My Age of Investment

  Chapter 202 Firework Show

   "That's too many questions!"

  Jean got up from the work station, picked up a battery brick made of dozens of batteries on the table, threw it in his hand, and asked Xia Jingxing with a smile: "Do you want to see a cool firework show?"

  Xia Jingxing pointed to the battery brick in the opponent's hand and asked, "You mean the lithium battery caught fire and exploded?"

  Gene smiled and nodded.

  Xia Jingxing glanced around, "Just do the explosion experiment directly here?"

   "Of course not! We are not that stupid."

  Jean shook his head repeatedly, and pointed to a glass room not far away, "In there, there are a full set of experimental equipment, monitoring, and fire-extinguishing equipment.

  We do experiments in it, which is safe, and can monitor the changes of the battery, and collect and record various experimental data. "

  Xia Jingxing also noticed the laboratory the other party was pointing at.

The location of the laboratory is located in the office area of ​​the original Tesla company. The area is not large. It is made up of several thick glass walls. People standing outside can clearly see the various experiments inside. equipment.

  Now that the company’s administrative staff have moved to the nearby office building, this place has become vacant, so it has been transformed into a battery testing laboratory.

   "Okay, then I have to see, I haven't seen a lithium battery explode and catch fire?"

  Xia Jingxing shrugged, spread her hands and said, looking very curious.

   "Haha~"

   Gene laughed.

  Silicon Valley small companies are like this. Business management is flat, and employees often mingle with their bosses.

  Of course, if Tesla develops, it may not have such a good corporate atmosphere.

  "Fireworker David, start to work, ready for the twelfth firework show!"

  Gene greeted the colleague with the battery pack next to him, his expression serious, but his tone very funny.

  A white male in his thirties stopped working on sticking batteries in his hands, stood up, walked over quickly, and greeted Xia Jingxing with a smile.

   "Hello, Darren, this is David Lanes. I have worked in Silicon Valley for ten years and I am Tesla’s 12th employee."

  The visitor is very cheerful and talkative, and he introduces himself when he comes up.

  Xia Jingxing smiled and shook hands with the other party, chatting for a few words, there was something strange in his eyes, and he looked at the other party a little bit more.

  He knew who this person was as soon as he heard the name.

  Previous life, this man is also a capable person, and Gene is one of the three core manufacturing teams of Tesla prototype cars.

   After greeted Xia Jingxing, David took a watch to write and draw, and began to communicate with Gene about the adjustment of the experimental data of the "Twelfth Firework Show".

  Compared with the previous eleven experiments, some data in this experiment need to be adjusted, such as which brand of lithium battery is used, how high the external heating temperature is set, battery storage capacity, discharge status... a lot of experimental parameters.

  Naturally, this experiment cannot be done solely for Xia Jingxing. The purpose is to let the major shareholders watch an explosion and listen to it.

  That's so inadequate and not bad for money!

  Xia Jingxing did not interrupt the discussion between the two, and waited patiently.

  After communicating for a while, the two reached a unity.

  David took the battery brick and entered the glass room laboratory. He began to connect various lines to the battery brick. The other end of the line was connected to a motor.

   Gene took the tools and did some auxiliary work on the side.

  After the preparations were ready, the two people exited the laboratory, turned on the switch, and energized the battery. The motor began to make a "buzzing" roar.

  Xia Jingxing and the two stood side by side, quietly observing the movement in the laboratory outside the glass room.

  The other members of the battery pack heard the movement of the laboratory, and they all gathered around. Everyone's eyes were on the battery brick in the glass room and the continuously rotating motor.

  You blasted me!

  Xia Jingxing watched for ten minutes, but the battery still didn't explode, and she lay down and discharged.

  As if seeing the eagerness in Xia Jingxing’s eyes, Gene explained with a smile: “Don’t worry, there are still a lot of data that have not been tested.”

  Xia Jingxing nodded, doing the experiment is just like that. You need patience. The more data you get, the better.

  It exploded all at once, which is cool, but there are a lot of experimental data that have not been obtained.

  Jean used the controller to adjust the temperature in the laboratory for a while, and adjust the humidity for a while, but it did not explode!

  Gene glanced at the people around him, smiled and said: "Attention everyone, I'm going to start short-circuiting it."

  As soon as the voice fell, the big brother pressed the button of a controller on the console outside the laboratory.

   "Fuck!"

  Xia Jingxing was surprised to speak all Chinese, only to see white smoke from the battery bricks in the laboratory, the smoke getting bigger and bigger, until the white smoke billowed, covering the entire laboratory.

  The thick smoke is released very quickly, and it only takes a few seconds to complete all this.

  Continue.

   There was a loud bang, and a fire flashed across the laboratory covered by heavy smoke.

  Xia Jingxing was taken aback. Even through the thick smoke, he could see clearly. With the explosion, the battery turned into a big fireball and kept burning.

  Compared with his reaction, the performance of other engineers is much more calm.

  Perhaps I have seen a lot of them, and they all look unpleasant!

  There are even people smiling, their expressions are like children watching the fireworks display during the Chinese New Year.

  Gene quickly pressed another button on the console outside, a fire extinguisher nozzle protruded from the ceiling of the laboratory, and foam started to extinguish the fire, and the smoke purifier started to activate, quickly evacuating the billowing smoke in the laboratory.

  After a while, the fire was extinguished and the smoke evacuated, revealing the true face of the laboratory.

  The originally clean and tidy laboratory has become a mess, full of residue left over from the explosion of the battery.

  Xia Jingxing walked into the laboratory to take a look, mainly to see if the glass was damaged by battery shards.

  He discovered that, except for a few shallow impact marks on the glass, the rest of the positions were actually undamaged, and the glass did not appear to be broken or cracked.

  Jim reminded, “Daren, don’t look at it. The laboratory uses bullet-proof and explosion-proof glass, which is two inches thick. This glass manufacturer also receives orders from the Army.”

  Xia Jingxing looked at the glass wall a few more times, and sighed that Zhen Nima could play.

  He was still a little worried about the safety of the laboratory, now he doesn’t have to worry about it. This is so eager to survive, and employees shouldn’t be killed or injured.

  Eberhard saw Xia Jingxing studying glass there. He pushed open the glass door of the laboratory, walked in, and said with a smile: "Daren, is this glass good?"

   "It's good, but the price shouldn't be cheap, right?"

  Eberhard explained: “In fact, we can choose to use cheaper metal materials or masonry to build the laboratory, but we ultimately did not do that.

  Battery is the core issue of Tesla's R&D!

  Choose to use a glass wall, just to let every battery engineer see "how powerful is the explosion of lithium batteries" and let them understand how great the responsibility they shoulder. "

  Speaking of this, Eberhard’s face is heavy, “After all, these batteries are all to be installed in the car. If the battery safety problem cannot be solved, the life safety of countless Tesla owners is threatened.

  In the future, every engineer who joins Tesla, I will take them to visit this laboratory, let them feel Tesla's responsibility and car building safety awareness. "

  Xia Jingxing understood the other party’s intentions and nodded and said, “This is a very good idea. The safety hazard of lithium batteries is great.

  If this technology cannot be completely overcome, no one will dare to drive the car we build, and the title of "widow maker" will fall on us.

  You are doing a very good job. Spending some money is not a big deal. Our employees must have this kind of awareness, and safety must always be the first priority. "

  In the past, Tesla often had safety accidents. In addition to automatic driving, the biggest problem is battery technology.

  Xia Jingxing feels that Eberhard attaches great importance to R&D safety and vehicle owner safety, which is excellent.

  Eberhard nodded. He is a poor man. Although he has obtained financing and found a big benefactor now, he will not spend money indiscriminately.

  Bulletproof glass is expensive, but the money cannot be saved. In addition to ensuring the safety of the laboratory, it also means to implant the corporate culture of "safe production" in everyone's mind.

  (End of this chapter)