PNB Chapter 591 Is this an electric car?
Chapter 591 Is this an electric car?
Three days later.
Inside the Longguo military base.
A large concrete area was temporarily cleared and filled with staff in military uniforms and civilian clothes. The air was filled with a tense and expectant atmosphere.
The Great Chief, General Lu and several senior generals stood on the viewing platform in the center of the venue, all staring at a huge military green canvas tent in the distance.
"It's coming!" someone whispered.
The curtain of the canvas tent was pulled open from the inside, and a peculiarly shaped vehicle slowly drove out under the guidance of several technicians.
Everyone present couldn't help but widen their eyes. Even the chief leaned forward slightly, his eyes revealing an unconcealable surprise.
It was a car whose appearance completely subverted traditional cognition.
The streamlined body is like an elongated drop of water, with a smooth and rounded front face. It lacks the iconic air intake grille of traditional cars, but is replaced by a smooth panel with a simple dragon national emblem in the center.
The windows are perfectly integrated with the body, forming a graceful arc that flows smoothly from front to back.
There is not a single unnecessary edge or corner in the entire vehicle, and every line seems to have undergone thousands of wind tunnel tests in pursuit of ultimate aerodynamic performance.
“This is… an electric car?”
Mr. Lu asked softly, his tone full of disbelief.
“Yes, Mr. Lu.”
Fang Yu stood beside the car, his tone full of pride.
“This is the first four-seater prototype we’ve ever built that’s all-electric, with no internal combustion engine, no exhaust system, and the power comes entirely from battery storage.”
Several generals couldn't help but come closer to observe.
Not far behind them, parked was the most advanced "Red Flag" car in China at that time. It was a domestically produced luxury car modeled after the Soviet Union's ZIL-111.
Compared with electric cars, Hongqi sedans appear bulky and old-fashioned - the square body, heavy chrome trim, huge grille and hood, and thick exhaust pipes at the rear all reflect the characteristics of the Soviet Union's clumsy, big, and black car design.
“No engine? Then how does it move?”
An elderly general walked around the car, bending over to examine the undercarriage, bewildered.
Fang Yu smiled slightly and opened the car door.
“Please allow me to demonstrate.”
The car door did not open horizontally in the traditional way, but was lifted up lightly, like a butterfly spreading its wings, causing everyone to exclaim in amazement.
Fang Yu got into the driver's seat and the car door closed gently.
What surprised everyone even more was that there was no traditional dashboard and numerous buttons in the car. Instead, there was a huge central control screen surrounded by a minimalist operating interface.
"Everyone, please pay attention," Fang Yu's voice came from inside the car, "I'm going to start the vehicle now."
Everyone held their breath, expecting to hear the familiar roar of the engine.
However, the vehicle "started" in silence - if the headlights had not come on and the wheels moved slightly, they would not even realize that the car was already moving.
“It’s so quiet!” someone exclaimed. “You can’t hear the engine at all!”
The electric car was moving slowly on the field. There was no pungent exhaust fumes, no deafening engine roar, only the subtle sound of tires rubbing against the ground.
The car body shines with metallic luster in the sun, and the smooth lines outline a futuristic profile, like a land spaceship from the future.
The chief stood on the viewing platform, his eyes burning, his fingers tapping lightly on the railing, his thoughts flying somewhere unknown.
Mr. Lu next to him took out a notebook and quickly wrote something down.
After the electric car circled the venue, Fang Yu stopped the car in front of the viewing platform, got out of the car, and saluted the chief and other leaders.
"Reporting to the Great Leader, the basic performance test of the electric vehicle has been completed."
"This car has a top speed of 85 kilometers per hour, a range of 120 kilometers on a single charge, and a power system response speed that is three times faster than that of a fuel-powered car."
Fang Yu's voice was steady and confident.
"The body is made of a special lightweight aluminum alloy that weighs only 60% of a traditional steel body, but is 30% stronger."
The chief slowly walked down the viewing platform, looked around the electric car carefully, and gently stroked the smooth surface of the car with one hand.
There was a glint of surprise and thought in his eyes.
"Xiao Fang, this car is really...amazing."
The chief finally spoke.
“I never imagined a car could look like this. It looks like it was driven back from 20 years ago.”
"To be exact, it will be at least forty years from now, Great Chief."
Fang Yu smiled slightly and then turned to the audience.
"In addition to the innovative exterior design, the biggest breakthrough of this electric car lies in its energy system."
"It is completely independent of oil and can be powered by any energy source that can generate electricity - coal, hydro, wind, solar and even nuclear in the future."
“This means we are pioneering a whole new path for transportation energy!”
The chief's eyes became deep, he pondered for a moment and asked.
“How does it feel to drive? Is the control complicated?”
“It’s very simple, even more intuitive than a traditional car.”
Fang Yu opened the car door and made an inviting gesture.
"Would you like to experience it yourself, Chief?"
The chief looked at Mr. Lu, who nodded slightly.
So the chief walked towards the electric car from the future in front of everyone's surprised gaze.
Fang Yu opened the car door for the leader and briefly introduced the driving tips.
Unlike traditional cars with complex pedals, gear shifts and dashboards, electric cars have a simple accelerator pedal, a brake pedal and a steering wheel.
No complicated gear shifting, no engine to warm up, everything is so simple and direct.
The chief sat in the driver's seat, gripped the steering wheel with both hands, his eyes swept across the simple center console and the spacious driving field of view, and a rare smile appeared on his face.
"Start it," he said to Fang Yu, "let me feel the charm of this car of the future."
Fang Yu pressed the start button, and the central control screen lit up with the Dragon Country emblem, and then showed that all systems were ready.
The big boss lightly stepped on the accelerator pedal, and the electric car immediately slid forward smoothly. There was no jerkiness when a traditional car started, no roar of the engine, only a smooth and silky push-back feeling.
The leaders on the viewing platform and the surrounding staff held their breath and watched this historic moment.
The supreme leader of the Dragon Kingdom personally drove an electric car from the future, heading into a new era no longer constrained by oil...