On March 4, Qin Gang, The Chinese ambassador to the United States, said on social platforms that he had an enlightening conversation with Tesla CEO Musk, and the two also test-drove Tesla's latest flagship sedan, the Model S Plaid.
According to Phoenix Network, Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang visited Tesla's U.S. factory and held talks with Musk. The talks were twice as long as originally planned, and the two sides had a lot in common. Musk also shared a lot of his views on technology.
Ambassador Qin Gang said that the content of the conversation between the two sides involved the development of automobiles, space exploration, human brain research and the significance of life on Earth.
Subsequently, Ambassador Qin Gang released a message that he was riding a Tesla Model S Plaid with Autopilot (automatic assisted driving function) and praised "the car is powerful, but the driving is smooth."
From the picture, Musk is personally driving a new Model S Plaid, Ambassador Qin Gang is sitting in the co-pilot, and the two experience the automatic assisted driving and power performance of the vehicle together.
It is reported that Tesla Model S Plaid is currently the world's fastest accelerated mass production model, the new car equipped with three motors with a maximum of 1050 horsepower, 0-100 km / h acceleration time of only 2.1 seconds. At the same time, the new car can be equipped with an optional FSD (Fully Automated Driving Capability) kit to achieve high-level automatic driving assistance functions in some areas.
It is worth mentioning that just 2 days ago, Ambassador Qin Gang just visited the BYD pure electric bus factory in Lancaster, California. Built in 2013, the plant is by far the largest pure electric bus plant in North America, with an annual production capacity of about 1,500 units, contributing to a 35% job growth rate.