Hearing that the passenger wanted to drive, Chen Hongfei hesitated. Even if he added money, it would not be a good idea if something went wrong.
Seeing Chen Hongfei's hesitation, the passenger then said: "Well, two hundred, not five hundred, let me give it a try! I'll just run two laps, it will take a few minutes or ten!"
However, the offer was too much, and Chen Hongfei eventually lost to money, five hundred yuan. Normally, he would have to run for two or three days to earn it!
Chen Hongfei: "Do you have a driver's license?"
"Master, don't worry. I've been driving for five or six years, and I'm an experienced driver. There's absolutely no problem!"
"Now, this is my driver's license. I have two cars at home. I didn't drive today because it was inconvenient for me to go out to do errands.
In addition, I am very curious about this Kyushu car, so I just want to try this Kyushu car. The power performance looks really great, exactly as advertised. "
While the passenger was talking, he took out a wallet from his pocket and showed Chen Hongfei the driver's license in the compartment.
After confirming that there was no problem, Chen Hongfei reluctantly agreed and said: "Okay, just be more steady. If it's not stable, there's nothing I can do about it."
"Don't worry, they are all experienced drivers!"
The passenger and driver swapped places and both put their seat belts back on.
Jiuzhou West Lake, turned around at the end of the road and drove to a two-way six-lane road on another road in the direction from which it came.
"Sit down, let's go!"
The passenger pressed the Kyushu West Lake's accelerator hard, feeling a push on his back, and the car sped forward.
Although the acceleration is very fierce, the passenger's driving skills are indeed as he said, very like an experienced driver, and the control of this performance beast also appears to be very smooth.
The speed of the car continued to increase, exceeding one hundred kilometers per hour in the blink of an eye, and racing towards a speed of two hundred kilometers per hour.
Soon it reached a speed of 200 kilometers per hour. When it reached a speed of more than 250 kilometers per hour, the vehicle slowly slowed down.
The end of the road ahead has been reached.
The vehicle stopped once again, and the passengers looked relieved after finishing.
"I'm going, I'm going, this feels so good!"
"The feeling of driving this car is completely different from that of a fuel car. The acceleration sensitivity is felt immediately when you step on the accelerator, and then there is a steady stream of acceleration power, and there is no feeling of any delay in shifting gears!"
After sighing for a few times, the passenger cheered up again: "Come again, come again!"
Jiuzhou West Lake turned around and drove onto the dead end road just now.
Vehicle speed, take off again!
This time, because I was a little familiar with the performance of some vehicles, the fastest speed even reached nearly 300 kilometers per hour in a short time!
The vehicle stopped again, and the passenger said with some lingering thoughts: "The road is too short. I feel that the acceleration from behind is still very strong. The speed is close to 300 kilometers per hour, but it is still not drifting!"
"I've never driven a car so fast before. It's so addictive that I can't stop driving!"
"Jiuzhou Automobile, what kind of black technology is this? This performance is worthy of supercar level!"
"The price is only a few hundred thousand yuan per car. On the road, this car looks like a Honda Civic, a Mercedes-Benz, a BMW, an Audi, a Porsche, a Ferrari, or a Lamborghini. They are all rubbish. You can't even see the taillights!"
"It's so exciting, but it's a pity. It would be nice if charging was more convenient."
After only two laps, the passengers couldn’t stop!
When the topic of buying a car came up, the passenger's heart moved and he asked Chen Hongfei.
"By the way, this is used as a taxi. It must not be the same home charging solution as before, right?"
"Master, how do you charge a taxi like this?"
Chen Hongfei shook his head: "It's not charging, it's replacing the battery!"
Passengers were a little confused, "What does it mean to change the battery?"
Chen Hongfei: "Literally, it's just like a toy car for children. When the battery is used up, just replace it!"
Passenger: "It feels good to replace the battery. Where can I replace the battery? How to replace it? How long does it take to replace it?"
Chen Hongfei: "I don't know the details. I just replaced this car today. I just drove it for the first time, and you are still the first passenger in my new car!"
In our city, a thousand taxis have recently been replaced by Kyushu models. "
The passenger smiled and said: "Then the master, I, and this Jiuzhou Automobile are quite destined! If you have time later, can you take me to change the battery and have a look?"
Chen Hongfei nodded: "No problem. I just want to know how to replace the battery, whether it's troublesome, and what the price is."
Passenger: "If it's more convenient, maybe you can switch to a Kyushu car to drive. This car is indeed very good to drive."
Whether it is the driving experience, acceleration, riding experience, appearance, interior, etc., none of them can be compared to those joint venture cars! "
Even if it has not stood the test of time, it can still attract many customers who pay attention to vehicle performance just by relying on its current performance in various aspects.
As long as it can solve the big problem of charging, Jiuzhou Auto will be quite attractive.
However, in addition to the performance of various aspects of the vehicle, there is another data that attracts consumers' attention.
Passenger: "As for the price of this Jiuzhou car, I know the prices of Jiuzhou Dongting and Jiuzhou Taishan. How much did you pay for this Jiuzhou West Lake?"
Chen Hongfei: "This Jiuzhou West Lake, we got it for a little over 130,000 yuan. The price of the car is 130,000 yuan. We spent several thousand more on insurance and there is no purchase tax."
The passenger asked in disbelief: "How much? One hundred and thirty thousand?!"
Chen Hongfei said with absolute certainty: "Yes, 130,000!"
"Why is it so cheap?" The price of such a good car shocked the passengers next to me.
"Jiuzhou Auto Dongting and Taishan are priced at 400,000 to 500,000 yuan. The cheapest one also costs 480,000 yuan."
Chen Hongfei: "The original price of this car was more than 300,000 yuan. The new energy vehicle subsidy was 100,000 yuan. Then the local government also subsidized tens of thousands of yuan. Plus some special subsidies, the final price was 130,000 yuan. Money.”
Passenger: "Here, I want to buy one and drive it. It's so cool. You can buy a top-notch supercar with power and performance for more than 100,000 yuan. You can make money after buying it."
Why does Honda buy an engine and give it to the car? Compared with Kyushu Motors, it is weak.
If Kyushu Motors sells a car with such power performance and driving quality for a price of hundreds of thousands, it will be like picking it up for free! "
However, after calming down for a while, the passenger asked again: "Are those subsidies only available to taxis? And this Jiuzhou West Lake model, only taxis can use it?"
Chen Hongfei: "I'm not particularly sure. These are all done by taxi companies, but I heard that the subsidy of 100,000 yuan seems to be available to all new energy models.
Then there should be some local subsidies. It is said that they are subsidies provided by Xichuan Province. If there are special subsidies, ordinary people may not be able to buy a car. "
Chen Hongfei told the passengers all the news he learned, but he always felt as if he had become a salesman of Jiuzhou Auto!
After hearing this, the passenger thought thoughtfully: "No, I have to go to the Jiuzhou Automobile store tomorrow to have a look. If there are subsidies, you can buy it!"
After this test, Chen Hongfei's impression of this new car from Kyushu Motors finally changed.
It's easy to drive, has strong power, is comfortable to ride, has a good-looking exterior and interior, and everything seems to be very good.
Next, just confirm that the quality of this Kyushu West Lake is better than those joint venture models. This is a perfect car!
No, it can’t be said to be perfect. Without subsidies, the price would still be a bit expensive.
Although based on the power performance, the price is very reasonable in all aspects, but who doesn't want a cheap and easy-to-use product.
Together with this passenger, the two ran several more laps until there were gradually more Jiuzhou Xihu taxis on the road.
The arrival of the taxi drivers brought about ten more taxis racing on this road that originally had few vehicles.
Seeing that he could no longer speed, Chen Hongfei was ready to leave.
Before leaving, Chen Hongfei's mobile phone placed in the vehicle sounded the voices of other taxi drivers.
"Old Chen, you were here first. How does it feel to drive this car?"
Chen Hongfei replied casually: "This car is incredible. I can only say it's awesome. Its acceleration is completely unmatched by previous cars. I no longer have to worry about the embarrassment of trying to overtake on the highway but not being able to overtake."
"It feels good in every aspect when driving. Try it for yourself. The fastest I can drive is 300 kilometers per hour, which means the road is a bit short. If the road is longer, 300 kilometers per hour will definitely not be possible." A little question!”
Many driver masters said: "It's so fierce, I'm afraid this car will go to heaven, An Yi!"
A smile appeared on Chen Hongfei's lips, and he added: "I won't bother you. I'm going to try changing the battery first. After running for a while, it's time to go home for dinner."
"Yes, let's give it a try!"
Chen Hongfei once again said to many driver masters: "
By the way, everyone remember to turn on the sport mode. The feeling of driving in sport mode and economy mode is completely different.
The economy mode is more suitable for daily driving in the city, and the sports mode is suitable for when power performance is needed.
The performance of this car is completely sufficient for our use, and we may not even need such powerful performance when driving. "
Chen Hongfei left the signal range, leaving the remaining driver masters to feel the surging power of Kyushu Motors.
I always feel that if this continues, all taxi driver masters will become urban racers, and they will be able to travel with speed and passion!
Driving Jiuzhou West Lake, Chen Hongfei quickly took the passengers to the battery swap station on Songtao Road.
This is a power swap station that was recently opened. There is a big sign outside with the words "Dongfang Electric Power Swap Station" written on it.
The construction of this power swapping station of Dongfang Electric Power Company only took about half a month.
In other words, it is still under construction, but the most important power swap function is already in place, and the store for employees to rest and sell goods has not yet been built.
Previously, Chen Hongfei only passed by here while driving and did not go inside to check in detail.
At this time, I was driving this new electric car and drove in curiously.
The overall layout of the battery swap station does not include the oil guns and refueling equipment of the gas station, nor the air compressor equipment of the gas station.
Some are just battery storage trucks parked ten meters away from the battery swap area of the battery swap station.
On the very flat ground, there are several parking boxes painted on it. This is a parking and power swapping area, and there are also white words on it that say "parking and power swapping".
The simple and clear layout makes it easy to know exactly what to do even if it is your first time to replace a battery!
Chen Hongfei parked the vehicle in a square, and soon a staff member wearing a yellow vest with Dongfang Electric Power written on it came over pushing a strange car.
The staff member asked: "Master, do you want to change the battery?"
Chen Hongfei nodded and confirmed: "Yes!"
Staff: "Yes, please wait a moment and I'll change it right away."
Chen Hongfei and the co-pilot passenger opened the door and walked out, watching curiously.
The small forklift went deep into the bottom of the car, disassembled and lifted the battery pack, then lowered the height and the staff pulled it out from the bottom of the car.
Pointing to the data on the display screen of the tram-changing car, the staff member said to Chen Hongfei: "Master, your battery still has 59 kilowatt-hours of electricity in it. Our battery is fully charged at 70 kilowatt-hours.
You have to pay for 11 kilowatt hours of electricity. The total is 11 yuan. Our current electricity price is one yuan per kilowatt hour. "
Chen Hongfei: "I want it!"
After careful calculation, the price seems to be much cheaper than before.
A fully charged battery pack can run a total of about 600 kilometers according to the display on Jiuzhou West Lake.
Well, it is said that the body weight of this car is different from the previous Jiuzhou Dongting in terms of body steel, and it is much lighter.
Therefore, it can run 500 kilometers on Jiuzhou Dongting, and 600 kilometers on Jiuzhou West Lake.
The previous Kyushu Dongting, Kyushu Taishan, Kyushu Suzaku, cars made of special steel, were basically nearly twice as heavy as now, making them bulletproof.
Nowadays, the steel on Kyushu West Lake is still high-strength steel, but it is not bulletproof and is only as strong as the body steel of most cars.
It's a reduction, but Chen Hongfei feels it's acceptable.
Bulletproof is useless. He is not the kind of big boss who needs to worry about kidnappings and other issues. This is not the United States where gunfights happen every day.
Rather than being bulletproof, it would be more practical to save a little electricity.
Just as Chen Hongfei confirmed and took out the money to pay, another staff member next to him pushed a fully charged battery pack to the side of Jiuzhou West Lake.
Push the battery pack into the bottom of the car, raise the height, and complete the installation.
The battery replacement process takes about the same time as refueling!
Now there are no other vehicles swapping batteries in the battery swapping site. Passengers and Chen Hongfei did not rush to leave. Instead, they watched the staff loading the used battery packs into the battery storage vehicle through the battery swapping car.
Wait until a few staff members are free again.
The passenger came forward and curiously asked the staff: "How many cars can you replace batteries at this battery swapping station every day?"
Staff member: "For our battery replacement station, we have prepared a total of four hundred battery packs. Well, two hundred of them are in the two cars you see in front of you, and the remaining two hundred are in the charging station near the city. , perform charging and discharging work.”
Another person next to him also replied: "And in the entire Ziyang City, there are now a total of three power swap stations, located on Songtao Road in the west of the city, Lianhua Road in the east of the city, and Jiaozi Avenue.
A total of 1,200 battery packs have been prepared, which can fully supply more than 1,000 battery swapping vehicles for battery swapping every day. "
Chen Hongfei also asked beside him: "What if there are more people buying cars? More battery packs are needed."
The staff patiently said: "When each vehicle is registered, we will prepare a battery pack at the registration location. The more vehicles that are replaced with batteries and sold, the more battery packs we will have.
At the same time, we also have an intelligent control system that can be adjusted at any time according to the power demand of vehicles in the city. To put it simply, we have a certain amount of spare battery packs.
Even if the number of battery packs in a certain area is insufficient, they can be deployed in the nearest city, and can be shipped from the next city in up to one or two hours.
The number of battery packs remaining, and whether the battery packs in the entire city are about to be used up, we also have statistics on the number,"
“So, generally speaking, unless there are no battery packs to replace in all areas, there will not be a shortage of battery packs.
And even if it does, some battery packs that are partially charged at charging stations can still be used.
For example, if you just replaced a battery pack that only uses 11 kilowatt-hours of electricity, you can reuse it for other cars when battery packs are in short supply. "
Passenger: "In this case, it won't be as convenient as refueling!"
The staff member smiled and said: “Maybe it will be more convenient than filling up the tank in the future, and the price of using oil is completely different from using electricity, which is much cheaper.
For example, this Jiuzhou West Lake taxi has a cruising range of about 600 kilometers. The footwork is different and the cruising range is also different. Some people have more meetings and some have fewer meetings.
But generally speaking, you can run 600 kilometers for 70 yuan, and it costs less than 12 yuan per 100 kilometers, which is roughly equivalent to the fuel consumption of a fuel vehicle of less than two liters of oil per 100 kilometers.
In the end, it only costs a little over ten cents per kilometer, which is incomparable to fuel vehicles. "
“Furthermore, oil needs to be transported from far away, through pipelines or tankers, etc. Although electricity also needs to be transported, it is only transported from the charging station on the edge of the city to the city.
Another advantage of using electricity is that we are not a big oil-producing country. Oil prices rise and fall with international oil prices, but our country is still relatively rich in electricity. "
The staff's explanation made Chen Hongfei and the passengers feel much more relieved about the battery replacement.
Moreover, Chen Hongfei also has an idea in his mind. Oil and electricity are not only clean energy, but also related to the strategic layout of China's development.
Oil is always controlled by others in terms of energy.
Therefore, even if a large amount of money needs to be invested, as long as we can see a glimmer of hope, we will do our best to help Kyushu Motor Tram continue to develop and grow!
The new energy seeds planted by Kyushu Automobile have finally begun to take root and sprout.
As more and more Kyushu electric vehicles are running on the streets, they are like Kyushu Motors billboards, allowing people to clearly see the various performance advantages of Kyushu Motors, the quality of the vehicles, the savings of electric cars, etc. .
In addition, many taxi drivers at this time prefer to chat with passengers, how they feel about using the car, the cost of using Jiuzhou Auto, and so on.
There are more and more passengers who have experienced Jiuzhou Auto Taxi. With its strong product strength, it will naturally attract more consumers.
Maybe not everyone will buy a car at once, but as time goes by, Kyushu Automobile will gradually be accepted by people from that small car company that just makes Laotoule.
Even if it is domestically produced, even if it is an electric car, as long as the car is of good quality, easy to drive, and saves money and worry, it will eventually grow into a leading company in new energy electric vehicles!
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