novelones Chapter 335 Long Wei’s request for help
Chapter 335 Long Wei’s request for help
Li Shaocheng suddenly realized:
"Lithium ore is a very important component of batteries!"
After Wang Lei asked him to hoard lithium ore, he began to study lithium ore and became a semi-expert before he knew it.
"Yes, think about it. If one day in the future, the production of new energy vehicles reaches tens of millions, how big will the demand for lithium ore be?"
The inability to keep up with the production of lithium batteries has always been an important factor restricting Tesla's production.
And as long as it is a new energy vehicle, there will be lithium in the battery, and the blade battery developed by Biyadi is no exception.
Because lithium metal is very light, it carries the most charge under the same mass, which is the highest among currently known batteries.
It also has the characteristics of high discharge voltage, low self-discharge rate, long cycle life and the highest charging efficiency.
It can be said that lithium metal was born to make batteries.
Li Shaocheng grew up in a compound, and his vision and foresight are unmatched by ordinary businessmen. He naturally knows that if one day, electric power replaces traditional oil-burning power, then lithium metal will definitely become the target of capital pursuit by various countries.
So there is a reasonable explanation for not selling lithium mines at low prices now.
Everything he did made sense.
But all this has a big premise, which is the energy production of electric cars!
Li Shaocheng put a big question mark on this.
You must know that as early as the 30s, the US military built DC electric vehicles, even half a century before the birth of fuel vehicles.
But more than 100 years have passed, and electric vehicles are still a high-tech concept.
Wang Lei didn't think too much, but took out a CD and asked Li Shaocheng to read it before talking.
"ev1? An electric car developed by General Motors?"
I only saw this car speeding on the runway, and the text reminded me that it only took 96 seconds for it to accelerate from standstill to 9km/h!
What surprised Li Shaocheng the most is that its top speed can reach 130km/h, which can fully meet people's daily needs.
"It uses 32 lead-acid batteries as energy source and can run 144km per charge!"
"In fact, GM has already started mass production on a small scale, and its shadow can be seen in some big cities."
Li Shaocheng didn't understand very much:
"Then why do foreigners want to suspend this project?"
Yes, it is obviously ready for mass production, so why did GM abandon this project?
"That's a good question. In fact, to put it bluntly, there is strong resistance from the American Petroleum Company. Once these oil giants join forces to strangle, even General Motors will be unable to bear it."
“Furthermore, the battery of ev1 ages very quickly, and after-sales problems became the last straw for this project.
General Motors feels that after so long of research and development and so much money invested, the project has not brought any benefits, but instead requires more investment in subsequent battery research and development. "
"The upper management of GM felt that all this was caused by the ev1 project, so they simply stopped this obviously money-losing project."
Li Shaocheng nodded and asked:
"Can replacing the battery power with lithium batteries solve this problem?"
"Then we have to get the answer through experiments one after another."
In order to complete this project, Wang Lei hired several engineers from the EV project that was on the verge of disbandment at a high price. They will continue their research at Sanshi Automobile Factory.
The R&D environment in Longguo is indeed good. In a few years, the price of oil will skyrocket, and by then new energy vehicles will be accepted by the public.
“Boss, since Biyadi’s research and development is so important, should we give them a break and support their research and development? As far as I know, they have developed mobile phone lithium battery technology.
If it is put into production on a large scale, the demand for lithium mines will definitely expand. "
"The reason I came here this time is to talk to you about this matter. I don't plan to excavate the domestic lithium mines on a large scale at the moment, so you have to go abroad!"
"I'll give you a task to go overseas to launch a large-scale acquisition of lithium mines."
"Australia's lithium concentrate, South America's four major salt lakes..."
Li Shaocheng couldn't help but get excited. If he had all these lithium mines in his hands, he would undoubtedly monopolize most of the world's lithium mines.
As a mining master, he naturally knows the importance of mastering a core energy source.
Not to mention whether new energy electric vehicles can be put into mass production on a large scale in the future, the market for mobile phone lithium battery technology has always been monopolized by Sakura Country.
If the upstream lithium mines are blocked, the battery manufacturers in Sakura Country will naturally have to act according to their faces.
In the future, if lithium batteries are really put into new energy trams on a large scale and lithium ore resources are mastered, it will undoubtedly choke the throats of foreign new energy tram manufacturers.
To bypass the more mature lithium battery technology, use other batteries, and re-research and development will require a lot of expenses. Even if the research is successful, the safety performance and practicality may be greatly compromised, which is totally not worth the loss.
Li Shaocheng once again felt the importance of his work, and fighting spirit ignited in his eyes.
"Boss, leave this matter to me. I'll see if Ni Pingnan still dares to complain to me."
Although he was smiling, there were tears in his eyes.
Wang Lei patted his shoulder heavily and assured:
"After these few years, I will clear your name sooner or later, and the country will not forget you."
Li Shaocheng, who has become a veteran, nodded, obviously not very concerned about this.
"Boss, even though everyone is responsible for me, my will has never wavered."
“In the past two years, more and more foreign businessmen and organizations have contacted me, hoping that I will sell rare earths to them at low prices. They have promised me many benefits, and some of the conditions are really exciting, which makes me more and more interested. There is great value in identifying rare earth resources..."
Wang Lei had never doubted Li Shaocheng's firm will, and Liu Hu was impressed by the quality of this young man from Kyoto.
"How about I help you go see the old man? And tell him the truth?"
"Well... then I'll ask you to make a trip. My grandfather has always had a good sense of the Wang Group. I don't want him to forgive me until he dies."
The two chatted for a long time.
Until Liu Hu whispered to him:
"Boss, the general assistant of Sanshi called and said that the chairman of Longwei came to Kyoto and wanted to meet you."
"Make an appointment for me. It seems I'm not free today. I want to visit Shaocheng's grandpa."
……
Kyoto, inside a reception room of Mitsuishi Group.
Chairman Long Wei was pacing anxiously.
Seeing Sanshi's chief assistant come in, he hurriedly asked:
"What did Mr. Wang say?"
"Mr. Ren, I hope to make an appointment with you at another time. He is going to the hospital to visit an elder of a close friend..."
Chairman Ren thought for a while and asked:
"Which hospital he is in, I will go directly to him."
The general assistant also felt the other party's eagerness and said:
"Let me ask for you, please wait a moment."
Director Ren is indeed a little anxious. Long Wei is at a critical moment to attack gsm technology.