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Chapter 1083 - 587 Our Chance Has Come (Please Subscribe)_2

Chapter 1083: Chapter 587 Our Chance Has Come (Please Subscribe)_2

Feiyue Group’s graphene batteries are the real deal!

At this moment, in the Penguin Auto Group building, Kuang Xuejin started to panic a little.

Because Feiyue Group’s graphene batteries turned out to be so impressive, what if a well-known car company partnered with Feiyue Group? If they managed to produce a decent car in all aspects, and on top of that, equipped it with Feiyue Group’s graphene batteries, wouldn’t it become the market’s new favorite?

As a result, Penguin Car’s sales would inevitably decline. It’d be unfortunate if, before bringing Tesla down, a new new-energy vehicle brand emerged.

"Chen, allow me to make a call."

Kuang Xuejin was now preparing to call someone at Europe’s Mantech Group.

The most prudent approach would be to secure better new-energy batteries from Europe’s Mantech Group so that Penguin Car’s 6-series, in terms of battery performance, would not fall far behind Feiyue Group’s graphene batteries. Then their problems wouldn’t be so grave.

"Alright."

Upon seeing that Kuang Xuejin had something important and needed to make a call, Chen Xueming nodded and said.

Kuang Xuejin picked up his mobile phone and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window of his office. He continued to puff on his cigar, but his call was already connecting to distant Europe.

"Hey, John, this is Kuang Xuejin."

Kuang Xuejin got through the call.

The person he called was John Dalton, a senior executive at Europe’s Mantech Group.

"Mr. Kuang, is there something you need?"

John Dalton asked.

Penguin Auto Group was Mantech Group’s largest new-energy vehicle partner in the Asian region, so naturally, John Dalton had a good relationship with Kuang Xuejin.

"John, do you have better batteries? I want our Penguin’s new car to significantly enhance its battery endurance this time."

Kuang Xuejin asked straight away.

"Uh, Mr. Kuang, the new-energy batteries we provide to Penguin Auto Group are definitely the best. They’ve already doubled, if not more, the battery endurance compared to traditional new-energy vehicles. Isn’t that enough to satisfy the market demand?"

John Dalton was puzzled.

Previously, the battery endurance of new-energy vehicles was around two to three hundred, at most four hundred kilometers, with very few capable of breaking five hundred kilometers.

But this time, the new-energy batteries provided by Mantech Group to Penguin Auto Group could at least double the battery endurance, if not more, allowing full-load endurance to break through seven hundred kilometers and potentially, with less consumption by onboard equipment, even a full thousand kilometers of endurance is not impossible.

"We may have encountered a new competitor, graphene batteries. I think you’re well aware of them," Kuang Xuejin said bluntly.

He also sent a signal to John.

"Mr. Kuang, graphene batteries are indeed impressive, but as you also know, it is very difficult to mass-produce graphene. It’s just a gimmick. What are you worried about?"

John Dalton analyzed.

In Europe, few believed any company could achieve mass production of graphene. After all, graphene stripping technology has always been less than mature, and Mantech Group had previously tried to take the route of graphene batteries but could never overcome the hurdle of mass-producing graphene. No matter how mature the graphene battery technology was, it couldn’t be applied to a vast market because it couldn’t meet the demand.

"Are you saying that new-energy cars with graphene batteries can only satisfy a very small portion of the demand?" After hearing this, Kuang Xuejin furrowed his brows and asked.

"Exactly, Mr. Kuang. It’s true that if the graphene battery technology is mature and utilized, it’s incredibly powerful. It’s not an exaggeration to say that even a 5000-kilometer endurance would be no problem. But look around the world, which company can achieve graphene mass production?"

John Dalton confidently stated, "So graphene batteries can only be used in a very small number of high-end new-energy vehicles."

"Understood."

After careful thought, Kuang Xuejin felt it made sense.

It seems he had been overly concerned; Feiyue Group’s graphene batteries posed no threat to the vast new-energy vehicle market.

Even if the vast majority of car buyers wanted new-energy vehicles with graphene batteries, Feiyue Group might not be able to provide that many graphene batteries.

This time, Chang’an Group’s car is likely just trying to hype up the concept of graphene batteries.

"Mr. Kuang, what you need to consider now is Tesla from America," John reminded Kuang Xuejin kindly. "As far as I know, Tesla has collaborated with America’s Ike Technology Group on the new energy vehicle with fuel cell technology. Fuel cells are no less inferior to our new energy batteries."

John Dalton offered a friendly reminder to Kuang Xuejin.

"I know,"

Kuang Xuejin replied calmly, "Alright, let’s leave it at that, goodbye, John."

"Goodbye, Mr. Kuang!"

After hanging up the phone, Kuang Xuejin felt that the call had been pointless and meaningless.

Now was not the time to worry about companies like Feiyue Group, which were of mixed quality; the main focus should be on competing with Tesla.

Because this year, Tesla would definitely be releasing the new Model 4.

As John Dalton said over the phone, Tesla’s Model 4 would surely use fuel cells from America’s Ike Technology Group.

The fuel cell technology is on par with Europe’s Mantech Group’s new energy battery technology.

These two battery technologies were both fully developed by their respective companies for the future market after graphene battery technology had appeared at Mist City Arts and Science University.

Therefore, the performance of Tesla’s Model 4 in terms of range and charging will not be inferior to Penguin Car’s 6 Series, and surpassing it in performance is basically unrealistic.

In that case, Penguin Car must find other ways to try to defeat Tesla and firmly grasp the vast domestic new energy vehicle market in its hands.

"Our opponent is still the giant beast Tesla,"

grumbled Kuang Xuejin, turning around.

"Old Kuang, I think so too. Mist City Arts and Science University and Feiyue Group are not worth your concern. Instead of worrying about them, it’s better to think about how to bring down Tesla. Then the huge domestic new energy car market will be yours,"

Chen Xueming, as a friend of Kuang Xuejin, also offered this advice.

"Mhm, to bring down Tesla, Old Chen, Q Entertainment Media must help us boost our presence!"

Kuang Xuejin said to Chen Xueming with a light smile.

When it came to media influence, Q Entertainment Media had a very powerful capability.

If they couldn’t defeat Tesla in terms of performance, then they would have to attack from a different angle, trying to gradually diminish the domestic consumers’ impression of Tesla and thereby elevate the status of Penguin Cars.

Previously, Q Entertainment Media had already helped Penguin Car by publishing many articles about Tesla.

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After leaving the Mist City National Exhibition Center,

Ding Yue directly drove back to the university.

On the way, Ding Yue had his secretary Wen Ruohan arrange some upcoming matters, which then freed him up to plan another visit to Governor Li at the Mist City Government.

"So Principal Ding, do you want to arrange the visit to the City Government before or after Director Qi’s surgery?"

Wen Ruohan asked, puzzled.

After all, Director Qi Chunsheng’s surgery was approaching.

"Let me first ask when Governor Li has time to meet," Ding Yue thought for a moment, then turned to An Yujia and said, "Miss An, bring the documents with you when we go together."

"Yes, Principal Ding."

An Yujia naturally complied, as if Feiyue Group was to make cars, she would definitely need to prepare all the detailed materials.

Obtaining land from the Mist City Government smoothly would depend critically on the detailed materials and plans.

After all, the Mist City Government would not grant land just because of some unsubstantiated idea.

Ding Yue immediately took out his phone and made a call to Governor Li...