric vehicles, on the other hand, face the challenge of releasing large currents, which puts them to a more severe test.

Therefore, after choosing lithium batteries as his research direction, the three problems he needed to solve were capacity, high-current discharge, and charge-discharge cycles.

With a direction, everything becomes much easier. Don't forget, he's a man with an analytical eye.

In the time that followed, he began to focus on solving these three problems. Actually, although there were three problems, there were really only two.

If the problem of replacing the negative electrode material with pure graphene material in lithium batteries is solved, then the issues of battery capacity and high-current discharge will be readily resolved.

After solving these two problems, the only remaining issue is the limited number of charge-discharge cycles unique to graphene lithium batteries.

That night, three years had passed, and his research on graphene materials had only just begun.

The next day, he rushed to the company early in the morning, grabbed Liu Xiaodong, and ran out.

Liu Xiaodong was completely bewildered and had no idea what was going on when he was dragged to the company parking lot.

Just as he finally caught his breath and was about to ask something, Li Zhenhua forced his head into his new Shelby GT500.

Before he could even react, before he could even fasten his seatbelt, he heard the roar of his car's engine.

The sound of the 5.2L V8 engine and the unique production process involving supercharging made his face tremble slightly, and he hurriedly fastened his seatbelt.

Feeling the push-back sensation, I was pressed down onto the seat.

This was the first time Li Zhenhua had used this launch start in real life, and the car quickly drove out of the factory and headed south.

Having finally recovered, Liu Xiaodong took a deep breath before speaking.

"Brother, drive slowly. I haven't lived enough yet. You can't let Wang Mei become a widow at such a young age."

I don't want someone to sleep with my wife, use my assets, and beat my children in the future.

Calm down, slow down, slow down, slow down even more!

"Hey, that's right, that's more like it. Why are you driving so fast?"

Li Zhenhua, who was driving incredibly fast, never realized that this fat man actually had a talkative side. If he hadn't been driving fast this time, he wouldn't have been able to bring out this trait.

His speed also slowed down while Liu Xiaodong was speaking.

"Fatty, let's go buy cars. We need to buy a lot of cars today, so we really need to hurry!"

There are just so many shops to visit!

After he finished speaking, Liu Xiaodong, who was already confused, became even more confused.

"He finally decided to replace his old Volkswagen Santana? He's finally figured it out and wants to buy a new car."

Wait a minute, this is like throwing money away! We're going to shop at so many stores!

With that in mind, Liu Xiaodong asked him the question.

"Is this because you finally couldn't resist your nouveau riche tendencies? What kind of car are you planning to buy?"

Let me give you some advice. Actually, you only need to buy a car that can cover your face.

Besides, you see, when I go out, this GT500 just sits at home collecting dust, doesn't it? Four Rings (referring to BMW's high-performance engines) are much more reliable in the long run.

While the two were talking, the car was already speeding away from the area known for its calligraphy and painting.

"I'm not buying a car for myself this time; I'm going to buy research materials. I just checked while I was eating breakfast this morning."

The F7 Auto City has a pretty complete selection of cars, and the sales assistants there have lovely voices.

We went to visit that top salesperson, in particular.

Let's try to buy all the pure electric vehicles today and bring them back!

At this point, Liu Xiaodong finally understood what he meant: he really intended to buy a car, and it was likely for disassembling and studying it.

However, the things they talked about in the middle were a bit interesting. Things like F7 car city and Miss Qiao made no sense to the fat guy!

"I only told you a few days ago, and you've already started? You're pretty fast!"

"But didn't we say we were going to develop electric motorcycles? Why are we buying so many new energy vehicles?!"

"Hey, they're pretty much the same, not much of a reference point for electric motorcycles on the market."

There are only two that are of reference value: Don't Touch My Big Scooter and Harley-Davidson street bikes, but they're not easy to get into China, so let's focus on four-wheeled vehicles for now.

Once I've figured this thing out, will electric motorcycles still be a problem?

I'm relieved!

The two chatted as they drove toward their destination.

He drove the 60-kilometer journey and arrived at his destination in less than half an hour.

Upon arrival at their destination, a Shelby drove into the car dealership, quite eye-catching. The salespeople inside all stared longingly at the people in the car, their eyes shining.

As soon as the two entered the car showroom, a brightly dressed saleswoman in a fitted blazer stood before them.

At the same time, he bowed deeply, a scene that almost made Xiao Gun lose control, especially when the deep V-neckline was partially exposed during the bow.

The two of them felt as if they had walked into a selection ceremony for a concubine, dazzled by the dazzling array of choices.

Meanwhile, Liu Xiaodong nudged his waist and whispered something in his ear.

"Now I know why the technician I used to see when I came to the water town was nowhere to be found; she'd all come to the car dealership as a salesperson."

This is one way out; it's still sales, only before you were selling yourself, now you're using yourself to sell cars!

Liu Xiaodong's words made him instantly understand something, and he nodded without showing any emotion. It seemed that he had met an acquaintance during the sales process.

The two then selected the most beautiful one at the concubine selection event and had her show them around the exhibition hall.

The one who was chosen was also not at peace with herself; of the two candidates, only she was selected.

I don't know what kind of ordeal I'll be subjected to tonight, but thinking about the commission from selling the car, I steeled myself.

If you can't bear to lose your health, you can't sell the car.

In the following time, Li Zhenhua talked about car models, and the salesperson took the two of them to see them, such as the Madou 3 that couldn't brake, the BYD Han, and so on. In the end, they also saw the Game Boy.

However, the salesperson was starting to regret it, because neither of the two had mentioned buying a car so far, and all the cars they were looking at were new energy vehicles. So even if she sold one, she wouldn't get much commission!

But since things have already come to this, we can only grit our teeth and continue the introduction.

After walking around the showroom and returning to the front desk, the saleswoman's legs were practically thin from all the walking, but the two people still hadn't bought a single car.

Just as she was about to speak, she heard the skinny man across from her speak.

"Miss, did you remember all the car models I just looked at?"

The young woman looked at him with some confusion, but still nodded.

"Alright, go find your manager and prepare the contract. I want all the cars I looked at before."

The moment he said those words, the young woman's expression changed instantly; this was a tremendous surprise!

This is much more profitable than selling a luxury car. How many cars did the other party just look at?

Ten cars or twenty? The young woman made arrangements for the two of them, then quickly ran towards the manager's office.

The large number of vehicle orders caught the manager's attention, and he jogged over to the two of them.

Of course, the young lady from before was also following behind. Li Zhenhua looked at the manager bowing and scraping across from him, and the salesperson behind him winking at him, and suddenly felt that something was about to happen.

He struggled with this in his mind for a long time before speaking to Liu Xiaodong beside him.

"Fatty, I'm leaving the rest to you. You handle it. If any department in our company needs a car, let's buy one today."

The sales revenue from the cars I ordered will be credited to the salesperson who just finished the transaction. The rest is up to you.

I won't stay here any longer; I'll drive one of the cars away first.

After saying that, he walked straight into the exhibition hall.

(End of this chapter)