When traditional motorcycles disappear, fuel taxis and buses active in streets and alleys are also replaced by new energy vehicles. New energy vehicles and motorcycles are applied to some public areas, such as police cars...
And when ordinary people are increasingly inclined to choose new energy vehicles, there are two most intuitive impacts on Haicheng: noise and air quality. After all, the sound of new energy vehicles is much quieter than that of fuel vehicles.
Not only will the driving experience be much quieter, but it will also be much friendlier to passers-by and residents.
In terms of air quality, Haicheng officials have the idea of changing all public transportation vehicles into new energy vehicles. If so many fuel vehicles are eliminated at one go, exhaust emissions will be reduced by an unknown amount.
In fact, it is easy to observe when you travel to many cities. In cities with a relatively high proportion of new energy vehicles, the air rarely feels gray when viewed from a distance, and there is no noise when walking on the road.
Of course, the relationship between air quality and the penetration rate of new energy vehicles is not 100%, but also related to local industrial development. If heavy industry and mining are relatively developed, new energy vehicles will not be able to save the situation.
But for Haicheng, since they have chosen such a development path, they will definitely continue on it. The various "reasons" found during the development process are just to strengthen their confidence in choosing the new energy direction.
After Lu Dongchang revealed the two models of Polestar X and Polestar G, at 8 a.m. the next day, Stardust Community and Polestar Automobile also jointly issued an announcement, confirming the information and release time of the two products. Come down.
And will carry out online and offline promotions on August 30th. It is said to be the 30th, but in fact it has already started, and it has also attracted a wave of popularity from Stardust New Energy, Stardust Technology, and Xinghan Zhixing:
The battery is from Stardust New Energy, safe and guaranteed! The 40-degree large battery meets the needs of more users! The warranty policy is exactly the same as that of Xinghan.
The motor is also from Stardust New Energy. Needless to say the parameters, there is no problem in beating Xinghan.
The brand is also owned by Xinghan Zhixing. Although it does not follow the development model of Xinghan Zhixing's direct-operated stores, it is still considered a sub-brand and will have various technical supports.
Obviously, Polestar X and Polestar G are aimed at public transportation, and they are both taxi and bus versions used in promotions. The former, coupled with its relatively affordable price, directly attracted a lot of criticism from netizens:
"No, why? Why do we only make taxis? A 420-kilometer range, a five-door, five-seater sedan. These are the products that ordinary people need! Xinghan is good, but it's a bit impractical!"
"It's only selling for 85,800? It's cheaper than a Xinghan modified car! And the battery life is doubled! It can also attract people to make money! I almost want to buy one specifically for taxiing!"
"Polestar X is just for me!"
"@星汉智行, come out and get beaten! Other brands have built cars. Where is your Xinghan 01? Can you come up with it quickly for eye candy?"
"I just picked up the Mai Huang Xinghan, and my mentality is already bad. If I had known better, I would have waited."
"Xinghan car owners are begging for a long-range version! You can add 10,000 yuan! The 210-kilometer range is not enough! You have to charge it every few days!"
"Yes, yes, sometimes I run a lot in a day and have to charge it that night. The only good thing is that I have been driving it so far and the battery has not deteriorated."
"I also want to drive 120,000 kilometers to replace the battery as soon as possible! It's really uncomfortable to only be able to drive 200 kilometers at a time. It would be great if I could have the 400 kilometers like this taxi."
In fact, they also know that Xinghan can already use a 20kh battery, and it is impossible to increase the battery to the 40kh of Polestar X. Even the modified long-range version driven by Chen Zifan only uses 30kh.
As a result, the price will have to be increased by at least 10,000 to 20,000 yuan. The 55,800 yuan Xinghan can still compete in the mini car field, but if it is raised to the price range of about 70,000 yuan, the competitiveness will be a bit weak.
However, Chen Zifan is not a person who is indifferent. After seeing various feedbacks, he has informed Li Yuan to conduct a wave of market research. He will spend an extra 10,000 to 20,000 yuan and run an extra 105 kilometers each time. Whether it is worth it to him. It’s worth it.
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It is the 210 battery life version of Xinghan. Even if there is a 315 battery life version, it will only be sold as an "official modified car".
There are also many netizens who use Polestar X to point the finger at Xinghan 01. It’s not that Chen Zifan doesn’t want to do it, it’s just that mass production of Xinghan 01 is too difficult. Even Xinghan 001, which has been downgraded by several levels, is not progressing quickly.
Many people don’t know that Xinghan Zhixing also has the Xinghan 001 product. They only know that there is a new energy motorcycle under development, which is the Xinghan 009 that Mo Shaokun personally admitted. There is still no news about the Xinghan 01.
So they are really sad about their misfortune and angry about it! Obviously with Xinghan's start, why didn't they rush to launch new energy vehicles instead of being preempted by Polestar Motors? Why go to build motorcycles again?
As the saying goes, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. Chen Zifan doesn't care about this. Xinghan Zhixing only needs to develop products according to the current progress. Moreover, if you carefully calculate, how long will it take for Xinghan to be on the market?
It will take less than three months by all calculations!
A new car in three months? Which car manufacturer can achieve this speed? I have to wait for a while!
Chen Zifan’s original intention was to push Polestar Motors to the front to withstand the pressure and attract market attention, and then Xinghan Zhixing would continue to advance the work and strive to start “road testing” in Haicheng in March or April next year.
As for netizens’ doubts about Polestar X only being a taxi...someone soon came out to explain:
"There is a version of Polestar that is not a taxi. I have already posted about it, but it seems that we have to wait until Haicheng replaces all taxis with Polestar X before fine-tuning the taxi version before launching it on the market!"
For this reason, many people even downloaded a Polestar car. After clicking on it, they discovered that it was true. Ignoring the ridiculous price of 1.2 million for the Polestar G, the Polestar X looked and felt so comfortable~
There is only one thought in their minds:
"This is a normal new energy vehicle!"
At the same time, many people have realized that the taxi market in Haicheng is about to change. The previous chaotic scene of Jetta, Santana, Passat, and Hongqi traveling together will no longer exist, leaving only the Polestar X.
Putting aside the struggle for interests at the brand level, some existing taxi drivers will not have it easy. The same situation of asking for high prices and not using the meter will no longer happen again, and the entire industry will be more orderly.
Driven by the general environment and Haicheng officials, even if some drivers complain, it will not have much impact. What's more, what's wrong with transformation and development?
Not only is the salary higher than before, but the job is also guaranteed, so why bother running a black cab? Not to mention the hard work of hauling people around every day, you might even be fined and have your car impounded.
The official announcements of Polestar X and Polestar G were originally just moderate news, but some traditional car manufacturers overreacted immediately after seeing it and used their own marketing channels to specifically target new energy vehicles.
Why "Other brands are king", "If you buy an off-brand electric car and drive it with only four wheels left, the rest will fall apart", "Fuel cars are fun to drive, manual transmissions are solid and fun, automatic transmissions save worry and effort" …
He kept repeating those words over and over again. Chen Zifan really wanted to persuade them to take a look at Xinghai Driving School. Since Xinghan came out, there have been batches of girls learning to drive and taking the C2 driver's license test. They all fell in love with Xinghan. As soon as they finished the driver's license test I went to the direct-operated store to look at the car.
Whether you can afford it or not is one thing, but the scene is really lively. Where there are many girls, there are naturally many men. After the reputation of Xinghai Driving School spread, a group of young guys with high energy also came to sign up for a C2 driver's license.
What about manual transmission, driving pleasure...
Is it important to have a girl? Is it important to have a Xinghan rider group? Is it important to go to a Xinghan direct-operated store with a girl to look at cars, chat and brag? This is also thanks to the fact that he is a young man. People over the age of 25 rarely do this kind of thing.
Polestar
No matter how you target it, Xinghan Zhixing and Polestar Automobile have only one response: Our electricity bills are cheap, our car costs are very low...what? Do you compare to others? Do you have any in-vehicle F?
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Whether it is new energy vehicles or fuel vehicles, they all have their own advantages. Why compare?
Look at this. Originally, Polestar There is only one: Polestar G has free in-car f!
This is the first time in the bus field. If nothing else, if Polestar G really replaces the original buses in Haicheng, there will probably be a lot of people who sit at one stop and sit until the end. It doesn't matter, they can sit wherever they want!
If the free in-car mobile phone is not used by anyone, is it just a decoration or a publicity stunt?
With the popularity of Polestar
Stardust Technology has not forgotten its own job. Under the leadership of Chen Zifan, the sales of Stardust 3, Stardust 3+ and other products have always been maintained at a very high level, and 4G is also continuously promoted.
The next work is just to continue to develop new products, wait for Polestar Motors to release the car at the end of October, and then carry out a major transformation of public transportation in Haicheng City.
In the Stardust Factory, the newly established drone project team is already assembling the first drone. It is said to be a drone, but in fact it is a deformed version of a large remote-controlled aircraft, except that it can connect to the 4G network.
At first, they planned to use the 13-megapixel camera on the Stardust 3+. Later, the project team leader quickly stopped and replaced it with other cameras:
"13-megapixel camera? Why do you want so much? Our first-generation drone is just an entry-level model! We need to sell the product first, and then the next generation will launch an all-round and balanced advanced model based on this!"
Chen Zifan's pursuit of products has never changed, but he also knows that sometimes consumers have to be given more time to adapt. Mobile phones are okay, but other products are priced too high when they are launched, which is not conducive to product promotion.
Although the future drone industry in his memory is very developed and has derived various application scenarios, the overall penetration rate is not high. It seems that consumers have little interest in such a product.
There are many specific reasons, including technical difficulties, high selling prices, lack of unified guidance in the market, difficulty distinguishing between commercial and private use, and safety issues, such as crashes caused by improper control, but these are not the key points.
Chen Zifan believes that the most difficult point is the change of ideological concepts. Ordinary people have very low acceptance of such products and are full of fear of exploring the sky. Remote-controlled airplanes cannot sell remote-controlled cars.
Even if the two are in the same price range, they still cannot be sold. People do not think that buying a remote-controlled aircraft is more cost-effective, but they think that if the remote-controlled aircraft sells the same as a remote-controlled car, then there are any quality issues with it.
Stardust Technology currently has two development directions for drones. One is a commercial drone with more complete configurations and higher professional requirements, and the other is an entry-level private drone for the mass market.
It is said to be entry-level, but in fact the configuration is not bad at all, especially in terms of safety configuration. Chen Zifan has worked hard because he knows that if something happens to this thing, the market will be hit hard immediately.
At the same time, there are certain requirements for drone users. They must receive a period of control guidance before starting the new drone. The overall flight speed is relatively slow, and the flight height is also limited to a relatively safe range.
There is also a certain guarantee in terms of battery life. When the warning battery is reached, the operator will be prompted directly, or it will be dropped directly to a safe landing point set in advance.
Even in the event of an emergency, the Stardust drone will not fall directly like a high-altitude object. Something similar to an "airbag" will pop up inside and wrap the entire fuselage.
However, the final Stardust drone will definitely not be named after "drone". Like Stardust tablets, Bluetooth headsets, smart watches and other products, it will use "nouns" unique to them instead of product names. ..
Even so, there will definitely be no shortage of accidents. Haicheng will definitely not set up a "no-fly zone for drones", and the same cannot be said for other cities.
Adding up the various costs, coupled with the relatively affordable price, Chen Zifan feels that the Stardust drone is likely to become Stardust Technology's second product with a "relatively low" net profit margin after the Stardust Bluetooth Headset 1.
And the risks associated with it are relatively high, but Chen Zifan will definitely not give up research and development in the field of drones. It’s okay to have high risks. There are other fields with low risks.
For example, they are cooperating with Midea to promote the "smart home". Since Midea's last visit, Wang Jinli has led others to establish cooperation with them in multiple fields, and the only thing left is to create smart home products.
Midea itself is responsible for the products, while Stardust Technology only provides key technical support and some core components. After establishing the cooperation, Wang Jinli has already returned to the Stardust Technology headquarters with the documents:
When I found Chen Zifan, his first sentence was: "Director Chen, this is the product plan we are going to launch next. There are three categories and fifteen models..."
