Chapter 226 Waste of natural resources
"Jiang Bo, you called us all out just for this battery car?"
Jiang Bo's roommate looked at him with some resentment.
Early in the morning, Jiang Bo dragged them all out and arrived at a shared battery car station in front of the school.
Coincidentally, their city is one of the pilots!
And because college students have strong receptivity, the entrance to the university town is a key area.
There are also some residential areas and commercial streets, all of which are the best layout points after Lin Shiqin's calculations.
"Hey, I'm here to give you a lesson, learn a little bit, this is traffic and hot spot."
"As for shared battery cars, the official website of the World has made it very clear. I don't think it is more important than our union. We are still in the mining area. What should we do if we encounter robbery?"
The other person next to him was also a little anxious.
Thanks to Jiang Bo's credit, they have actually established a large-scale union, and they have changed from an armed merchant ship to an imperial frigate!
It is one of the few guilds that already has its own official battleships. It has more than 30 fighter pilots and more than 100 people in the whole guild.
This time they went to the mining area to take on a protection mission, escorting seven mining ships to mine.
"It's okay. Didn't you entrust it to the deputy captain? I know you have always been worried that outsiders will seize power. But since this union is established through our live broadcast, we must give fans enough trust. Fans, then It’s our foundation.”
As Jiang Bo spoke, he also started to scan the code and follow the process to open a battery car, and the last roommate filmed the whole process.
"Family, look what this is? A shared battery car! I believe that Umbrella's products are not that simple, nor are World Company's products. Now, let's find out..."
At the beginning, it took a little time to scan the QR code for identity authentication, but after it was completed, the breathalyser test started immediately, and the battery car was unlocked only after passing it.
"The car body is very light. I can lift it up with one hand. It should be easy for even a girl to control. The top speed is 20 kilometers per hour. However, it is so light and I don’t know how the battery life is. There is a battery life display on the app, but it should have just been turned on. , this thing has a bug, it actually shows a thousand kilometers.”
Jiang Bo smiled and showed the picture on his mobile phone in front of the camera, and several others also laughed together.
Regardless of whether we agree or not, the time has come and we must cooperate with each other.
Then several of them completed unlocking the battery car at the same time.
"Where should we go now? Let's go to the pedestrian street. Let's have a good meal first..."
With Jiang Bo taking the lead, the small convoy set off.
In cities, battery cars do have unparalleled advantages.
Even a sports car with a speed of more than 300 kilometers per hour has to eat dust behind a battery car during peak hours...
……
“Dangdang~ We arrived at the pedestrian street and bought some skewers as a treat. Returning the car is very simple. You don’t have to park in a specific area. You can return the car on any sidewalk. However, it must be on the sidewalk, otherwise the deposit will be withheld and the fee will be charged. It’s also quite cheap, much cheaper than taxis, only slightly more expensive than public transportation, but much more convenient.”
Having said this, Jiang Bo looked at the cruising range again, and it still showed 997, which made Jiang Bo burst into laughter
"It seems that it hasn't been repaired yet. Let's run around today to see how long it will take to drain the power out of it."
Jiang Bo smiled and asked his companions to get in the car, and then started walking around.
Normal battery cars usually have a range of only a few dozen kilometers, and are mainly used for commuting in urban areas. In their opinion, it would be good for such a streamlined battery car to achieve the same mileage.
From time to time Jiang Bo also stopped to conduct popular science
"General battery cars use lead-acid batteries, but if this battery car is so light, I think it is most likely to use lithium batteries. But even with such a small lithium battery, I estimate it can carry about 60 kilometers, because lithium batteries have to be considered. Safety protection, we have been riding for more than two hours now, and the battery is probably going to run out soon..."
Two more hours later
"It's really amazing! We have ridden for 80 kilometers! This is more than enough for the battery life of the battery car. It is enough for me to go to the next county and back. As expected of Umbrella, it is awesome! But! I guess I’ve almost reached my limit..."
After another two hours, Jiang Bo was already feeling numb. What the hell is this?
Let’s cheat!
Such a small battery has traveled more than 100 kilometers?
"Family, I think Umbrella is going to kill all the battery car companies. No wonder World Corporation buys theirs..."
It was getting dark and early in the morning. Several people who had been riding all day felt their buttocks were numb. At this time, they had already returned to the school gate and stopped the battery car.
Jiang Bo already looked frightened and said to the camera in a trembling tone
"Family members, maybe we are wrong, very wrong..."
After saying that, he picked up the phone, unfolded the screen, and displayed the remaining mileage on the phone screen!
788 kilometers!
"Is there a possibility that what this thing displays is real? Oh, I am not a student of the relevant majors, and I don't know much about it, but is the battery life a bit too outrageous? Can any knowledgeable boss say anything?"
Originally, the launch of shared electric vehicles was considered tepid. Although World Company made announcements, they did not do any advertising. They were more about procedures and popular science on how to use them, as well as some precautions.
Therefore, not many people have been paying attention to it since it went online, and it was only piloted in a few cities.
But no matter what, this is also a product of a world company, and the base is still there!
When Jiang Bo started posting short videos, the traffic of the videos was also rising.
Lin Shiqin didn't give extra attention to the traffic, it was just because more people followed it and it penetrated the traffic pool!
In fact, Wang Yi didn't expect that someone would start testing the battery life of battery cars so early. He thought it would slowly ferment.
But I didn’t expect someone to have such a keen sense of smell.
Following Jiang Bo's video, a large number of students and even staff from related majors immediately appeared.
"Fake, please don't show off for the sake of traffic. Lithium batteries cannot do this. If it can be done, it will most likely be an aluminum-air battery that cannot be recharged. Umbrella has come up with batteries of this level. , although shocked, it is not unacceptable.”
In the end, so many companies still choose lithium batteries, so the overall performance of lithium batteries must be advantageous.
Aluminum-air batteries are mainly a kind of discharge in the aluminum oxidation process. To some extent, they are very similar to hydrogen fuel cells. However, hydrogen and oxygen in hydrogen fuel cells eventually react and turn into water, which can be directly discharged. Therefore, if the technology is in place, it can Achieving long battery life with injected hydrogen is equivalent to repeated use.
On the other hand, in aluminum-air batteries, aluminum oxide will attach to the aluminum electrode.
In this case, battery life usually depends on replacing the aluminum grade. Although the battery capacity is large, it is very inconvenient.
And although the theoretical limit of aluminum-air batteries can reach 8100wh/kg, current research on aluminum-air batteries is far from reaching this level.
It can be said that even if Umbrella uses aluminum-air batteries to achieve this, it is already a quite outstanding breakthrough!
"At first I thought the anchor was just trying to impress people, but then I thought about the problem that could be exposed at once. I also thought about it with my previous friend. At present, the density of our aluminum-air batteries is actually still hovering around 350-500wh/kg. , it seems that Umbrella has made a major breakthrough.”
"That's right, for such a small battery, I'm afraid it would require a density of 1000wh/kg, which is double the density."
"The most important thing is that it has been transformed directly from a laboratory product into a commercial product, which is really awesome."
"Using it on battery-powered cars, damn, it's a shame they figured it out!"
“It’s overkill!”
"..."
And after it started to slowly ferment here, it quickly became popular all over the Internet!
Battery life is closely related to the anxiety of mobile phone power.
A battery car with a range of 1,000 kilometers?
What kind of devil is this!
"I would like to ask, can this kind of battery be used in mobile phones?"
"Damn it, my electric car has to be recharged after 20 kilometers! It's just enough for me to commute to get off work."
"Mine has been driven for more than ten kilometers and I need to replace the battery."
"Is this thing for sale? I also want one with such high mileage."
"Brother, wake up, didn't you listen to what they said? It can't be charged."
"Hey, there's nothing we can do about it. We can't afford to replace the battery for daily use."
"It's a pity that it can't be charged."
“It’s not impossible, it’s just inconvenient.”
"..."
Many people began to feel regretful at this time, and at the same time they were also curious about World Company's labor costs.
If the mileage of 1,000 kilometers is used up, it will be troublesome to replace it, right?
It is precisely because of this that many people go out of their way to try shared battery cars.
It turns out that this thing is really convenient!
No need to think about charging, no need to think about parking, and no need to think about losing it.
Pick up your pants and leave.
Damn it, the door to a new world has opened!
However, as more and more people use them, under high load, the first batch of battery vehicles whose battery life is about to expire have begun to appear.
Then...
"Brothers, what did I photograph?"
In one video, a TT shared electric bicycle is walking on the sidewalk by itself. If you look closely, you can see the position of the rear wheel of the battery car, and two small auxiliary wheels pop up to maintain the stability of the battery car.
Then I watched it move slowly and slowly until it reached a parking spot for a TT shared battery car and parked there.
The person who was taking the video followed along and saw a magnet-like thing popping out of the two training wheels and sticking directly to a pillar.
For a long time, everyone thought that the pillars at the parking spot were used to mark and separate battery cars.
Very few people return their cars at the stopping point.
But now, it seems the case has been solved.
Is this specifically for charging? !
In an instant, the whole network went crazy!
"What was that just now? Autonomous driving?"
"It is indeed self-driving! Umbrella has a red queen. If there are cameras and some simple operations, it is completely feasible to slowly walk at a low speed to reach the designated location. However, judging from the tasks that are often issued for us to help the car. , this function can only assist for the time being.”
"The key is why it feels like it's charging? Doesn't it mean it can't be charged?"
"Holy shit! What is this? Black technology?"
"I can only say, is it really Umbrella?"
"Build a battery car, and you have to have fun?"
"Umbrella: From now on, I will be the overlord of the battery car industry. Who is in favor and who is against?"
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Various batteries have their own advantages and disadvantages. We actually have hydrogen fuel cell drones for military use in 2021. However, there are too many things to consider for civilian use. In the short term, lithium batteries will definitely dominate.
However, the currently used lithium-ion battery electrode materials have almost reached their limits without breakthroughs. In fact, the laboratory also has excellent anode materials such as graphene, but the output is impressive and far from commercial standards.
(End of chapter)