Benz and Diesel took the design drawings and carefully rubbed them for a long time before they slowly spoke: "Your Highness, such a design is indeed feasible. ”

"Really? So how long does it take to make a prototype of such a car? Arthur nodded unexpectedly and asked with a smile.

The difficulty in comparing trucks to cars lies in the good design and engine performance. Now Arthur has provided the design, and Diesel's engine development capabilities and technology are absolutely world-class, which also provides the possibility for the creation of transport vans.

"It's hard to say, Your Highness. Because it's a truck, we need to calculate the weight of the truck to make sure our engine can keep the car moving. This situation is different from that of a manned car, which has more stringent requirements for the engine. Benz pondered for a moment before speaking.

The weight carried is a clear difference between a passenger car and a cargo car.

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

Nowadays, the world's automobile engines simply cannot afford too heavy cargo, which is why cargo cars were not born.

But this is not difficult for Australia, and the diesel engine developed by Diesel can make up for this shortcoming.

In previous tests, Diesel was able to tow at least 500 pounds of something at a constant speed of 30 kilometers for more than three hours.

This has already met Arthur's expectations for a cargo truck.

But this does not mean that Diesel's diesel engine has no shortcomings, after a long time of operation, the high temperature problem of the engine is one of the most important causes of failure, how to make the engine effectively dissipate heat is currently one of the most important problems to be solved in Diesel engine.

"For the first car to carry cargo, we didn't have to be so demanding. The first truck can carry more than 0.6 to 0.8 tons, but it must meet the stability of a car. Arthur said with a smile.

Now that the cargo car is only in the preliminary research and exploration stage, Arthur naturally does not have the whims to invent a giant truck with a cargo capacity of several tons.

For Benz and Diesel, the initial success of inventing a truck with a cargo capacity of more than 0.6 tons and a stability similar to that of a car had already been achieved.

"If that's the case, then the initial development work will be much less difficult. Your Highness, give us three months, and we will make a test according to the drawings. Diesel breathed a sigh of relief, and after glancing at Bentz, he said.

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

However, 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 also be greatly reduced.

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

Arthur naturally didn't ask for anything more, nodded and said, "During your research and development, the resources of the Ministry of Industry are at your disposal. Although it is only an exploration of trucks, I hope that our trucks can also adapt to poor road sections, and the requirements for stability must be high. ”

If the passenger car requires performance and safety, then the more important thing for the truck is stability.

If the car carrying the goods is paralyzed in the middle of the road, it is definitely a hassle to deal with.

Moreover, once the cargo vehicle is successfully developed, it will make very significant achievements in both the civilian and military fields.

Whether it is the civilian transportation of goods or the military transportation of strategic materials and resources, it is not tolerated that the goods are paralyzed in the middle of the road due to car breakdowns.

This is an unacceptable problem for the owner of the car, the owner of the cargo and the person who needs the cargo, and it is also a problem that the cargo car must solve in the future.

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

In fact, the Benz Automobile Plant is also very concerned about the stability of the car.

The Benz ONE, which has already been released, has no problems with stable driving at a constant speed, and can drive stably for at least six hours or more.

All you need to do is let the engine rest every six hours, cool down to its original state, and the car is ready to hit the road again.

This has greatly improved the stability problem compared to other cars, at least the time it takes to break down on the road in Benzone is definitely much less than that of other cars.

After deciding on the research plan for the truck, 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 prototype of a truck based on the drawings, and at the same time to explore improvements to the Benzone that is currently on sale.

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

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

Historically, Ford has been like that, although the invention of the Model T has been the world's best-selling car for more than a decade, and even accounts for more than half of the world's market.

But it is precisely because Ford is satisfied with the configuration of the Model T and does not vigorously improve the Model T that the cars of other car factories catch up, and finally lose the possibility of becoming the leading hegemon in the automotive industry.

Although the sales of the Model T at that time were 15 million units in the world, it was an unsurpassable figure in the world, but Ford did fall silent for a while after the Model T, and there was no miracle like the Model T in the subsequent models.

Arthur also specifically instructed Benz and Diesel that no matter what excellent results were achieved, further exploration and improvement of the results were necessary at any time, and they should not be given up under any circumstances.

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

This is also Arthur's satisfaction with them, there is no need to worry about scientific research, their attitude and seriousness towards scientific research are the same as countless great scientists of this era, they are so pure and great.

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