Jiuzhou Automobile Factory, a group of people gathered together in the open space of the factory area, pointing at the new car in the center.
This is a compact, simple-looking small vehicle with an overall blue color.
With its rectangular headlights, fender turn signals, and 145/70R12 feet, this car is just right in harmony and looks good.
The layout of the three-door, four-seat hatchback looks very compact overall.
Although it is still far from a real car, the body structure and manufacturing process are all manufactured using formal automobile production processes.
Except without the engine and gearbox, this is a real car!
Although this mini model is still far behind small vehicles such as the Volkswagen Polo and Honda Fit.
But if the object of comparison is changed to ordinary two-wheeled electric vehicles, or the Laotou Le, three-wheeled electric vehicles that have just shown some signs of success, they will be unbelievably strong.
That's right, this car is Kyushu Motor's second product modeled after the Wuling Hongguang Mini.
It took more than twenty days, and Zhou Fengyan worked hard day and night to build the experimental prototype car.
A prototype of the company's product was built, and department managers of all sizes and even security guards were curious to watch the new car.
While circling the car body and touching it with their hands from time to time, everyone looked at the car curiously and discussed it with other people around them.
"To be honest, it's better than I expected. At least it really looks like a car, and the quality is also good."
"It looks pretty good on the outside. Although it is far from an ordinary car, it can still be considered a car."
"Can it really be regarded as a car? It has no engine and gearbox, and only contains some batteries and motors."
"Forget it, how can I not count it? It is running on the road. It is definitely a car that can carry people. I just don't know if the interior will be as reliable as it looks on the outside."
"It's so small, I don't know what it's like to drive it. I'll have to give it a try later!"
The crowd gathered around, this is the second car produced by Jiuzhou Company in so many years, or it cannot be called a car.
A car generally refers to a vehicle that uses gasoline as energy. The energy of this vehicle comes from a lead-acid battery that is loaded under the car body. It not only serves as a counterweight to stabilize the center of gravity of the car body, but also provides a source of power. It is called an electric vehicle or a new energy vehicle. suitable.
At the same time, accompanied by Zhou Fengyan, Xu Yifan was also inspecting the company's second car.
"Instead of using an arc at the bottom of the car door, change it to a rectangular recess. The design can be stronger."
"Use as many rectangular lines as possible in front of the bumper. It should be flat here."
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While inspecting, Xu Yifan pointed out some problems on the trial model to Zhou Fengyan, fearing that the other party would not understand, so he took a notebook and wrote and drew on it, recording all the problematic areas.
We strive to imitate the Wuling Hongguang Mini one-to-one, regardless of appearance or interior, except for the three-electric system!
Although they were all experimentally produced according to the drawings given by Xu Yifan, it was impossible for him to draw some details completely from memory.
Now based on this trial-produced product, you can recall more details when you see the actual product.
Xu Yifan is very familiar with this car. It is a new energy vehicle that once dominated the car sales list. It is cheap and has usable performance.
It is also, to a certain extent, a car that has changed many people’s ideas about new energy vehicles, and is one of the models that fired the first shot of the new energy revolution.
Not only is the price very affordable, but the cost of using the car is also low. For most families, they don’t have to worry about fuel consumption and can truly drive as they please, which greatly improves the quality of life.
It is compact and flexible when driving in the city, easy to park, and as long as there is a place to charge, it is much more comfortable than many gasoline vehicles.
Under Zhou Fengyan's admiring gaze, Xu Yifan spent half a day in front of the trial model. It could be said that he inspected and modified every part inch by inch, and then he completely found out the problems of this mini model.
The problem has been identified, and Zhou Fengyan will be asked to make some modifications before mass production can begin.
Fortunately, this is not a real car. If it were a real car, it would take at least one or two years from model approval to launch.
A small factory like Jiuzhou Automobile cannot afford to wait for a series of inspections and debugging, including declaration of new car models, road tests, durability tests, safety tests, engine matching and debugging, chassis matching and debugging, etc.
It was almost noon, Xu Yifan got out from under the car, moved his body, and then said to Zhou Fengyan beside him.
"Okay, that's probably the problem."
Zhou Fengyan immediately replied: "I will lead people to correct all these problems within three days."
"Okay, we will take a look at it then. If there is no problem, we will contact the supporting manufacturing company and order model parts."
Small factories naturally cannot have their own supporting production companies. Some parts that they cannot produce themselves need to be ordered from large supporting companies.
At that time, we will also go through mold opening, trial production, testing the durability of each component, etc. It is estimated that it will take another month or two.
This is also an important reason why a large vehicle manufacturing company can drive the economy of a region.
Customizing molds for various parts is a big investment, and Xu Yifan estimates that he can only rely on his father with all his strength.
Cars are really not something that just any company can play well. If there is no system and there is not a lot of capital behind it, a large investment may be wasted.
And even if the product is produced, if it does not have the advantages to impress consumers, the product will only end up bankrupt if the product sales are not good.
After all, a car is a big item, and most families will use it for a long time. They worry about quality issues, whether there will be many defects, whether it will be thrown on the road, etc.
This is also the reason why many joint venture automobile manufacturers have been able to occupy an important position in the hearts of the Chinese people for a long time.
Many families who buy cars are cautious and prudent, and would rather choose products from some established and large car companies based on their previous experience.
Even if the price is higher than domestically produced cars and the interior is not as good as domestically produced cars, stability and durability are the number one priority when buying a car.
The inherent impression is difficult to break, and most families dare not spend large sums of money to trust domestic products.
However, in the development of domestically produced vehicles, how could there be no imitation stage and no step-by-step product upgrade process.
If, like mobile phones, the price is relatively cheap and can be used by more people, domestically produced cars will win reputation earlier in the future.
This is also an important reason why Wuling Hongguang Mini has left a mark in the history of new energy vehicles.
It can even be said to have ignited the rise of new energy!
At a low price, more people can realize the benefits of new energy vehicles and cultivate a group of consumers' confidence in new energy.
Let everyone consider new energy vehicles as an alternative when they need to buy a car.
Let more new energy vehicles attract public attention and higher-end new energy vehicles be accepted.
Of course, Wuling Mini is just the beginning of the rise of new energy, and BYD and other car companies have stabilized this huge market with their technology.
And this is also the reason why Xu Yifan chose this car to build, to light the fire first.
Starting from low-priced new energy vehicles, we will slowly allow more people to accept electric vehicles and cultivate the market.
Otherwise, luxury cars costing hundreds of thousands will be put on the market right away. Except for families who are rich enough to treat cars as toys, no one would buy an electric car made by a car company they have never heard of.
Since you want to light a fire, the quality of the product must be excellent, otherwise it will not be a fire, but a large basin of cold water.
