The lad was soon busy in his machine shop, making several
larger cells for the new storage battery. He wanted to give it a
more severe test. He worked for several days on this, and when he
had one unit of cells complete, he attached the motor for an
efficiency trial.
"We'll see how many miles that will make," he remarked to his
father.
"Have you thought anything of the type of car you are going to
build?" asked the aged inventor of his son.
"Yes, somewhat. It will be almost of the regulation style, but
with two removable seats at the rear, with curtains for
protection, and a place in front for two persons. This can also
be protected with curtains when desired."
"But what about the motors and the battery?"
They will be located under the middle of the car. There will be
one set of batteries there, together with the motor, and another
set of batteries will be placed under the removable seats in what
I call the tonneau, though, of course, it isn't really that. A
smaller set will also be placed forward, and there will be ample
room for carrying tools and such things."
"About how far do you expect your car will go with one charging
of the battery?"
"Well, if I can make it do three hundred miles I'll be
satisfied, but I'm going to try for four hundred.
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