Becoming a Billionaire after Divorce-Chapter 698 - 256: Breakthrough in Car Batteries, Sun Dasheng Is Planning Something Big

Chapter 698: Chapter 256: Breakthrough in Car Batteries, Sun Dasheng Is Planning Something Big

Of course, a hundred billion investment cannot be achieved overnight.

Sun Dasheng’s visit this time is merely an intention, reaching a consensus on the bigger picture.

The cooperation framework has been established, but specific terms still need to be negotiated by the team.

This will take some time.

However, the team at Shanghai Microelectronics is still very happy.

After all, the dawn of victory is already in sight.

The current domestic research power is not to be underestimated; as long as we keep pouring in money, there will be a day when we can achieve a breakthrough quickly.

The curtain has just fallen on the lithography machine.

Good news arrived from the battery section.

New energy battery factory.

"President Sun, look, this is our new generation battery sample."

The technician responsible for battery research and development introduced.

"How much improvement does it have over the previous battery?" Sun Dasheng asked without hesitation.

His voice carried a hint of excitement.

Could he not be excited?

The battery is the power of new energy.

Nowadays, the main obstacle to new energy vehicles is this battery.

Initially, the range was not enough, and the cold resistance ability was mediocre, severely limiting usage in vast northern regions.

Due to numerous shortcomings, today’s new energy vehicles are mainly used by urban white-collar and blue-collar workers in big cities as a commuting tool, where the range requirement is low and fits its purpose.

But for long-distance vehicles in other areas, there are still considerable drawbacks.

If a breakthrough in battery energy density could be achieved, reaching or approaching the range of oil-powered cars, the development of new energy vehicles would certainly accelerate.

Surpassing oil-powered cars is just around the corner.

This is especially important for us as a major oil-deficient country, with overseas energy import lines under threat from another superpower.

Energy security is something a major country absolutely cannot ignore.

Otherwise, if a conflict occurs and they cut off your maritime energy import route, many machines domestically would grind to a halt.

This is something the Celestial Empire cannot tolerate at all.

"Don’t worry, President Sun, this time we have achieved a qualitative leap." The technician explained in simple terms, fearing he wouldn’t understand the specific technical data: "If our new battery is used, the maximum range of an electric vehicle could easily increase from about 500 kilometers to 800 kilometers."

With this explanation, Sun Dasheng indeed immediately understood.

"800? That’s indeed a good number, but I heard that Little Peng has a car model with a 700-kilometer range?" Sun Dasheng inquired.

The technician sneered: "Those are misleading figures, completely laboratory data with no reference value at all. The most valuable data is the mileage under natural conditions and the driver’s habitual speed."

Seeing the other person still a little confused.

He gave an example: "It’s like hybrid rice cultivation, where scientists in experimental fields have optimal conditions to achieve more than 1,000 kilograms per mu, but ordinary farmers don’t have those conditions."

"The data we provide are typical farmer yields, with universal value."

"Understood, with this battery in use, users will achieve an average range of 800 kilometers under normal driving habits?"

"Exactly, President Sun, your understanding is excellent." The technician praised.

In his heart, however, he was complaining about how hard it is to explain to laymen.

"Not bad, have the related patents for this battery been applied for yet?" Sun Dasheng asked with concern.

The technician was quite surprised by this question, realizing that this boss was not completely unprofessional and understood the importance of patents for high-tech products.

"They have long been applied for, rest assured, we place great importance on patents."

"That’s good, are there any difficulties in mass-producing this battery?" Sun Dasheng continued to inquire.

Oh dear.

This time, the technician became more serious.

It seems that this person is not just an outsider, so he cannot face him with the usual dismissive attitude.

So he began to seriously introduce this still-laboratory product to Sun Dasheng.

Anyway, the implication was: this product is still some distance from mass production.

The main reason is, naturally, lack of money.

"President Sun, our company has invested a lot of research funds in this product, and to take it to mass production would require continued investment, but the company’s funds are quite limited."

The person saying this is, of course, the leader of the battery factory.

"Did you not budget for funding issues beforehand?" Sun Dasheng frowned slightly.

A good product from the company is naturally a matter of celebration, but he also dislikes being taken for a sucker.

Research funding is usually budgeted; going over budget happens, but not frequently.

Just as he suspected someone in the company might be engaging in corruption, the plant manager rushed over with the research budget.

"President Sun, I need to make a reflection here. The exceeding budget in battery research mainly comes from inadequate anticipation. Many research equipment and materials are sourced from abroad, and the current international environment is completely different from previous global division of labor. Every country has the tendency to mind its own business, making high-end imports increasingly difficult, thus making it imperative for us to increase procurement costs."

Afraid that the other party might be skeptical, he presented the procurement list: "The same experimental equipment and materials now require several times the cost, and even then, we depend on their mood."

Sun Dasheng’s face looked somewhat unpleasant.