Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-08
ELECTRIC DIVINE RS
HAVE ADVANTAGE
OVER OTHERS
They Know Beforehand APP
proxImate Cost Of Upkeep
of Their Cars Average Is
About $40 Per Month,

Electric vehicle owners ace in po-
sitlon now 70 be able 10 tel before
hand Approximately what their car
win cost each year for operation, due
primarily to the work of the Electric
Vehicle Manufacturers association.
This body composed Of eleven electric
earmakers. has defined service. and
the members live up to the definition,
as follows:
Service means free inspection once
each month at the garage or service
station. provided IL Is sent 90 the sta
ton at the time specified by the
seller 4 charge will be made for this
service unless the car Is delivered az
| the station on the day agreed upon
I No charge will be made for examining
wiring. motor controller. brakes. steer
ing. running gear or an examination
of the battery to determine It's general
condition and whether il Is being
/ flushed and cared for.
mo charge will be made for oiling
the entire car. which does not include
lrepacklng of bearings or gears, In
grease II inspection develops ans
needed repairs. due 10 natural wear,
/ accidents or other causes. the owner
win be notified of same and an esti-
I furnished This service in no way
eliminates the responsibility of the
garage In which the car Is kept"
The above definition gives the pros
/ pectivo purchaser an idea of what he
I is to expect in the way of service from
the dealer. But most Of the dealers
I give more than that specified above,
and without charge. All the Chicago
Iagenclcs have service wagons and day
and night service. The service wagon
rs kept In the garage and waits for
/ a call from some owner who vs. unable
I 20 get his car going. Immediately the
/ necessary parts 10 get stranded We
/ hicle in operation are supplied.
The car carries new aXles ready for
/ installation. The only charge made
/ for this service Is for the material,
+ la the event that the break or failure
Of the part was the fault of the owner.
{ If a front axle breaks from no mis-
/ use apparently, the owner is not
charged.
4 In Chicago any type Of electric i7I
maintained for $40 per month in the
/ public garage. With this outlay all
/ he owner need do is drive the car
around town, and when through leave
+ 1t AT the house. Il Is called for and
delivered by the garage. The only
work which the $40 does not include
/ Is repairing Of the essential parts.
In Detroit the fixed charges for
/ maintaining an electric range from
/ $50 to $40 per month, according TO
/ the size Of the vehicle and its battery
and whether 1t Is called FOR and de-
/ llvered by the garage. a large in
closed car with a forty-two-cell bat
I terry probably viii take the limit price
I OF $40, whereas a small open car with
I q thlrly-cell battery win cost consid-
erably less. The price includes every
thing but repairing
I'm Kansas City full garage service,
I including charging. washing, storing
and polishing Is $40 per month which
/ Includes calling for ana delivering the
vehicle 10 the owners residence. If
the vehicle IS within walking dis
lance of the garage the charge is $5
less per month. Should the owner
wish TO call for and deliver the car
himself the charge Is reduced 20 S32
per month
Denver has low rates compared with
those of the more eastern cities For
charging and gafaging vehicle with
fourteen 10 twenty-eell lead battery
$50 is asked, With the exception OF
eonpcs and hroughams, cars with
more than twenty lead cells are
charged Sg5 per month for garagng
aud charging. coupes and broug
hams cost $40 per month.
Les Angeles has an average monthly
charge Of SOS Tor closed ears and
sac FOR open cars, which includes call
ing for and delivering the vehicle.
ehsrglng washing. polishing, olling
and Inspection However, should the
batteries require more than 800 k "
hours per month, an extra charge of
~ cents per k ". hour IL made. III
fhr owner wishes to call for and de- |
liver the car himself a deduction VI