My Age of Investment - Chapter 1471 falcon wing door

   Chapter 1471 Eagle Wing Gate

   "Is this a gull wing door design?"

   Straubel turned to look at Franz, who was sitting next to him, with a hint of doubt in his tone.

  Xia Jingxing looked at Straubel with a puzzled expression, listening to the other party's tone, he didn't seem to like the design of the gull wing door? Didn't it feel good just now?

   "The design of the gull-wing doors first came from the Mercedes-Benz 300SL launched in 1954. The appearance is dynamic and gives people a feeling of fluttering."

Straubel gave a detailed introduction to Xia Jingxing: "The reason why this kind of door is designed is to facilitate the driver and passengers to enter and exit the low-body sports car. It is said that Mercedes-Benz designers harvested it from the lid that was turned up from the trash can. Design inspiration.

  The latter design began to be widely used in various sports car brands, and then to the back, Lamborghini's designer Gandini improved the gull-wing door and designed the scissor door on this basis.

  This kind of door design is really beautiful, but it also has many shortcomings. "

"shortcoming?"

   "Yes, cons!"

Straubel looked at Xia Jingxing earnestly and explained in detail: "First of all, the door hinges have low strength, poor reliability, and are easily damaged, and because the hinges that open the door upwards cannot withstand a door that is too large weight, so this structure is usually only used in supercars that use lightweight materials such as carbon fiber to make doors.

  Secondly, the safety of the gull-wing door structure is very poor, and there are serious safety hazards. Once the car rolls over and the four wheels face upwards, the door cannot be opened smoothly.

  Finally, the structure of the gull-wing door greatly damages the strength of the roof, and it requires more space to open the door, which is extremely inconvenient in urban parking lots. If there are cars parked on the left and right, how can the door be raised?

   Its only advantage is showing off the look!

  But this car is an SUV model. Although the appearance is important, it cannot sacrifice safety performance. "

  Straubel glanced at Franz, who said nothing, and said lightly: "The design is pretty good, but unfortunately, I don't support your design."

  Xia Jingxing did not say anything, he carefully weighed the pros and cons in his heart.

   just gave up the gull wing door design, to be honest, he was not very willing.

  The reason why Tesla in his previous life led the trend of new energy vehicles and was praised by consumers was because he dared to be the first in the world to design concepts.

   Franz finally spoke, and the first sentence made Xia Jingxing and Straubel stunned.

   "Let me correct, the ModelX is not equipped with a gull-wing door, but my innovatively designed "eagle-wing door".

   What is the difference between the two? Please look at the screen! "

As soon as the    voice fell, Franz controlled the mouse to play an animated video.

  Xia Jingxing and Straubel couldn't help but cast their eyes on the computer screen.

   The animation video is very short, less than ten seconds, and simulates the whole process of the door rising up.

   In the video, when the door of the Model X is opened, it first rises vertically by half its height, then shrugs its "wings" toward the center, retracts the door inward, and finally opens it fully. The two cars parked on the left and right were very close to the Model X, but they didn't touch it at all.

  Xia Jingxing even read it several times, but he didn't solve the mystery.

  Straubel is much more professional. He has already seen the doorway and asked: "Did you add an extra pair of hinges to the bend of the door?"

   Franz replied calmly: "Yes, this design change perfectly solves the problem that the door needs to maintain a certain left and right space to open.

  ModelX only needs 30 cm of space left and right to open the door smoothly.

Moreover, after the eagle-wing door is fully opened, the minimum height from the ground is more than 180 centimeters. A person of normal height can stand under the door without bending over, and there is no need to bow when entering and exiting the door. Convenience.

   In addition, we will also consider adding sensors to the doors to immediately stop the doors from opening or closing when an obstacle is detected.

   Compared with the manual door opening method of super sports cars, I plan to put the door opening button of Model X on the key or the cockpit center control screen.

   Just press the finger lightly, and the car owner can get the attention from the 100-meter radius.

   At a fraction of the cost of a supercar, you can enjoy a noble experience equal to or even more than a supercar. Isn’t this the high cost-effectiveness that Tesla is striving for? "

   Franz's remarks made Straubel speechless, and the balance in Xia Jingxing's heart also tilted a little bit toward the Eagle Wing Gate.

   This is the era of beauty and justice. Although the design of the eagle wing door is a bit flashy, it can't bear to pretend to like it.

   insisted on sticking to the practical line, but strayed from the "plain" needs of the masses.

   "What if there is a car accident and the car rolls over? The door can't be opened, and the battery collided and burned. Is the owner waiting to be cooked?"

  Straubel is still obsessed with safety, and as the company's CEO, he needs to consider this new model from a higher position.

   Franz said with a smile: "I and the design team also considered this issue.

   First of all, the center of gravity of the car will be made lower, and the ground clearance of the chassis will be made smaller, reducing the possibility of overturning.

  Secondly, we also designed an emergency manual door switch, which is installed in the car door audio. In the event of a car accident, you can see a thin silver cable when you remove the audio panel. Just pull it gently and the door will open. "

   "Then can you ensure the durability and reliability of the hinges, doors, and roofs? Adding so many unconventional designs increases the cost of car production, but also adds a lot of design difficulty."

   Faced with Straubel's doubts, Franz spread his hands, "I can't give you any guarantee at the moment, because ModelX has not even built the first prototype yet, we need more testing and discussion.

  I'm just here to show the design, and the vehicle engineering team is in charge of the manufacturing process. "

  Straubel frowned: "The design plan determines the next development direction of Tesla. Your plan is too radical and risky, which will bring a lot of variables to ModelX."

   "I don't see it that way, Tesla should always be on the road of innovation, and it's worth taking a little risk.

   And the falcon wing door solution needs to pass the final test before it can be used on the ModelX, and there will be no major problems. "

  Straubel sneered: "Does that mean there might be a small problem?"

   "I can honestly say that this is unavoidable, and it cannot be avoided by any car.

   Besides, Tesla is just a new car company, and our car manufacturing process is still relatively... The adjective rough may be more appropriate. "

   "I still don't approve of the ModelX's falcon wing door design, we can't afford to fail."

   "You talk about failure before you even start building cars."

   "This is what Daeron said, before you win, you will lose first."

   "Tesla's success is precisely because of its indomitable courage. If this enterprising spirit is lost, Tesla will only become a mediocre company."

  …

   The more the two of them quarreled, the more intense they were, looking at each other with red faces, neither could convince the other.

   Upon seeing this, Xia Jingxing stood up and said: "Okay, there is no need to argue, I have decided that the Model X adopts the falcon wing door design proposed by Franz."

   Franz looked at Xia Jingxing with joy, and never thought that the boss was so wise.

   Straubel was a little unwilling and tried to dissuade Xia Jingxing, but was stopped by the latter waving his hand.

   "Needless to say, the falcon wing door must be done, and the prototype must be built as soon as possible.

  Tesla products need to maintain an innovative look for a long time, which is our biggest selling point. "

  Straubel sighed, "But I'm just worried!"

   "Then put all your worries on vehicle quality testing to ensure that every vehicle can satisfy users after it leaves the factory."

   Seeing that Xia Jingxing had a firm attitude and insisted on installing eagle-wing doors on the Model X, Straubel also put out the idea of ​​continuing to dissuade him. He was supported by Xia Jingxing to sit in the CEO position, and he had to listen to Xia Jingxing's orders.

   (end of this chapter)