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Chapter 184 Lobbying

The burly Schwarzenegger walked out of the car with some unsatisfactory pleasure and joy on his face, "Very good,"

When he said this, he was not directed at Feng Yiping, but at the pure electric car with soft lines but violent power inside.

He looked at the mileage on the display, "It's powerful and fast, and it's long-lasting,"

"I never thought that pure electric vehicles could have such strong explosive power,"

Unlike Feng Yiping and others, Governor Shi, a senior muscular man, likes the feeling of pushing back caused by stepping on the accelerator in sports mode.

He originally wanted to say that this is the pleasure I rarely experience in those 8-cylinder engine cars, but given that he now advocates environmental protection and firmly supports reducing carbon emissions, just like Feng Yiping rarely drives the Hummer with high fuel consumption and high emissions, it is obviously hard to say such things in such occasions.

"Feng, everyone, I think, just like Apple's iPhone is completely changing the entire mobile phone industry, Tesla will also completely change the automotive industry in the future,"

When inspecting the inspection, officials in our country like to wear dark jackets that look custom-made. American politicians also have a common choice when wearing suits that are too formal in this way, that is, a flight jacket.

Governor Shi, wearing a dark green flying jacket, stood there loudly speaking with his waist loudly, and it was still very imposing, making Tesla's crowd proud and proud.

Similarly, there are naturally many people around Governor Shi who follow him, "Yes," "That's it."

State officials in suits said.

"Like the iPhone, such products are obviously more suitable for California," someone said.

Governor Shi nodded in approval, "Yes, Feng, don't you think this is the case?"

"Haha," Feng Yiping smiled, "There are some internal problems that you may not have noticed yet. Tesla and ordinary cars have many different aspects. For example, our frame is an all-aluminum frame."

His meaning is very obvious. I don’t think it is because of the sincerity of the California government.

"Is that true?" Schwarzenegger responded and made a gesture of inviting Feng Yiping, "Feng,"

The two central figures left, whether they were Tesla or state government people. After a glance at them, they immediately started to chat with each other in a tacit understanding, which was more enthusiastic than before.

"Feng," Schwarzenegger pulled Feng Yiping aside, "Look at the sky here," he said, pointing to the sky.

What does this mean?

Feng Yiping looked at the sky, and it was blue, and no words floated by.

"Don't you think that the sky we see is a little different from the sky in other states, whether in the Bay Area or Los Angeles? Ours are usually light, while the blue sky in most other places is a bit blue and purple,"

Feng Yiping really doesn't have much research on this. Compared with the places he often stays in China, the blue sky here is still very blue.

"California is the most polluted state in the United Health Foundation's annual air pollution ranking, California has been ranked among the most polluted states for many years,"

"Is that true?" Feng Yiping said.

Of course he knew this, as an electric vehicle manufacturer and was preparing to negotiate terms with California, how could he not pay attention to this issue?

Economic development seems to be in direct proportion to environmental pollution.

For example, California is the largest state in the United States in terms of GDP. Similarly, its pollution situation is also the most serious.

Although California is vast and sparsely populated, its population is very concentrated, with more than 80% of the population concentrated in several major regions such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, and the Central Valley, especially the top three areas.

Especially in Greater Los Angeles, due to its dense population, numerous cars, dense industries, and surrounded by mountains on three sides, Los Angeles, like many cities in China, is suffering from the accumulation of industrial pollution and poor air flow.

The American Lung Association's air quality rankings over the years, including the Greater Los Angeles area of ​​Los Angeles and Orange County, has always been the most ozone area in the United States.

Of course, if we look at some quantitative indicators, such as 5, there is still a big difference from domestic cities. Otherwise, there would not be so many people in China who yearn for the sunshine and beaches of Los Angeles.

It can even be said that Los Angeles also played a very important role in the process of air control in the United States. In the 1940s and 1950s, Los Angeles broke out in the most serious air pollution incident in American history - photochemical smoke incident, and hundreds of people died due to air pollution.

This incident eventually became a turning point in the history of US air governance, and prompted the Los Angeles and even California governments to take strict measures to control industrial pollution, garbage treatment and exhaust emissions.

"So, both in California and myself, I sincerely hope that Tesla can build a factory in the state. In the process of controlling air pollution, a pure electric vehicle with excellent performance such as Tesla will play a great role," he said.

Feng Yiping nodded. I had known this for a long time.

"Of course, I understand that both you and Tesla's board of directors have some realistic needs," Governor Shi continued.

"Then let me talk about the advantages of California,"

"California is the state with the best economy in the United States, so our car sales are also among the top. Last year, California's car sales accounted for 12% of the total car sales in the United States,"

"One factor that causes severe air pollution in California, the overpopulation concentration in a few areas, is exactly an advantage for companies like Tesla,"

"The highly densely populated San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Los Angeles and San Diego are also the most popular frontiers for new energy vehicles to become popular because of the high income of residents."

"...Pure electric vehicles cannot do without electrical supporting facilities, including charging stations and charging piles. Because of their dense population, it is relatively easy to build a charging station network in these areas with the largest sales in the future. The return on investment is also far higher than other areas with sparsely populated areas."

Feng Yiping glanced at the muscular man. What he said was exactly what they believed to be one of the biggest advantages of California after a meeting.

Based on this, they believe that if other new energy vehicles develop the US market in the future, California will definitely be the first market they need to develop.

Governor Shi happened to say this next, "In the future, California will definitely be other new energy vehicles and a key area for development," he said.

"If Tesla was produced in California, it would undoubtedly have inherent advantages that other brands cannot match,"

It seems that in the United States, not all the best talents go to the public frequently, and there are many people in politics. For example, Schwarzenegger's team has some good talents.

"California has an original disadvantage, which will also become Tesla's advantage. You know, California has high oil prices,"

Feng Yiping has a deep understanding of California's high oil prices.

The oil price in California is at least 30% higher than the average oil price in the United States. Given that the average oil price in some states in the United States is lower than the average oil price in the United States, the oil price in California may even be twice or more than twice as high as in some states with low oil prices.

However, the reasons for the high oil prices in California are completely different from the reasons for the high oil prices in our country. They are because of the high requirements and for the sake of reducing pollution, the sulfur content standard of California gasoline is much stricter than that of the United States.

When our country began to implement the National IV standard, more than half of the cars still use the National III standard, that is, when the oil content is 150ppm, California's requirement is not to exceed 10ppm.

"Combined with Tesla's lifelong free charging policy, many people will definitely be moved,"

“…We are developing a subsidy plan for pure electric vehicle users. I believe that it will definitely be a data that will satisfy you.”

"The most important point is our carbon emission trading method. We expect that when Tesla's production reaches scale, it will benefit hundreds of millions of dollars every year..."

Feng Yiping looked at the test drive side of the car. Schwarzenegger's eldest daughter, Catherine, who was not as beautiful as his, and Patrick, who was not as handsome as his eldest son, was preparing to enter the car for a test drive.

It seemed as if he had noticed Feng Yiping's eyes, and Catherine smiled here, much more generous and calm than the first time she met.

But Feng Yiping did not mean to smile at her father. He looked back, "Mr. Governor, your analysis is very insightful, but these advantages are not unreplicable advantages, aren't they?"
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