Electric vehicles are not new things in the 21st century. In fact, as early as 1983, Shanghai Bicycle Factory No. 2 successfully trial-produced the permanent brand DX-130 electric bicycle. This is the first electric bicycle recorded in my country and has been industrialized. It uses a 150W column motor and a 24V sedan ordinary lead-acid battery. This car was put into production in 1984 and a total of 45,000 vehicles were produced in 1991. In the year of export, Tsinghua University developed an electric bicycle using a hub motor.

Until now, Qianhe from Shanghai, Little Antelope from Suzhou, and Mainland pigeon from Nanjing have made breakthroughs in the research and development of electric bicycles. The electric bicycles they produce all use maintenance-free lead-acid batteries and rear-wheel drive hub motors, ending their years of hovering in various performance indicators and gaining market recognition for the first time. Since then, electric bicycles have entered the road of rapid development.

Therefore, Lin Tao is going to produce electric vehicles this year, but the technology has actually been basically mature and the market demand is increasing. This is a good time.

The three-wheeled electric vehicle in the world was launched in 1881.

But in China, three-wheeled electric vehicles have not yet come out. At least those manufacturers who develop electric vehicles are still targeting two-wheeled electric bicycles.

Three-wheeled electric vehicles are later divided into household, cargo and factory. Lin Tao's meaning is mainly home, taking into account both cargo and factory. After all, producing one in a single way will lose some market.

The production of electric tricycles is not complicated, and its principle is similar to that of two-wheeled electric vehicles. What Lin Tao has to do now is to go to the manufacturer that can produce two-wheeled electric vehicles. He wants to buy battery technology and then design and produce tricycles himself.

At the least, you must join, but you must take the initiative in production in your own hands.

According to Lin Tao's expectations, those famous two-wheeled electric bicycle manufacturers should not have yet to set their minds on three-wheeled electric bicycles.

Because in later generations, Lin Tao remembered very clearly that when three-wheeled electric vehicles were released and popularized, they were much later than two-wheeled bicycles, and the famous brands were not those two-wheeled bicycle manufacturers.

This gave Lin Tao a great opportunity!

Lin Tao’s first stop is Shanghai Bicycle Factory No. 2.

Permanent, Phoenix, Feige Bicycle, this brand has been deeply imprinted in the minds of generations.

When I had a bicycle of this brand, I had to accept admiration.

However, after Lin Tao found several more famous electric bicycle manufacturers, he gave up the idea of ​​joining or purchasing technology.

Nowadays, electric bicycles have no patents because someone has developed them a long time ago. Electric tricycles are even less patents. As long as you design them well, buy a battery, install the motor, install the frame, successfully test the car, and then apply for a certificate of conformity and other procedures, you can produce and sell them.

Calculate it, it's very simple!

Lin Tao, the hotel and Luo Chaoyang listed the matter.

The most important thing is to buy batteries and motors. Lin Tao does not have the technology for batteries yet. He doesn't want to develop it himself. Even if he shows others the way, it seems to be too advanced now. In fact, Lin Tao has a general name principle for more advanced batteries. But he can't explain it clearly. After all, he is a farmer and has dizzy eyes on those complex physics knowledge. Regarding motors, Lin Tao only knows brushless motors and brushed motors, and knows that brushless motors seem to be more popular in the future, so it's not clear the reason.

It’s better to follow the old path first, walk the path before researching and developing it. Don’t ask for it too fast, just one or two steps faster than others.

Then, it is about the appearance design of a three-wheeled electric vehicle.

Lin Tao did not intend to be innovative. There were so many three-wheeled electric car brands in later generations, and they looked just like those. He felt that it was enough. There was no need to do another one by himself. After all, practice is the only criterion for testing the truth.

Also, it is the production line for purchasing motors and frame processing.

This technology is not high, it's just a little more troublesome.

Lin Tao and Luo Chaoyang discussed for a while, asked Luo Chaoyang to call, and two more helpers were summoned from Suilai, and the three of them were responsible for the last job.

Lin Tao is mainly responsible for battery and design work.

Lin Tao first went to Shanghai to find a design institute and wanted to design the appearance of the tricycle.

In fact, he already has a curse, so he wants someone to help him realize it.

After inquiring, Lin Tao came out directly.

Too expensive.

In Lin Tao's opinion, they are all ready-made things, just help draw them, and they are so expensive...

As soon as he thought about it, he went directly to the Department of Industrial Design at Tongji University, asked around, and found a graduate student.

The graduate student's surname is Chen and his name is Erdong. He is quite famous in this major. After graduating from undergraduate studies, he studied for a postgraduate degree, but he is not a graduate student in design.

When Lin Tao found Chen Erdong, he was in the cafeteria, reading books while gnawing on steamed buns.

Wearing thick glasses, she looks like a nerdy person.

This made Lin Tao have some doubts about the rumors - rumored that this senior brother who is no longer a major in design is a genius in design!

Lin Tao stepped forward and sat opposite Chen Erdong.

Senior Brother Chen found someone coming from the other side, but looked up at Lin Tao, lowered his head, and looked at him while eating.

Lin Tao greeted: "Senior Brother Chen?"

"Is there something wrong?"

Lin Tao was stunned for a moment, concise and very unique.

"I want to ask Senior Brother Chen to make a design." Lin Tao thought to himself, let's get straight to the point. This person can read books during mealtimes. Obviously, he has a strong sense of time, so don't be polite.

"What?"

"Three-wheeled electric car. I already have a basic draft, so I would like to ask Senior Brother Chen to design it in detail." Lin Tao did not hide it.

Chen Erdong had already finished eating the steamed buns in his hand. After listening to Lin Tao's words, he thought for a while and said, "Let's go to my dormitory, have a closer chat, and then talk."

Lin Tao immediately followed Chen Erdong.

It seems that there is a door!

This guy is cautious enough, which makes Lin Tao feel a little relieved.

There was no boast, no rejection, and no direct withdrawal of money. I had the idea of ​​understanding what I didn’t know very well, which proved that Chen Erdong was not the kind of person who made decisions with a slap in his head.

Dealing with such people often leads to unexpected surprises!

The dormitory for graduate students is not as good as that of later generations at this time, but it is much better than ordinary undergraduate dormitories.

This is a four-person room, but Chen Erdong is alone at this moment. There are beds on the other three beds, but no one is there.

After entering the door, Chen Erdong opened the stool for Lin Tao, poured water for him, and asked, "You said you have a curse, come and listen."

Lin Tao then said his thoughts. Simply put, he talked about the popular version of later family tricycles, the side wheel motor and external frame. This is the most important thing. Then he briefly talked about the modified household model, which is the type that is not a cargo compartment but a seat, as well as the cargo and factory version.

After listening to it, Chen Erdong began to ponder.
Chapter completed!