Chapter 2103： Grab the future of BP

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The British ZF is almost depressed and autistic. They would never have thought of killing them. The Kuwait Investment Bureau turned a blind eye to their words. It has been a long time to see, a group of slaves dare to ignore the words of their masters? Are you looking for death?

However, before the British ZF could respond, BP quickly told the British ZF that the Kuwait National Investment Authority could already control BP, and then it would send people to the board of directors, which would also take away BP’s valuable operating experience, which would also affect BP's strategy.

At the same time, Kuwait also announced that it will soon dominate the production of the North Sea Oilfield, and will also require BP to invest heavily in the establishment of a desulfurization plant to facilitate the processing of Kuwaiti crude oil with high sulfur content.

The British ZF found that there was nothing to do in the field of diplomacy, nor could it remain the same as it did in the past, relying on military power to solve the problem, so it turned to the law.

The issue of Kuwait’s excessive shareholding in BP was submitted to the Monopoly and Merger Commission for a ruling. The result of the ruling was that Kuwait must reduce its holdings to less than 10%.

ZF can't afford to pay. BP really can't find a suitable buyer to spend more than 2 billion pounds in the downturn in the stock market to buy the 790 million shares of BP that Kuwait has ruled as unacceptable.

In desperation, BP sold all of its mining operations in Australia, raised 2.4 billion pounds, and bought back most of the shares in Kuwait.

The Kuwait Holding incident was resolved. Although BP was reluctant to abandon the mining industry, since then, BP, which focuses on the oil and natural gas fields, has achieved greater success.

In the short history of the oil industry for more than 100 years, due to the scarcity of resources and the global cross-border distribution of resources and sales, the international ZZ game and commercial competition have always been mutually dependent.

From the perspective of oil-consuming countries, on the one hand, the country uses diplomatic and even military means to protect the interests of its own oil companies. On the other hand, the pioneering and enterprising and accumulated strength of oil companies guarantee the development of their own economy and also increase the country's ZZ The right to speak.

In this field, the purely liberal market concept and the concept of free international trade do not seem to be applicable.

Leaders of oil companies need to have the abilities of entrepreneurs, ZZ experts, and diplomats. For example, Kadman, who is wits against King Pahlavi between BP and King Pahlavi, has cleverly introduced Greenway supported by ZF.

It seems that Bernard Rooney, who is hailed as the main candidate for the next CEO of BP, does not seem to be an excellent helm.

Conrad even bluntly said, "If Bernard Rooney does not adjust his thinking in time, BP's century-old reputation may be ruined."

This prediction is very serious, especially for giants like BP.

Abu was more yin, and only listened to him in a deep voice, "I heard that BP is planning to deploy in the field of electric vehicles. At present, they have not many targets to choose. Should we start in advance?"

Yang Cheng's eyes lit up, "You mean EV?"

EV is the largest electric vehicle charging company in the UK. After Total and other European oil giants have successively deployed the new energy sector, BP will certainly have to keep up, but there are really not many targets they can choose. It is expected that as an industry Leading sheep, EV is definitely their priority for acquisition.

If Yang Cheng and the others take the initiative and pick this ripe watermelon in advance, it will not only complete their revenge, but also make them a step slower in the layout of the new field. This trick is poisonous.

What's more, after the completion of the North Sea oil field, is their tripartite cooperation about to disintegrate?

In Yang Cheng's view, this is a signing. What can't you do with the strength of the three of them? Separation is the worst option.

That being the case, it is a two-eyed plan to lay out the new energy field in advance and at the same time complete the revenge against BP.

And compared to the research and development of pure electric vehicles, the layout of charging seems to be more direct and effective. It is necessary to know that with the promotion of electric vehicles, how to choose battery charging methods and establish related charging facilities are topics that almost all cities need to face.

So, should I choose to charge or change? It is equivalent to choosing between Apple and Warwick.

Battery swapping is often hyped as a "silver bullet" to solve the challenges related to electric vehicle charging. The core of electric vehicles is the battery. A common battery charging method is to directly connect the car to the charging interface. Like this, the battery is left inside the electric car for charging. It means that the car needs to be there during the entire charging phase. Long-term charging is a hassle for car owners who are accustomed to using a fuel gun to quickly refuel.

Most of the time, the time lost on charging will also result in loss of income for electric car users.

One of the interoperable and possibly the biggest problems facing electric vehicle charging is the demand for charging parking space.

Land prices around the world are now very expensive, and the demand for parking space has a huge impact on the viability of any electric vehicle charging business.

From the perspective of electric vehicle charging companies, the smallest space requirement is the best situation. Of course, this can solve the land problem by providing charging equipment in existing parking lots.

At that time, if the charging time can be reduced, then the same size of space can serve more electric vehicles.

But on the other hand, since charging is a chemical reaction that generates a lot of heat, thermal energy management is very important in the charging process.

In fact, your charging speed basically depends on the thermal energy management of the battery and the battery chemistry technology itself. It is worth noting that every time you charge an electric car, you must turn on the air conditioning system. The discussion of thermal energy management is important for the hot summer tropical climate. Regions are especially important, such as the broken place of Asan.

In India, the proportion of motor vehicles dominated by two-wheelers and three-wheelers complicates thermal management issues because they do not have a cooling system.

It just so happens that electric two-wheelers and tricycles are being promoted vigorously because they are a more environmentally friendly and economical choice, but charging these batteries will be different.

One way to effectively solve the need for long-term charging, thermal energy management, and parking space is to separate the battery charging process from the car energy supply process.

All you need to do at the charging station is to replace the exhausted battery with a fully charged battery. You can charge the battery at the charging station or elsewhere.

As long as the battery is fully charged, it can be exchanged with a depleted battery.

The space required for the construction of power swap facilities is obviously much smaller than that of charging facilities. Since power swap and charging are two different activities, two sets of operation plans are required: how to charge the battery and how to perform the power swap.

In theory, it may seem simple to change electricity, but in actual operation, it is not easy.

When it comes to power exchange, one cannot fail to mention it. The power exchange in the electric vehicle ecosystem that people now know was pioneered by ShaiAgassi in Israel.

This company aims to provide low-cost electric vehicles by 2020, making the world a "better place".

The way to achieve this is to transform traditional cars into electric cars. Because batteries are expensive, in order to reduce the cost of electric cars, the battery should be as small as possible.

But the paradox is that the battery life of an electric vehicle is proportional to the battery capacity, and a smaller battery capacity means that the battery life of an electric vehicle is shorter. The ultimate consequence of this approach is that they can only propose another solution for electric vehicles that support a shorter battery life. The replacement program they originally proposed is expensive. Finally, due to a variety of reasons, the company finally went bankrupt, and the replacement of electricity also became notorious.

But the advantages of battery replacement are very obvious, providing comfortable and convenient charging and smaller real estate space occupation.

It is a convenient solution for users and service providers, which can also better control battery charging, after all, batteries are expensive.

This is also convenient for monitoring the health of the battery, because if the battery performance deteriorates then the charging will eventually become expensive.

When electric vehicles without air conditioning, such as two-wheelers and three-wheelers, are electrified in tropical climates, it is more reasonable to exchange electricity.

But another problem is that the battery replacement operation involves removing and replacing the battery. A 1kWh lithium battery weighs at least 10kg. This is a weight that can be easily lifted by a person alone. UU Reading

1kWh is usually the common capacity of a two-wheeled vehicle battery. It can be done by one person to change the battery. You only need to lift the battery in the car, take it out and put it on the charging base, and then replace it with a charged battery. Soeasy, mother. Don't worry about me changing the battery.

However, as the weight of the battery increases, it becomes more challenging to change the battery. However, it is still possible to achieve a certain weight with the assistance of another person.

If their batteries are heavier, some battery swap service providers will choose assisted battery swap facilities. Their battery swap facilities are equipped with assistants to help electric vehicle users lift the battery. Two people can easily handle the battery removal and replacement of the electric tricycle. the process of.

But what about a four-wheeled sedan? SUV? How about pure electric buses in country Z?

Anyway, one person cannot be replaced.

Electric buses and electric vehicles have more complicated and more expensive battery swapping systems. As batteries become heavier, they need to rely on complex hydraulic lifting systems. These systems can be fully automated or semi-automated.

In country Z, the electric vehicle battery for the replacement station is lifted by a manpower-assisted hydraulic lifting system. The design of the fully automated power replacement facility shown by Tesla is impressive, although they are expensive, so for now, the power replacement advantage Obviously, but there are still problems that need to be solved urgently.

In fact, the advantages and disadvantages of charging and battery replacement are the same. Charging can be achieved anywhere, because electricity is almost everywhere, but it is impossible to avoid the limitation of charging time caused by thermal management and battery chemistry in this way;

On the other hand, power exchange has solved the problems related to charging time, land occupation, and thermal energy management. There is no good solution to the problems in the operational process.

Of course, just for the moment, Yang Cheng personally tends to charge.