Chapter 131 I don’t want to make money with car sharing

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When Wang Dachui finished the test drive and returned to the Phoenix New Energy Automobile Factory, Hu Lai and Director Zhang were visiting the production line in the factory.

After parking the car, Li Kenan took Wang Dachui and found Hu Lai in the factory.

Hu Lai saw at a glance that Wang Dachui had a rich expression and looked shocked!

"Mr. Wang, how about our 'Ephemera' shared car!"

"Tsk tsk!"

Wang Dachui looked at Hu Lai and kept marveling:

"I'm convinced! I, Wang Dachui, am really convinced!"

"Mr. Hu, I never would have imagined that the Phoenix Factory has such car-making technology!"

A smile appeared on Hu Lai's face, and Wang Dachui described vividly:

"Mr. Hu, I just took a test drive on the road, and your chassis adjustment level is simply awesome!"

"Not to mention compared with T0-class mini cars, even the chassis of all A-class cars on the market can be lifted and beaten!"

He couldn't help but stick out his thumb and continued:

"Perfect!"

"This is already the best and most powerful mini car I have ever driven."

"Whether it is the overall adjustment of the chassis, the design of the suspension, or the entire power output system, it can be said to be perfect!"

"Perfect!"

Hu Lai couldn't help but laugh.

After obtaining the chassis technology of the F10 from the system, he no longer worries about the control and comfort of the "Mayfly" shared car.

joke.

Can the things provided by the system be bad?

He looked at Wang Dachui and asked deliberately:

"Mr. Wang, have you tried the L3 level autonomous driving of our 'Mayfly' shared car?"

Autopilot!

As soon as Hu Lai finished speaking, Wang Dachui suddenly felt a toothache.

Nowadays, with the continuous development of new energy vehicles, autonomous driving technology is nothing new.

According to the level, autonomous driving is divided into five levels: L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5.

But generally speaking, when it comes to autonomous driving technology on mass-produced vehicles, it refers to the L2 level or L3 level.

The L1 level of autonomous driving technology is not worth mentioning, while the L4 and L5 levels have not been used in any mass-produced models so far due to various reasons such as technology and regulations.

Although the L3 level is claimed to be installed on Audi A8, Changan UNI-T and other models, due to many reasons such as laws and regulations, L3 level autonomous driving technology can only appear in the form of a "castrated version".

Therefore, most of the models equipped with autonomous driving technology on the market today are actually L2 level autonomous driving technology.

The most well-known L2 level autonomous driving company is of course the famous new energy vehicle company "Zesla".

When Li Kenan told him about L3 level autonomous driving technology, Wang Dachui was just surprised.

Self-driving technology, sprinkle it with water, your own car "Zesra" has self-driving function.

But when Li Kenan insisted on letting him test it in the downtown area, everyone was immediately stunned!

Damn it!

Phoenix’s autonomous driving is truly intelligent!

True self-driving!

You should know that the largest application scenarios for L2 level autonomous driving on the market are on highways and elevated roads.

However, during peak hours, even the autonomous driving of "Zesla" is not easy to use on urban roads with heavy traffic volume and complex road conditions!

Anyone who has used L2 level autonomous driving knows that when autonomous driving is turned on on urban roads, interference from roadside signboards or stationary objects will often lead to autonomous driving errors in judgment, often requiring manual intervention.

The most speechless thing is when I am stuck in traffic jam.

When there is a traffic jam, the vehicles in front and behind are very close, but autonomous driving will automatically maintain a safe distance from the vehicle in front.

And this safe distance is enough to cover an empty seat in a car!

There is a safe distance of several meters from the car in front, which means that you will be blocked endlessly!

Yes, jam.

Also called heart attack.

But in the test section just now, Phoenix’s “Ephemera” shared car had no such problems at all!

Not only can it cope with various road conditions with ease, but when following another car in a traffic jam, it can actually maintain a more reasonable and safe distance while ensuring smooth driving!

This is definitely much better than what Zesla used!

Is this the charm of the Phoenix L3 level autonomous driving system?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but praise:

"Mr. Hu, this is definitely the best autonomous driving we have ever seen!"

Hu Lai is also smiling, although due to relevant domestic laws and regulations, L3 level autonomous driving technology cannot be truly promoted for the time being.

But even Phoenix’s L2-level autonomous driving technology is enough to overwhelm all manufacturers.

Seeing Hu Lai's smiling face, Wang Dachui also sighed secretly, Phoenix is ​​really inconspicuous, and he didn't expect that its technical reserves are so powerful.

But when I think of this, I can no longer hide the huge doubts in my heart!

What on earth does Phoenix want to do with such a good configuration on a shared car?

Wang Dachui looked at Hu Lai and couldn't help but asked softly:

"Mr. Hu, there's something I can't figure out."

"I have also learned about other brands of shared cars in our mountain city, such as EVCARD and Gofun. The shared cars they use are also ordinary micro-scooters, and the cost is less than 100,000 yuan."

"As for the shared cars that Phoenix has renovated, the cost of accessories and materials alone has exceeded 100,000 yuan, right?"

He organized his words and continued:

"The cost of your shared car is so high, so the price of renting a car must not be cheap, right?"

Wang Dachui spoke very tactfully. In his heart, a shared car with such luxurious configurations would definitely be a waste of money!

If the car rental fee is too expensive, why should you rent a car? Just take a taxi!

Car rental is cheap, but with such a high cost, when will it be profitable?

It is because of the contradiction that Wang Dachui has always been very confused.

Hu Lai, the head of the Phoenix Factory in front of him, would never have thought of this!

Hu Lai shook his head and said casually: "I don't want to make money with shared cars!"

Don’t want to make money with car sharing?

Wang Dachui was stunned, this?!

He was a little confused about Hu Lai's thoughts, but Hu Lai didn't explain much.

Phoenix initially purchased 500 Snail shared cars from the Mustang factory, but its original purpose was not to operate shared cars.

Instead, it obtained the production authorization from the Mustang Factory and established Phoenix's new energy vehicle department through the shared car platform!

I originally thought it would take more than two years of accumulation, but I didn’t expect that because of the explosive sales of “Rainbow” abroad, Phoenix had the capital to speed up the process.

Of course he knows how troublesome it is to operate a shared car!

Compared with shared bicycles, shared bicycles only need to place a batch of shared bicycles at urban subway entrances, hospitals and schools in high-traffic areas.

Shared cars require special parking spaces for picking up and returning cars, and the sites also need to be equipped with staff and charging piles.

The installation of charging piles alone is already a huge expense, and the even greater expense is the vehicle itself.

To cover a city, hundreds or thousands of vehicles are basic, but first-tier cities require more.

If one car costs 100,000 yuan, then a city has already invested 100 million yuan, let alone covering so many cities across the country!

What is important is not the cost and investment.

As long as shared cars are in use, they will definitely involve vehicle damage and accidents, and the most important problem is traffic accidents!

Thinking about it gives me a headache.

Therefore, Hu Lai has no plans to expand in the field of shared cars, nor does he expect to make money from the field of shared cars.

Besides, how much money can you make from car sharing?
To be continued...