Chapter 121 Amerikan Features
China’s new energy car companies have stated that they will expand their strategies this year and completely solve battery life anxiety through perovskite batteries. As a benchmark company for new energy, Tesla does not support it. this technology.
This is embarrassing.
Don’t the big shots in Washington know that this will seriously affect Tesla’s global market?
Of course they know it, even if they didn’t know it before, they will know it under Tesla’s lobbying team.
However, there is no action in Washington. Occasionally, some members of Congress suggest that we should increase the competitiveness of local new energy vehicle companies. The focus of everyone's discussion will also be to let Tesla move its factory back to North America, or to find ways to use the Light Armor Aerospace The perovskite battery technology has been cleverly exploited.
There are two reasons. One is that no one dares to mention this issue. If you dare to mention loosening the restrictions on Chinese enterprises, you will be suspected if you are ahead of the curve. In today's environment, no one dares to mention it. Politicians dare to bear this name. Once they are linked to this name, they will lose votes or even be investigated.
The second reason is that Musk supports the former president, and the election will be held next year. If you support the predecessor, the current president will not care about your life or death. The party is fiercer than tigers.
These two points have stalled Tesla’s lobbying efforts. No matter how much you spend, it will only allow congressmen to discuss some innocuous content in the Senate, which will not change Tesla’s attitude at all. The current situation cannot provide any substantial help.
"Bokas! What I need is results, and I can't see any progress on this matter now." Musk was rude, and his dissatisfaction was directly on his face, even when faced directly Max Bocas.
Bocas was unhappy inside, but he didn't show it on his face. He was not a marginalized figure in the Donkey Party, but was considered a big shot. He served as America's ambassador to China all year round during Obama's tenure.
More than ten years ago, this position was considered one of the most important among Amerikan’s many ambassadors abroad.
Therefore, he and Lao Bai also maintained a relatively good personal relationship. It was based on various factors that Tesla approached him to be their registered lobbyist in Washington. The compensation for this is over two million dollars a year.
America’s unique political and business revolving door is vividly reflected. After senior officials left office, they took up positions in companies and doubled what they had not received before.
This annual salary is already very high. You must know that Tony Bodesta, the lobbyist Huawei hired in Washington, can only get US$1 million from Huawei every year.
Of course, the difficulties for both parties are not the same. As long as the general environment does not change, Huawei does not have any progress requirements for Tony, but Tesla hopes that Bocas can produce results as soon as possible.
Even if it is only for the application of perovskite batteries in electric vehicles, it can be given a green light. Musk does not expect SpaceX to be able to do the light armor aerospace business.
What makes Boas unhappy is that Tesla approached him as a lobbyist in 2021. The task at that time was only the climate bill, and he hoped that Congress would further promote the implementation of the climate bill.
The specific content of this bill mainly refers to an increase of $369 billion in clean energy and climate spending in the federal budget, and an expansion of tax credits available to consumers who purchase electric vehicles.
For promoting this bill, Boas is confident that it is not difficult to do. They have a large number of allies in Washington and a group of legislators supported by public utility companies, including the Donkey Party itself, who will try their best to get this bill passed. .
But when it comes to the issue of China, China is too sensitive and no one dares to touch this problem. There was no such requirement at the time.
Boas would not show mercy to Musk because he was lenient with others, but he also looked very serious: "Elon, this requires a process. You know the tense relationship between Amerikan and China.
It is not that simple to get them to give the green light.
In today’s environment, you should know that this is very difficult to do. Not only can I not do it in the short term, but you can do it as well. No lobbyist can do it in the short term.
Neither Lee Drutman nor Tim Parenti nor Chris Dodd can do it."< br>
The names Boas mentioned are all well-known lobbyists in Washington. Although Chris Dodd is not on the lobbyist list in Washington, this is because he promised not to become a lobbyist after retiring from the Senate in 2010.
But he served as the head of a lobbying group, with an annual salary of US$3.3 million in 2011. This is a typical Tang Niu inequality. Just because I am not a lobbyist does not mean that I am not the person in charge of lobbying.
Musk knocked on the table, “We don’t have time, Tesla can’t afford to wait, if our new cars next year don’t use perovskite batteries, then we will become uncompetitive. , gradually losing the Chinese, European and even global markets.”
This sentence is not alarmist at all. Although Chinese electric vehicles equipped with perovskite batteries cannot enter the American market, they can enter the markets of other countries. .
But Musk knows that Boas is telling the truth. He can't handle it, and no one else can handle it, especially with the general election coming next year and the fierce party struggle. No one can handle it.
“And I cannot accept that the Cybertruck that Tesla will launch this year does not have the blessing of perovskite batteries.”
The Cybertruck uses a flat appearance design on a large scale to make it natural It is the best carrying object for solar cells.
They have internally estimated that with the support of perovskite batteries, the Cybertruck can increase its battery life by at least 15%. In some places with sufficient sunshine, this proportion will increase.
After learning about this technology, they internally predict that with the addition of perovskite battery technology, the sales of Cybertruck can increase by at least 50%.
You must know that Tesla has only four models in total so far. Whether the Cybertruck can succeed is crucial to Tesla's market value.
Whether it is market value or the product itself, Tesla cannot lose perovskite battery technology.
Self-research is not impossible, but self-research will take at least three years, and it will be delayed for three years. By that time, Huaguo's new energy vehicles have already conquered cities and territories around the world.
Boas said slowly: "There are many ways to accomplish something."
If Chen Yuanguang were here, he would definitely see peace and harmony on Boas's face. The same expression as Li Xiande, an expression that belongs exclusively to the old fox.
Boas continued: "Tesla can open up a new path and establish another company, and then this company specializes in producing Teslas with perovskite batteries.
For example, in Tesla's application Build another factory next to the Haifa factory. The Shenhai factory will produce the core parts and then transport them to the new factory for final assembly to assemble the perovskite cells.
In this way, new ones will be avoided. The company can register overseas. "
Boas continued: "Tesla can even license the trademark to the new company, so that it can also use Tesla's trademark. The place of registration and production are not in American, so why do you say it is American?
With this kind of cooperation model, we don’t need to lobby the White House and Capitol Hill. We only need to persuade the Ministry of Commerce to put in a patch and give the green light to similar situations. This operation is much easier. I am confident that it can be done in the first half of the year. ”
What Boas gave was a hopeless solution. Musk felt that the two million annual salary was really worth it and solved Tesla’s big problem.
He took the photo Patting Boas on the shoulder: "Just do it like this. If you need any resources, let me know at any time. I will do my best to cooperate with you.
Including all of Tesla’s outside companies in Washington, who will cooperate with your lobbying efforts. ”
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