The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1919-12-04
4 New Electric MOtor-Car

20 miles armour anu WIN "
indefinite distance, because 1t carries
its own re-charging plant, has been
devised by Jersey City inventor ana
is described in "The Scientlhc Ameri-
can" New York, October 25) in an
,rticle entitled "A Fresh Deal for the
Electric Car" Among other things a
saving of so per cent. in fuel mileage
h claimed for thiscar. At the outset,
the writer of the article gives IN oriet
space a summary, which he says rep
resents the average mans idea OF the
,resent electric car. 1t is, he says an
ornate chariot travelling at the leisure
w mace of Is miles per hour; stor-
AGE battery that runs the car for only
s5 mics, after which it is necessary
to recharge it; low mileage at high
cost: a heap of trouble in the form Of
batteries that must be watched and
aursed lest they get discharged below
the safe point or run out of water;
car that is chained to ones immediate
locality because of the re?charglng
problem." 1t is difficult, he says, to
argue to the contrary; for the average
man knows the electric car by bygone
days only, and insists on comparing
this with the gasoline car of 1919.
He goes on:
$50 the average man is asked to
consider these points: A car that
makes 25 miles an hour and even
more; a car that can 60 anywhere,
because it carries its own re-charging
plant; a car that generates current
whenever it coasts downhill, car that
carries improved storage batteries
recurring the minimum of care; car
wherein the motor and transmission
fembers, forming one unit, can be
taken off in one block for inspection,
repair or even replacement. These
features are all to be found in the
latest electric car-one which seems
likely to give the electric car new
deal " the automobile game.
"The car in question has been de-
veloped over period of many years
by Harry E. Dey, of Jersey City, and
has the hearty endorsement OF DIR.
Charles P. Steinmetz, the well-known
electrical engineer The most revolu-
tionary feature of Mr. Dey's car is
the motor, in which both armature
field magnet are rotatable, one ele-
ment being connected to one driving
wheel by way of a pair of reduction
xears: the motor with its independent
meets with the other wheel in similar
manner. 1t is in this way that the de-
signer dispenses with differential
gears; the fotor with it's independent
rotation of parts makes perfect sub
stitute. In addition to saving the ex-
pense and weight of a differentlal
gear, this construction cuts the num-
ber Of parts and increases the capac-
ity Of the motor 100 per cent. for
given gear reduction. This reduces the
weight so per cent. for agiven power,
and also increases the electric ettl-
cheney. The size of the motor IS still
further reduced by turning it inside
out, as it were; that is to say, the
arn,ature. in the form of Gramme
ring, encloses the field magnet, per-
mitting the latter to have six poles all
energize from one field coil. This
field is of design ideal for efficiency
and light weight, its weight, including
shaft, totalling but 19A pounds. Its
iron portion is well adapted to drop
forging and easy machining. The to-
tai weight of the motor, which has
capacity equal to the ordinary auto
mobile motors of $50 oS more pounds
is only so pounds.
"Caps covering the gears hold the
power plant in place, while an alumni
mum cap covers the motor. These
caps are held in place by pair OF
taper rings that can be removed IN
less time than would normally be con-
sumed in removing a single bolt. In
this fashion the entire outfit can be
dismantled in about two minutes.
This car may we'll be called the nut
less car, as remarkably few of these
are used in its construction. AS the
current is taken to the motor through
slprings there is no necessity for
disconnecting any wires when remov-
ing it. In case of an accident to the
parts, another motor or gearing can
be got at the service station, and ex-