Chapter 218: The Name of Maxwell
After all kinds of knowledge burst into sparks in his mind, Yang Ming's desire for this crazy idea became stronger! What he wanted was to be vigorous, either failed or looked at by everyone!
So he decided to make a big one! As the clues in his head became clearer, he needed his own team and friends with common interests!
The next day, he asked Jonathan out. This guy was playing with cars. He had a wide connection in the racing industry and was also a car fan of the ashes. Yang Ming talked about his thoughts with him again.
"I think the best way to become famous is to compete, to conquer Nürburgring, climb Pikes Peak, or beat them in the EGT (electric event) organized by Tesla!"
Jonathan understood: "If you can beat Tesla, the racing and supercar fields will become famous for stepping on the corpses of giants!"
"That's what I think, so now the team is missing! I want to start by renovating other products, accumulate electric experience, and then the team designs the chassis, and the design company develops the appearance..."
Jonathan also became interested: "In terms of design and R&D teams, you can dig out Le Mans or F1, and they all have the ability to independently develop!"
The corners of the racing team are also the history of many supercar brands. They are all formed by this group of fanatics who pursue extreme performance.
After the discussion came to this point, all the existing problems were discussed. It seemed that this joke was about to come true. Jonathan asked, "Have you ever thought about the name?"
"I want to use the name of a great physics master." Yang Ming said.
“Who?”
“Maxwell.”
James Clark Maxwell, a master of electromagnetics! Without electromagnetics, there would be no modern electrical engineering, and there would be no modern civilization!
Its influence is only behind Newton and Einstein! It also caters to the concept of electric cars. Like Tesla next door, both are great masters, and the theme is completely echoed.
"And do you know?" Yang Ming transferred the computer screen to him, "Chrysler, once one of the three giants of American auto, was a merger of Maxwell Automobile and Charms Automobile."
Jonathan wondered: "But what does this have to do with what you said?"
"It doesn't matter." Yang Ming closed the computer and shrugged: "I just want to explain that my taste has long been recognized by those who agree with it, and talents are all on the same thinking frequency."
"Puff!" Jonathan almost sprayed the coffee on his face, "You are so embarrassed! Do you still use this name now? It's yours if you don't!"
"It doesn't matter if there is. I found that Americans also like to make fake brands. I, a foreigner, live here for so little time, and I have seen more than twenty companies with the words "Morgan" and "standard". At first I thought it was the industry of those tycoons, but I didn't expect that the company bosses also called this, or they just like this word."
"Haha! Then let's do this. I think this logo looks pretty pretty. There is an M in the middle of a circle... Later, if you add lightning patterns into the circle, you will save design!"
"Great!" Yang Ming agreed with this lazy method.
Then he asked again: "So...will join this team that pursues the ultimate?"
Jonathan's eyes lit up. Didn't people who play cars have ever thought of chasing the peak? It's just that in reality, there are too many restrictions on money and technology, and not everyone dares to do it.
But now Yang Ming said: "I will invest at least 200 million US dollars or even more to do this project! Start with racing, I want to build the most extreme one, and will be the strongest car in the next few years!"
"And I don't care about profit and loss, I'm not afraid of failure! Even failure will satisfy my cravings. After success, there is still a boastful capital. At least I'm an amazing person who has built cars and participated in events!"
"OK! I'm joining!" Jonathan's blood was also boiling. Life is rare to be crazy. If you don't do it, you will get old!
So they decided to work together on electric racing!
The company's name is "Maxwell Company". It is currently specializing in the field of events and has no idea about production and sales.
To put it bluntly, the rich and rich man has nothing to do when he is full, and he just wants to get an electric car with explosive performance and go to the North Ring Road Race!
Yang Ming decided to invest 100 million US dollars to play first, and he accounts for 95% of the total. The registered company is offshore, and China and the United States will establish a wholly-owned subsidiary of it for the purpose of making it easier to participate in the competition.
What kind of corporate benefits, business prospects, income... are not considered! To be honest, Yang Ming never thought of making a profit at all. His purpose is extremely pure!
It is purely the original intention of many founders of supercar brands. There are successes and failures. The successful ones are like Ferrari, and the failed ones are like Shijue, but they all left behind legends.
Then they discussed division of labor and cooperation.
Jonathan is quite familiar with racing and racing, and has a lot of connections with professional R&D personnel in the United States. This is why Yang Ming hopes to bring him into the group.
In terms of core technology, Yang Ming can provide electric motors and has a lot of advanced improvement solutions in his mind. Even if he has more points in the later stage, he can also replace it with a high-energy battery!
With so many advantages, he doesn't believe that this project cannot be raised! He wants to flood the automotive industry with a wave of screen! Prove that a crazy rich man once did such a great thing!
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They are all in agreement with the purpose of the first product: it must be the ultimate in performance; it must be used to break records!
First, you will become famous through your grades, then participate in electric events, and finally consider whether to launch civil road models and produce twenty or thirty vehicles a year to satisfy your cravings.
This is also the development route of many small supercar factories. Therefore, the team was formed very quickly. Jonathan found a suitable team and Yang Ming spent money.
Maxwell Automobile's test ground is next to a racing stadium in Los Angeles. It is a large bungalow and warehouse. There are currently twelve people in the team, two of which are the bosses.
The technicians were dug up by Le Mans' team. Needless to say, Le Mans' technical level was enough, they dismantled a R8 and Huracan in just a few seconds.
"It's indeed the same chassis." Yang Ming compared the two cars.
"Volkswagen's nesting doll artifact." Jonathan smiled. R8 and Mavericks were on the same platform as the Mavericks, and Mavericks could score 6 points and 52 points in New Taipei, with great potential.
"We will be very awesome after changing the shell!" Yang Ming wanted to use this chassis to try for the team.
I plan to replace four motors, each responsible for one tire, and consider putting the battery in the original engine compartment, and then match it with a racing gearbox.
Although electric cars do not need a transmission because the torque is powered to the limit, the speed change can maintain the maximum output of power. Civil cars do not need it, but it is crucial in racing!
Then there is the consideration of lightweighting. The transmission volume is reduced. The combined weight of four electric motors will not be the same as the V10 engine, and the battery can continue to be reduced!
Because it is a racing car, you only need to consider explosive power, which is enough to run the entire journey! The entire journey of New Zealand and North is more than 20 kilometers, and the battery is fully charged, which is enough to run.
So the ideal data is: the output power exceeds 2000 horsepower, the torque exceeds 2200 Nm, the top speed reaches 360 kilometers per hour, and the acceleration is 100 kilometers per hour for 2 seconds.
The motor is typically fast and has insufficient stamina, but if you add a transmission and modify the motor, you will strive to keep 0-200 at about 5 seconds and 0-300 at 10 seconds!
A few years ago, the 0-300km/h acceleration of F1 also took about 10 seconds!
In the field of civil sports cars, the Bugatti Veyron, known as the king of straight lines, takes about 15 seconds to 0-300; Yang Ming’s requirement for this racing car is to kill his opponent in seconds!
In order to counter the acceleration brought by its violent acceleration and cornering, the roll cage reinforces the body, the chassis suspension adjustment, the low lateral and large tail wings enhance the downforce... and so on are all major changes!
Chapter completed!