Chapter 1026: Hit It Off

FAW Group is a deputy ministerial-level unit and is under the supervision of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission. However, the deputy director refers to the chairman directly appointed by the state, not the general manager in charge of corporate operations. As for the general manager, there is generally no administrative level, but the position within D is equivalent to a department-level cadre, and he is also a department-level person with real power.

In other words, the chief minister and the deputy minister sitting opposite Jiang Chen at the moment were both high-ranking officials of the Republic.

Jiang Chen had always wanted to take the cake in the Huaguo market, and Huaguo happened to have an urgent need to introduce maglev vehicles, and the two sides hit it off. Rulka Automobile Company's patents related to magnetic levitation technology are all in the hands of Future Heavy Industries, and Future Heavy Industries used these patents to set up a joint venture with FAW Group.

The reason for setting up a joint venture is mainly to reduce taxes, and at the same time, it can also obtain some preferential policies. Anyway, maglev cars produced in China will only be sold in China, so there is no chance of squeezing out market share in other Asian markets.

And most importantly, setting up a joint venture with a state-owned enterprise can reduce the troubles that may arise from going it alone. There were some minor problems that Jiang Chen didn't bother to worry about.

In addition, while setting up a joint venture with FAW for production, Rulka and other automobile companies will not stop developing the Chinese market, but the focus of development is on the high-end market.

The supporting maglev highway will be funded by the Ministry of Transport, with technology and equipment provided by Future Renmin Heavy Industries, and will be constructed through open bidding for Huaguo Road Construction Company.

The first phase of the project will use Wanghai City as a pilot project, and will first carry out maglev highway reconstruction in some urban areas of Wanghai City. If the effect is good, it will be promoted in first-tier cities across the country, and then gradually cover major highways, and then advance to second- and third-tier cities.

After negotiating with Minister Zhou about the supporting highway, Jiang Chen suddenly had an idea and said with a smile.

"Well, since we will build the maglev highway and we will provide the maglev technology. It just so happens that these maglev vehicles are pure electric vehicles, you might as well give us the charging piles for pure electric vehicles to avoid them appearing later. Compatibility issue."

The issue of compatibility is actually Jiang Chen's nonsense.

Xinghuan Trading's wireless charging technology is very high-end, but only New Zealand has completely popularized wireless charging piles. Most of the charging piles supporting gas stations in other countries are still wired. However, in these countries, you can still see Rulka cars without charging interfaces, and the owners of those cars are driving them well without worrying about not being able to find charging piles all day long.

The secret is that the Rulka pure electric cars sold overseas will come with a laptop-sized wired-to-wireless device. When charging, connect it to the charging line of the wired charging pile. Just park the car. Just within ten meters.

So there is no compatibility issue at all.

Minister Zhou obviously didn't understand the explanation, and nodded thoughtfully. But when he was making a decision, his expression became a little troubled.

"This... doesn't seem to be within the management scope of our Transportation Bureau. The management of gas stations is relatively complicated. Some of the gas stations on the highway are owned by Three Barrels of Oil, and some are operated by local enterprises or even self-employed individuals. But I will help You report your opinions to the superiors, as for how to implement them specifically..."

"No need to go to such trouble," Jiang Chen waved his hand with a smile, and continued, "We can't stick to the rules. Charging piles don't have to be connected to large oil tanks. There's no need to build them in gas stations. I think highway service areas are good. If you think about it, put four or five charging piles in the parking lot of the service area. Once the car owner parks his car there, he can charge more than half of it in the time it takes to make a bowl of noodles. It is not only convenient for the people, but also provides a highway service area. Isn’t it the best of both worlds with increased foot traffic?”

Minister Zhou's eyes lit up, and as soon as he heard what Jiang Chen said, he immediately understood the benefits.

Although gas stations are not under the control of the Ministry of Transportation, the highway service area is operated by the local Department of Transportation. Part of the revenue generated by the service area is the profit of the operating company, and the other part is considered fiscal revenue! And this income must be at least tens of billions every year!

Not only did he have political achievements, but he also had tangible benefits. With such a big piece of cake in front of him, Minister Zhou couldn't sit still.

"I'll go back and do some research, there should be no problem with this!"

Since the Minister of Transportation has said that there is no problem, the matter has basically been settled.

Soon, the secretary had printed out a copy of the "New China Maglev Traffic Management Interim Regulations" and handed it to Minister Zhou.

The purpose of today's trip has been achieved, and there is a big event in mind. Minister Zhou couldn't sit still. After drinking the tea in the cup, he took Manager Guo and said goodbye to Jiang Chen.

Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the office on the top floor, Jiang Chen looked down at the commercial vehicle leaving the Future Man Building and almost couldn't help but laugh.

He doesn't care about the little income from charging piles. The State Grid takes the lion's share. The operating company takes a bite, the local finance takes a bite, and the central government has to take a bite. Although this piece of cake is thrown out by him, he can get it in the end. There is not much profit on it.

What really concerns him is the establishment of industry standards.

If the charging piles in all highway service areas across the country are replaced with wireless charging piles, and they are also wireless charging piles produced by Futureren Heavy Industries, then other competitors who want to enter the pure electric vehicle market will have to accept Futureren Heavy Industries. According to the standards set by Heavy Industry, you must also pay certain patent licensing fees and charging pile certification fees. Otherwise, if your car breaks down while driving on the highway, you will have to look for charging piles everywhere.

Invisibly, Futureren Heavy Industries has raised the threshold of the industry and the costs of potential competitors through standard setting. The benefits generated from this are far greater than operating the charging pile itself, but they cannot be turned into visible money in the short term.

In addition, the charging pile services will also be linked to the business of Futureman Technology.

Users only need to click on the "Pure Electric Vehicle Charging" button with a mobile phone that has downloaded Futureman 1.0, and it will automatically complete the matching of charging piles, as well as charge deduction and charging services based on the user's GPS information.

And on the mobile phone, users will also be able to check the electricity prices of nearby franchised charging piles in real time. From now on, there is no need to stuff a bunch of colorful gas cards in your wallet. You can complete all the required operations directly with your mobile phone.

Returning to his desk, Jiang Chen clicked on the holographic screen and called Yang Guanglei, CEO of Futureman Heavy Industry. He informed him of the cooperation he had just negotiated with FAW Group and told him to prepare to expand the number of wireless charging piles. Production.

Not only on highways, but also in major parking lots in the city. If China is serious about promoting "three-dimensional transportation", then it is almost foreseeable that pure electric vehicles will usher in a blowout period in China!

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Chen stretched out on the office chair and asked his secretary to remove the tea and give him a cup of coffee.

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