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Will Give Satisfaction.

1t is plain that neither of these prop
ositions would be satisfactory for gen
eral utility purpose. but there is a happy
medium between the two extremes, and
it has been found and is Incorporated
into the makeup of every successful cleo
trio In other words, any prospective
buyer may rest assured that any stand
ard make of electric will run as far in
day as he would ever care to go, at a
speed as great as would be consistent
with safety.
AS a general proposition, any modern
electric will give an average of sixty-five
miles per charge up hill and down, while
this figure by % per cent. 1t should De
understood that these figures apply TO
lead battery equipment.
The next question invariably asked is:
'Will they climb hills?" And this Is best
answered by that old standby, Can a
duck swim?" OF course they will climb
hills.
They can't help but climb for just as
the motor, just so surely will it revolve
and with 1t the wheels Of the car.
Immense Power Possible.
Have you ever seen large electric
crane in a railroad shop come swinging
down the building. stop. let down its
big hook and pick up twenty -five-ton
piece Of steel, or even an entire locomo-
tive, and walk away to another part OF
the establishment with it as easily as d
child would pick up q rag doll?
Next we are invariably asked, What
is the horsepower" And you can i'm
agne the look of panied surprise which
greets the answer. Three horsepower"
Looks small doesn't it?
aho hal
carriage up the back stairs in COMPARE
son with the forty-horsepower gasoline
car which usually gasps and chugs and
dies an ignominious death on some steep
hill. Sounds unreasonable.
But there is a world of difference be-
| tween gasoline" and electric" horse
power.
A gas engine is rated to develop a GER
tain horsepower at it's full speed. 1t will
not develop this amount of power at a
lower speed.
Consequently when you come TO a hill
and your engine begins to slow you be-
gin to lose power just at the time when
you are needing more power.
And the slower you go the less power
your engine develops.
On the other hand, the electric motor
will develop it's rated power and from
300 to 800 per cent overload at any
speed.
In other words. the motor driving your
electric car will develop any amount of
power necessary to get You there re-
gardless of how slowly 1t revolves.
Thus. instead of dying with you on a
hill. the motor gets right into the col
lar and gets you up. Slowly to be sure,
but none the less surely.
The Question of Cost.
The next question is usually this:
What does it cost for electricity per
mile to run an electric?" And to the
correct answer to this question the pros
pect usually responds with look of
incredulity that would do justice to a
frugal housewife if you told her the price
of pork had dropped to cents pound.
The fact remains. however, that the
cost of electric current for operating an
electric which is charged in your own
garage is less than it costs to run the
electric lights in your house.
About ! cent per mile of running will
cover it.
This point is one on which more peo-
pie have a fund of 'misinformation'
than on ANYTHING else pertaining TO the