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Zhang Fan also had his own difficulties, knowing that what he said could not stand up to scrutiny, but he had to continue talking. Refusal to accept the promotion of electric vehicles is the tone set by the city, and it is also the city's request not to directly offend Qin Hai. Such two contradictory things must be highly unified by Zhang Fan, which is really difficult for him of.

"The traffic management department also has some concerns about the construction of the charging station. They are worried that the charging station will cause vehicle congestion and affect road traffic... and the power department needs to calculate the load of the charging station. As you know, some urban areas near the water The power facilities are aging, and now that the common people have money, every household installs air conditioners, and the pressure on the power grid is relatively high..." Zhang Fan said one by one, not daring to meet Qin Hai, Tian Ruzhi and the others. Although the air conditioner in the meeting room was fully turned on, fine beads of sweat still appeared on Zhang Fan's forehead. I don't know if it was because he felt embarrassed by telling nonsense, or because he was a little timid in front of such a big boss as Qin Hai. meaning.

Qin Hai didn't refute Zhang Fan's words, but just recorded them one by one in his notebook, occasionally nodding his head, as if to express his understanding. However, those who are interested can find that his brows are tightening a little bit, obviously feeling displeased with this result.

Electric vehicles are a new thing, and it is not impossible to use ordinary commercial means to promote them, but the effect will be relatively slow. Foreign auto industry giants have been preparing for years in the field of electric vehicles, but they have not been able to roll them out on a large scale because the bottlenecks in motors and energy storage devices have not been broken through. Once their products are launched, the situation facing Daqin Automobile will be very severe.

After Daqin Group launched its own electric vehicle products, foreign automakers immediately paid attention to the two key technologies of rare earth permanent magnet motor and super capacitor, and invested a huge amount of money in an attempt to break through the patent barriers of Daqin Group and form their own patented technology. Then develop electric vehicle products that can be comparable to Daqin Automobile.

So far, Daqin Automobile is still the electric car with the best performance in the world, but this is because Daqin Group has the first-mover advantage in technology. In particular, graphene supercapacitors are an unexpected weapon for major car manufacturers, completely subverting their original technical route, making their accumulation in nickel-metal hydride batteries, lithium batteries, etc. become tasteless .

Qin Hai knows that this kind of technical advantage cannot be maintained for a long time. The supercapacitor technology is just a layer of window paper. Once someone pierces it first, the people behind will rush forward and quickly open all the remaining windows. Once foreign manufacturers make breakthroughs in these key technologies, with their rich experience in fuel vehicles and well-known brands, their products will put huge competitive pressure on Daqin Automobile, and may make Daqin Automobile completely out .

For this reason, Qin Hai must at least occupy the domestic market before foreign manufacturers come up with mature models, and then use the profits and experience gained in the domestic market to compete with international giants in the international market. Although automobiles are mass-produced products, the experience gained from the production of 1 million vehicles is completely different from that of only 10,000 vehicles. Different users have different usage habits, will encounter different road conditions, and put forward different maintenance requirements. These are indispensable and precious data for car companies to improve old models and develop new models.

What Qin Hai has to do is to take advantage of the first-mover opportunity to occupy as large a market as possible in the shortest possible time, so as to maintain his advantage continuously. To do this, he must go beyond the limitations of commercial promotion and use the power of the government to speed up the popularization of electric vehicles.

Linshui City is the first pilot city selected by Daqin Group for the promotion of electric vehicles. The reason for choosing Linshui City is that the city's per capita income level is high and residents have a tradition of being willing to accept new affairs. Qin Hai originally thought that the Linshui City Government should take a positive response to such a thing that has all advantages but no disadvantages, and at least it will provide some convenience. Unexpectedly, the other party showed resistance.

Speaking of which, the conditions offered by Daqin Group to Linshui City are not too low. According to the plan provided in advance, Daqin Group will donate 200 electric vehicles to the taxi industry in Linshui City and 500 electric vehicles to the government departments. Only these 700 vehicles are worth more than 100 million according to the market price. Daqin Group applied to build 2,000 charging stations in Linshui City with an investment of more than 20 million. These charging stations will be handed over to Linshui City free of charge in the future. Based on the calculation that a charging station generates 100,000 yuan in profits a year, this industry can generate 200 million yuan in profits for Linshui City a year, and there are thousands of jobs in addition.

Of course, the Daqin Group did not do this for no reason. Giving taxis and government vehicles as gifts can form a demonstration effect in the whole society and drive ordinary citizens to choose electric vehicles. It goes without saying that the construction of charging stations is an essential part of the popularization of electric vehicles. The initial goal envisaged by Daqin Group is to form a sales volume of 10,000 electric vehicles a year in Linshui City, and the profits will be enough to compensate all the initial investment.

Linshui City's indifference towards the electric vehicle project was beyond Qin Hai's expectations. Zhang Fan talked about a lot of difficulties, each point sounded reasonable, but in fact it was totally untenable. Of course, the construction of 2,000 charging stations cannot be settled by patting the head casually. It is understandable for the relevant departments to make some evaluations or raise some doubts. But Qin Hai knows that if the city government is really interested in this matter and can make a clear request, then all these difficulties can be easily solved, and they will not be dragged on until now, and Zhang Fan will list them one by one.

Zhang Fan's prevarication with these reasons can only explain one thing, that is, the Linshui City Government itself is not interested in this project, and may even deliberately make things difficult. So, where is the crux of the whole problem?

"Mayor Li, what is the attitude of the city to what Director Zhang said?" Qin Hai asked, turning his head to Li Dongyuan.

Li Dongyuan moaned and said: "Some of these situations have been reported to me by Director Zhang, and some of them were just heard of for the first time today. It is inevitable that the specific departments have some difficulties of their own. President Qin should take care of this. Can you understand? Our city has a very clear attitude towards cooperating with the work of the Daqin Group. However, meals must be eaten bite by bite, and problems must be solved one by one. Sometimes the government's affairs are haste makes waste , Sometimes it’s easy to make mistakes if you act too hastily.”

"The situation of these departments introduced by Director Zhang, do we need to make more efforts? For example, the planning bureau, traffic police team, power supply bureau, etc., we can also consider visiting to understand the difficulties they face on the spot. When necessary , you can discuss a solution with them." Qin Hai asked tentatively.

The so-called understanding of difficulties on the ground is an official article. Both Li Dongyuan and Zhang Fan understood that what Qin Hai really meant was that they could go to these departments to do some public relations activities, so that these departments would give the green light, so as not to embarrass the city. Once the government's affairs involve multiple departments, the interests of each department must be taken into account. Otherwise, even the mayor's words will be discounted a few times. The mayor also needs the cooperation of his subordinates to do things. It is impossible to use official power to suppress people every time. Qin Hai and the others wanted to do such a big project in Linshui City, so it was reasonable to spend some effort and money to clear up the relationship between various departments.

Unfortunately, Li Dongyuan knew that the crux of the matter did not lie in the departments Zhang Fan mentioned. If Qin Hai and the others were asked to visit the site, what Zhang Fan said would be ruined. Qin Hai is not someone who can be easily offended. Linshui City does not want to cooperate with Qin Hai on the issue of electric vehicles, but it does not mean that it does not want to cooperate with Qin Hai in other aspects, so it cannot tear itself apart. What's more, Qin Hai still has a lot of connections in the upper echelons, which Linshui City can't afford to provoke, so one of Li Dongyuan's tasks also includes soothing Qin Hai's wounded heart.

"We still don't know much about the situation of these departments. After all, we have just copied the plan sent by Mr. Qin to them. They still need some time to digest and demonstrate. I think so, first give They have some time, and the city and Director Zhang will urge them to think of a way to see how to overcome these difficulties. As for Mr. Qin and you, just wait for a while. Everything needs to be adjusted. , Mr. Qin, do you think so?" Li Dongyuan skillfully played Tai Chi, and tactfully rejected Qin Hai's request.

"Haha, that's fine." Qin Hai laughed, "Things in the government are indeed complicated, but we are too impatient."

"Yes, yes, there are too many things in the government. There are still some departments whose leadership ideas are relatively rigid, and we cannot replace them immediately, so there is great resistance to many things. We are also working hard to change this. Such a situation." Li Dongyuan followed Qin Hai's words and continued to perfunctory.

Speaking of this level, the rest is to compliment each other without nutrition. Qin Hai and Zhang Fan made an appointment to go to the Development and Planning Commission the next day to discuss the details, and then got up to leave. Li Dongyuan asked about the hotel where Qin Hai and the others stayed, and then explained to Wang Xuemei, the deputy director of the government office: "Xiao Wang, you go to the hotel with Mr. Qin and the others, and specifically explain to the hotel that Mr. Qin is our Secretary Song. He Liang mayor's distinguished guest, so the hotel must not neglect, understand?"

"Understood." The capable Wang Xuemei replied loudly.

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