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Chapter 154 Transsion Vehicle Road Test Approval

The faces of the group all showed surprise.

This is Transsion's first prototype vehicle, or more accurately, a chassis and battery pack test vehicle. It is equipped with a high-density battery pack of 175Wh/kg.

Today's test goal is to maintain a constant speed of 60km/h and see how far we can run.

This car has been on the road for 14 hours now, and its range is excellent...

The test ended half an hour later.

The data is out.

Real-world range: 860km

Chen Jianping and Li Hai both looked on with admiration. This high-density battery was truly amazing. The small car body actually contained a super-large 80-degree battery, and even an even larger battery pack.

Only Wang Mengyang remembered when Shen Fei first told him last year that he was going to build cars; at that time, he thought Shen Fei was joking.

After all, why would a company that makes mobile phones make cars, even if their battery technology has just made a breakthrough...

But now, it boasts a range of 860km, the longest in the world.

The project was successfully developed in less than six months, and the rapid progress is attributed to the power of money.

As a shareholder, I can use some technologies that are not particularly advanced but are considered advanced in China, even if they are not cutting-edge. I can just pay a patent fee and use them directly.

Mercedes-Benz and BMW did consider finding other investors to kick Huang Tianya out in response to his actions, but due to the economic crisis, they could only continue to sell off their assets.

This chassis is a semi-finished product from Mercedes-Benz.

Huang Tianya got it for just a little money.

.........

That evening, the testing team celebrated their success at a nearby hotel.

Li Hai, Wang Mengyang, and the others did not drink; they were waiting for a phone call.

At 9 o'clock, the phone rang.

"Li Hai and Professor Wang, it's approved."

It was Shen Fei calling.

Wang Mengyang and Li Hai stood up excitedly, their faces filled with surprise and delight.

"Has the road test approval been granted?"

"Yes, it's officially approved, and testing can be conducted on the XX section of road."

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The next morning, at the provincial government compound.

As soon as Zhang Shiqing arrived at work, the provincial governor came to his office.

"The progress of Transsion Motors is faster than I expected. The chassis was completed in April, and the prototype is almost finished."

Zhang Shiqing nodded: "They have money, and they've poached all the world's top engineers."

As for the chassis, the progress is indeed too fast; it looks like they bought a half-finished product from Mercedes.

After thinking for a moment, the governor finally asked the question that had been bothering him.

"Old Zhang, do you think they can build a car within three years?"

Zhang Shiqing laughed: "Governor, you underestimate Shen Fei."

The governor looked at him: "Oh?"

"Three years?" Zhang Shiqing shook his head. "At most a year and a half. By this time next year, the first sales will probably have exceeded 10,000."

Moreover, this is just my estimate; the actual sales volume may exceed our expectations.

"You'd better prepare the relevant subsidy funds as soon as possible."

The governor was taken aback: "So soon? You think so highly of him?"

Zhang Shiqing said, "Governor, do you know how much money Transsion has poached from outside?"

The governor counted on his fingers: "Geely Research Institute, BYD, and..."

"What you're talking about are just minor squabbles."

The real big losses are all overseas. Foreign car companies such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW have been affected, and I heard that another batch arrived a couple of days ago.

They've poached at least 3000 people, all of them key R&D personnel.

He shook his head. This kid has money... but he shouldn't spend it like this. Really.

"These thousands of people are all at the base now, working overtime every day."

Shenyang Aircraft Corporation paid them three times their regular salary, and they practically wanted to live at the company.

The governor was speechless; he had never seen a company that complied with labor laws so well.

However, he had heard about this method of poaching talent, which had nearly infuriated other companies in neighboring provinces.

They might even file a joint lawsuit.

But employees are human beings, and where they go is their own choice... It's their fault for not signing non-compete agreements.

After a moment of silence, he said, "So when do you think they'll be able to mass-produce them?"

Zhang Shiqing thought for a moment and said, "Road testing has already begun. If there are no problems with the chassis, it should be possible next year."

The governor nodded without saying anything more. After a long while, he finally said, "Okay, then I'll be waiting to see next year at this time."

Zhang Shiqing picked up his teacup and took a sip.

The governor suddenly asked again, "By the way, did you approve that base for Transsion?"

Zhang Shiqing put down his teacup: "It is true that I approved this matter in violation of regulations."

The main reason is that they poached a large number of engineers from there, all of whom are highly skilled professionals that we urgently need. Xiaofei's office space is really insufficient.

They finally contacted me, I can't just...

"Boss, just tell me, I'll take responsibility."

The governor listened with a smile the whole time and didn't mention anything about him violating procedures.

"Boss, is he angry over there?"

"Now you remember me? Why didn't you contact me when you were approving the land?"

Zhang Shiqing quickly poured a cup of tea for the governor.

It wasn't that Zhang Shiqing was guilty; after all, the company he robbed wasn't an ordinary one, as it was a vice-ministerial level enterprise.

The opponent is theoretically at the same level as him, but in reality, the opponent's potential is far lower than his.

However, he did indeed violate regulations by submitting the report directly to Shen Fei instead of presenting it to the meeting first.

"Of course we're angry! They're so powerful over there, we went straight to the Party Secretary to complain, and even threatened to cause trouble at higher levels."

"Is it really necessary? It's not like their office space is unusable." Zhang Shiqing pouted, saying with a hint of disdain, "By the way, what did the Party Secretary say?"

"Don't worry.

The Party Secretary directly refused, saying, "Transsion wants to be a research and development center for high-tech enterprises. What would they do?"

"They said, 'Build airplanes, build domestically produced large airplanes,'" the governor said, his eyes showing disdain.

Why set any other goal? Set this one.

Does China Southern Airlines have that capability?

Zhang Shiqing smiled but offered no comment... The demand for aircraft in China's civil aviation industry is on the rise, but it is still difficult for this demand to support the research and development tasks.

At least 5 years

Moreover, aircraft manufacturing is not as simple as those good-for-nothings imagine.

Applying for a project, buying some parts to assemble it, and creating a hodgepodge of internationally made parts is less efficient than simply buying an airplane.

"Later, the Party Secretary also said that if the land in Chuanyin's area was still not enough, more could be approved."

"That piece of land at that certain base is quite nice; do you want me to reserve it for your son-in-law?"

The governor made a joke.

"We'll see..."

The two laughed for a while, then the governor became serious again.

"Old Zhang, the province should give its full support to the Transsion project."

Zhang Shiqing nodded.

"I know that every business they do plays a significant role in technological transformation."

"The land must be approved, the loan must be approved, and the policies must be favorable." The governor looked at him. "Your son-in-law's company makes it easier for you to communicate with him. You will be in charge of this matter."

Zhang Shiqing looked at Shen Chang with gratitude. The other man was only in his early fifties and still had a chance to advance his career, but now he had entrusted this matter to him.

That means the greatest credit has been given to him.

"Governor, that's not my son-in-law's company; it's a company in our province."

"Okay, it's a company in our province."

But I must say your father has good taste; he made the arrangements in advance.

Ugh, I really regret it! Just thinking about my brat makes me angry.