Porsche announces 2021 Taycan: new color scheme + faster speed

  This week, Porsche released the brand’s first pure electric car Taycan new version Taycan 2021, as an annual model, the new car is mainly optimized and upgraded for configuration and performance, but also added a new color scheme, is expected to open in mid-September.

  It is understood that the new charging and cabin technology will be available for the Porsche 2021 Taycan, which is available in the Taycan 4S, Taycan Turbo and Taycan Turbo S models, adding a colour head-up display to the list of options showing speed, battery and range status, navigation and notifications such as calls and voice control commands.

  Among them, the Taycan 4S is equipped with a 79.2 kWh high-performance battery; the 2021 Taycan Turbo S continues to be equipped with a dual permanent magnet synchronous motor. Through start-up control, it can achieve 0-124 mp/h (about 193 km/h) acceleration in 9.6 seconds, which is 0.2 seconds higher than the previous generation. The performance of running a quarter mile (about 0.402 km) is 10.7 seconds, which is 0.1 seconds faster than the previous generation.

  Externally, the new model gets seven new exterior colors and five new interior options. Body colors include: Bingguo Metallic, Cherry Metallic, Pink, Coffee Beige Metallic, Neptune Blue Metallic, and more. In terms of interior, offers include mahogany metal, Frozenberry metal, cherry metal, coffee beige metal, chalk, Neptune blue and ice gray metal to choose from.

  In terms of configuration, the new model will be equipped with a HUD head-up display, which can display different information such as navigation information, output power, drive selection, etc. Taycan will support one-time purchase and on-demand ordering of software functions. Vehicles do not need to go to the service center to upgrade, and new functions can be realized through over-the-air upgrades of OTA software. Common functions such as lane active maintenance assistance system and adaptive cruise system will support on-demand ordering. In addition, the new smart Smartlift chassis function can automatically lift the site when passing through repeated bumpy road conditions such as speed bumps.

  The Taycan gained a lot of attention in the industry once it was launched. Bill Gates once mentioned his love for the Porsche Taycan in an interview. He said that "although it has a high premium, it is cool. This is my first electric car, and I like it very much."

  [Source: IT Home] [Author: Watermelon/Internship]

The two men behind Xu Jiayin were investigated? Rumors can’t save Hengda Automobile

Xu Jiayin, who is in the middle of the third cold winter of his life, may never be able to turn over. The two men behind him have been investigated one after another, and the last straw – Hengda Automobile may also change hands. Although Hengda denies it, it may not be able to save Hengda Automobile by refuting rumors.

The 64-year-old Xu Jiayin has experienced three cold winters in his life. The first was the 2008 US subprime mortgage crisis that detonated the global financial crisis, and Evergrande, which was planning to go public with crazy expansion, encountered a cash flow crisis. Finally, jewelry king Zheng Yutong, Chinese real estate developer Liu Luanxiong and other "card friends" rushed to the rescue, and Xu Jiayin saved the danger. The second time was Hengda’s backdoor listing failure, and the pressure to convert 130 billion shares into bonds was heavy. With the help of Zhang Jindong and other war investors, Xu Jiayin turned the corner. The third time was last year’s Hengda thunderstorm. 2 trillion the debt of Mount Tai, no one dared to save it, and no one could save it. Xu Jiayin finally couldn’t bear it this time.

The mountains and rain are about to come and the wind is full of buildings. Within a week, two state-owned enterprises related to Evergrande and Xu Jiayin had accidents one after another, and the leaders were investigated one after another. On August 16, the website of the Shandong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision reported that Sun Liang, the former chairperson of Shandong Expressway Group, was suspected of serious violations of the law and job crimes and is currently under supervision and investigation. It is reported that Sun Liang and Xu Jiayin met in 2013. In 2017, Hengda wanted to backdoor A and introduced 27 war investment companies. The largest war investment was Shandong Expressway Group, which was helmed by Sun Liang. It invested 23 billion yuan and became Hengda’s second largest shareholder.

Just a week after Sun Liang was investigated, on August 23, Liu Hui, deputy general manager of Shenzhen Talent Anju Group Co., Ltd., was also investigated on suspicion of serious violations of discipline and law. In 2020, Evergrande backdoor return to A was hopeless. At that time, Sun Liang had retired. Shandong Expressway Group did not agree with Evergrande’s "debt-for-equity" model and insisted on withdrawal. Later, Shenzhen state-owned assets took action, and Shenzhen Talent Anju took over 5.87% of Evergrande Real Estate from Shandong Expressway Group with 25 billion funds. As a result, most of the funds of Shandong Expressway Group were able to "flee", while Shenzhen Talent Anju Group was "severely damaged".

Real estate business thunder, Xu Jiayin left a chicken feather, Hengda close to 2 trillion behind the debt, is hundreds of thousands of unfinished business, but also super 40 billion can not pay the financial investors, or countless related enterprises on the brink of bankruptcy. A week ago, the depth of participation in Hengda war investment two state-owned enterprises have fallen, the eye of the storm Hengda seems to be sliding in a more bad direction.

Some insiders have reported that Hengda Automobile may be acquired by another car company, and this time the lead party may be the local government. Moreover, media reports show that for more than half a year, Hengda’s Tianjin factory has produced only about 200 Hengchi vehicles. This means that under the extreme lack of funds and production setbacks, Hengda Automobile is obviously unable to continue, and selling back funds has become the best choice. However, Liu Yongzhuo, president of Hengchi, said that the company has been actively attracting strategic investors and denied the merger.

However, true lies are also true, and only relying on "refuting rumors" cannot really save Hengda Automobile. After all, the future of Hengda Automobile is full of fog, and many people in the industry are not optimistic about it. Evergrande Group’s long-broken trust chain and debt crisis are doomed to fail to help and "blood transfusion" the automotive sector; and Hengchi’s previous mass production has repeatedly skipped tickets, and the last confidence in the market has long been worn out; although the first model, Hengchi 5, is in production, it has been seriously frustrated. There are various signs that Hengda Automobile has been shaken, and Xu Jiayin may never turn over.

Exclusive interview! Guo Fan, Wujing, Andy Lau reveal the film "The Wandering Earth 2"


1905 movie network feature Remarks The attention-grabbing sci-fi blockbuster will be released on the first day of the new year in 2023.


At the press conference held recently, the artificial intelligence MOSS in China was present to help out, and the film also announced the full cast of actors for the first time: starring,,,,, special performances.



New and old friends gather together, what kind of character relationship do they have? Compared with the first one, what are the visual effects upgrades of "The Wandering Earth 2"? Exclusive interview with the film’s creator, director, starring Wu Jing, Andy Lau, Ning Li, Wang Zhi, Zhu Yan Manzi and other behind-the-scenes stories of the creation, let’s see their sharing.


Wu Jing Andy Lau’s group "Jinghua One Dream" has a tacit understanding of acting in the air


"Wandering Earth 2" tells the prequel story of "Wandering Earth", and Wu Jing’s interpretation of Liu Peiqiang’s image is also different from the previous work.


In "The Wandering Earth," Liu Peiqiang sacrifices himself for his home and country, and crashes into Jupiter without hesitation. Wu Jing introduced, "This time, he started as a teenager, without any aura, just an ordinary teenager, and gradually had a family, a lover, and a child. At the beginning, he wanted to lie flat, and he had a lot of losses in life. After he had a tie, he realized the meaning of life, and then went to protect his family and protect his home. He had a very obvious change."



From the credits list at the end of "The Wandering Earth" to the stage of "The Wandering Earth 2", Andy Lau played the scientist Tu Hengyu this time, not only wearing a spacesuit to the sky, but also wearing a diving suit to the sea.

Andy Lau admitted that filming "The Wandering Earth 2" made him feel like he had just switched from TV to film in the 1980s, and every day was full of uncertainty and curiosity. "On the first day of entering the group, I saw everything was amazing and fresh. I asked every day how to use this? How to shoot me later?" He rarely watched replays in the past, but now he has to watch the visual effects of each shot.


Mr. Wu and Mr. Lau last worked together in a movie. "Last time there were a lot of action scenes, and the two of us played all the time. This time, the two of us conveyed emotions through the air." Wu Jing said that the combination of the two can be called "Jinghua One Dream".


One scene in the film left a deep impression on them. "The two people who protect their families are separated by a thick layer of glass, and neither of them can see the other, but the emotions we convey are so similar, and all the voices, dialogues, and psychological rhythms are so consistent." Wu Jing said that the scene was like a dream, and Guo Fan also praised the two people’s performances for being very compatible and synchronized.



Ning Li’s partner Andy Lau’s role is fast, and Wang Zhi plays Wu Jingcheng’s action


"Wandering Earth 2" is the actor Ning Li’s first exposure to science fiction films, and he feels fresh like Andy Lau. He believes that the biggest challenge in this performance is to control the scale of the performance and the relationship with the opponent.


Ning Li’s role as Ma Zhao, who is mainly opposite Andy Lau in many scenes in the film, revealed that the character speaks very fast, "This time the character talks more and more confidently, and the director is constantly challenging my physiological limit. After the performance, can I be faster?"



Wang Zhi plays Liu Peiqiang’s wife, Han Duoduo, a very feminine character. "She is a very optimistic and positive girl, full of tenacity and strength. She always brings warmth and hope to her relatives, and also brings Liu Peiqiang the innermost energy to save the earth."



During the entire filming of the previous film, neither Wang Zhi nor Wu Jing ever met because the character had passed away as soon as he appeared. "I was in charge of the emotions, and she was in charge of the action." As Wu Jing said, in "Wandering Earth 2," Wang Zhi became the actor. "As soon as I met Wu Jing, it was an action play, that is, a fight, and I kicked Brother Jing’s leg." The two even became "brothers" in the film, Wang Zhi said.


Wang Zhi had practiced martial arts when he was a child and had a foundation in martial arts. "When I saw the script, there were no action scenes. But when I was filming on the spot, Brother Jing said you should come." Wang Zhi especially thanked Wu Jing for handing over many of the action scenes in the original script to her.



Zhu Yan Manzi played Hao Xiaoxi in "The Wandering Earth 2". In order to get close to the professional characteristics of the character, she made intensive preparations and read a lot of books and materials. In the film, Hao Xiaoxi is a student of Li Xuejian’s character Zhou Zhezhi.Zhu Yan ManziMost of the scenes were with Li Xuejian.


"He was like my master, like a lighthouse, he stood there all the time, and I was led by him, and I unconsciously integrated into it. Teacher Xue Jian’s aura is very strong, and I learn secret techniques and experience this kind of teaching by words and deeds every day." Zhu Yan Manzi said that by the end of the shooting, she also found that she had grown up with the characters.



The hard visual effects of "Wandering Earth 2" have been upgraded, and errors continue to be recorded during the shooting process


"Wandering Earth 2" has been writing the script since the end of 2019, and has not stopped work since the completion of filming, and is still in full swing in the post-production stage. Guo Fan said that the second part has more visual effects content than the first one, and the production cycle is also shorter than the first one, so the time is very tight.



Compared with the previous film, this shooting was upgraded in many aspects. For example, in the early part, the use of virtual shooting technology allowed the actors to see the visual script, understand the scene scheduling in advance, and better assist the actors in performing.


In terms of visual effects, Guo Fan said that the visual effects of hard surfaces such as mountains, stones and vegetation have improved visibly. "We are exploring, and some can gradually see the process of its maturation. We are still trying the more difficult visual effects part later."



"The Wandering Earth 2" was not only filmed in Qingdao, but also in New York, Iceland and other overseas locations. Thanks to the construction of network technology equipment, the crew can communicate and control remotely in real time at home. "We can see it here in real time, and we can tell the other party in real time. It’s exactly the same feeling as us filming on the spot."



This time, they also started a project cooperation with the Beijing Film Academy, arranging more than 20 interns to calculate the mistakes made every day in different departments. After the movie is completed, the mistakes have accumulated into a thick book. "After writing it down, it is very valuable information, which can allow us to review and sort out this process. Maybe in the next shooting, we should try our best to make less of these mistakes and fall into the pit."


"We thought we could have some experience in the first episode, but after the second episode, we found that when we enlarged the scale and increased the difficulty, the experience in the first episode became insufficient, and we faced more new problems," Guo Fan said.



In 2019, "The Wandering Earth" was born, which was hailed as the "first year of domestic science fiction films". Guo Fan has always believed that all the praise comes from the audience’s love, and there are still many immature parts of the film that need to be slowly explored. Only by constantly learning from experience and constantly achieving breakthroughs can Chinese science fiction films go further.


"People’s Daily" column issued a document: adding more sea-friendly space for citizens and tourists.

Today’s People’s Daily published an article "Adding More Seaside Space for Citizens and Tourists" in the column "Practice of Ludao Butterfly in Xiamen", paying attention to the continuous beach protection and restoration in Xiamen, Fujian.

The article said that in the 1980s, due to natural and human factors, the beaches in Xiamen were damaged to varying degrees. The common method of early coastal protection is to build hard revetment with riprap and reinforced concrete. Xiamen, on the other hand, follows the principle of "beach is suitable" to restore beaches, enhance coastal protection capacity and carry out systematic protection and restoration of beaches.

Since 2007, Xiamen has successively completed the protection and restoration of many beaches such as Guanyin Mountain, Convention and Exhibition Center and Gulangyu Island, with a cumulative restoration area of 1.65 million square meters. In the process of protection and restoration, Xiamen insists on leaving the most beautiful coastline to the people. The total beach area of the city is 2.4 million square meters, which adds more sea-friendly space for citizens and tourists. Xiamen organically combines sports, culture, tourism and leisure facilities, and organizes beach football matches, beach culture festivals and other activities. The once dirty beach has become a scenic beach and an activity area for cultural and sports events.

In recent years, Xiamen has continuously strengthened cooperation with scientific research institutes in beach protection and restoration, increased investment in scientific research and development, and carried out basic and applied scientific research on beach conservation. Together with the Third Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources and other units, a number of industry standards have been compiled and approved by the Ministry of Natural Resources, which has become an important support for scientific and standardized beach maintenance and restoration projects. Related technologies have been gradually extended to Guangdong, Hainan and other provinces, and have also been applied to coastal protection projects in countries such as Thailand and Sri Lanka where the Belt and Road Initiative is jointly built.