Chapter 161 The Need for Improvement

Benz and Diesel took over the design drawings. After studying them carefully for a long time, they slowly said, "Your Highness, this design is indeed feasible."

"Really? So how long will it take to make a test product of this kind of car?" Arthur nodded and asked with a smile.

The difficulty in comparing trucks to cars lies in good design and engine performance. Now Arthur has provided the design, and Diesel's engine research and development capabilities and technology are definitely among the best in the world, which also makes it possible for the birth of transport trucks.

"It's hard to say, Your Highness. Because it is a cargo vehicle, we need to calculate the weight of the cargo to ensure that our engine can allow the car to travel smoothly. This situation is different from that of a passenger vehicle, which has stricter requirements for the engine. Benz thought for a while and then said.

The weight carried is a clear difference between a people-carrying vehicle and a cargo-carrying vehicle.

Since a cargo truck is to be developed, the weight of the goods carried must not be too low.

Nowadays, car engines around the world simply cannot bear heavy loads, which is why cargo trucks have not been born.

But this is not difficult for Australia. The diesel engine developed by Diesel can just make up for this shortcoming.

In previous tests, Diesel's diesel engine was able to tow something weighing at least 500 kilograms and operate at a constant speed of 30 kilometers for more than three hours.

This has initially satisfied Arthur's expectations for cargo vehicles.

But this does not mean that Diesel's diesel engine has no shortcomings. After a long period of operation, the high temperature of the engine is one of the most important reasons for failure. How to effectively dissipate heat from the engine is the key to Diesel's current diesel engine. One of the most important problems with the engine.

"For the first car used to carry cargo, our requirements are not so stringent. The carrying capacity of the first cargo car can reach more than 0.6 to 0.8 tons, but it must meet the requirements of cars like That kind of stability," Arthur said with a smile.

Currently, cargo trucks are only in the preliminary research and exploration stage. Naturally, Arthur will not invent a giant truck with a cargo capacity of several tons right now.

For Benz and Diesel, being able to invent a truck with a cargo capacity of more than 0.6 tons and a stability similar to that of a car has already achieved initial success.

"If this is the case, then the difficulty of the preliminary research and development work will be greatly reduced. Your Highness, give us three months, and we will produce the test product according to the drawings." Diesel breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and talked to Benz. After taking a look, he said immediately.

If it is developed from scratch, the development cycle of a truck will take at least half a year or even several years.

But because the diesel engine that the truck will be equipped with has already been born, and there are already preliminary drawings, the development cycle of the truck can be greatly reduced.

Three months is actually not a long time, especially when it comes to developing a new type of car.

Naturally, Arthur would not ask for anything more. He nodded and said: "During your research and development period, the resources of the Ministry of Industry are at your disposal. Although it is just an exploration of truck trucks, I hope that our truck trucks It can also adapt to poor road conditions, and the requirements for stability must be high.”

If passenger vehicles require performance and safety, then cargo vehicles are more important for stability.

If the car transporting goods is paralyzed in the middle of the road, it will definitely be a troublesome thing to deal with.

Moreover, once the truck is successfully developed, it will achieve very significant achievements in both civilian and military fields.

Whether it is civilian transportation of goods or military transportation of strategic materials and resources, goods cannot be tolerated to be paralyzed in the middle due to car failure.

This is an unacceptable problem for car owners, cargo owners and people who need cargo, and it is also a problem that must be solved for future cargo vehicles.

"Yes, I understand, Your Highness. Please rest assured that the truck we develop will focus on stability and try to avoid accidents on the road." Benz responded quickly.

In fact, Benz Automobile Factory does pay great attention to the issue of vehicle stability.

The Benz One that has been released will basically have no problems when driving at a stable and constant speed, and can drive stably for at least six hours.

You only need to let the engine rest for a period of time every six hours to cool down to its original state, and the car can be driven on the road again.

Compared with other cars, this has greatly improved the stability problem. At least the time when the Benz One breaks down on the road will definitely be far shorter than other cars.

After confirming the research plan for truck trucks, Arthur had nothing to do at the car factory for the time being.

The next most important work for Benz and Diesel is to develop a test truck based on the drawings, and at the same time explore improvements to the Benz One that is currently on sale.

Although Benz One should be the best car in the world in terms of cost performance, its performance is definitely world-class.

But if we are only satisfied with the current performance configuration, sooner or later we will be surpassed by other automobile factories that explore assembly line production methods.

That was the case with Ford in history. Although the Model T it invented has been the best-selling car in the world for more than ten years, it even accounts for more than half of the world's market.

But it was precisely because Ford was satisfied with the configuration of the Model T and did not make great efforts to improve the Model T that other car manufacturers caught up and eventually lost the possibility of becoming the leading overlord in the automotive industry.

Although the sales volume of the Model T was as high as 15 million units at that time, it was an unsurpassable number worldwide, but Ford did remain silent for a while after the Model T, and the subsequent models did not have the miracle of the Model T.

Arthur also specifically told Benz and Diesel that no matter how good the results were, further exploration and improvement of the results were needed at any time and could not be given up in any case.

Perhaps because Benz and Diesel were both very pure scientific researchers, they also solemnly agreed to this and practiced it.

This is also a point that Arthur is satisfied with them. There is no need to worry about scientific research. Their attitude and seriousness towards scientific research are as pure and great as countless great scientists of this era.

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