A group of people ran over in a hurry to save people. Compared to the things that rescued people from crashed cars in later generations, such as hydraulic cutting and tearing the car door, and expansion machines to make out the stuck limbs, etc., there is no need to consider any troubles. Because... because this earliest car was modified based on a carriage, and the carriage's carriage was completely wooden boards except for a few pieces of glass. So after overturning, rolling it up, and the entire carriage was broken. So it was really simple to pull the person out of it.

However, compared to getting people out of the crashed car, the following thing is even more convenient - that is treatment. In later generations, there was an accident at less than forty miles, as long as it was not falling off a cliff, or being crushed by a big lock (cherish life and stay away from the big lock), and tied with a seat belt, even if it was a problem such as a pitiful airbag that did not pop up, the chance of a person surviving is still quite high. Since people cannot die, there will be a series of rescue and other things to be busy with. At this time, the original car once again showed its unique advantage - when everyone saw Senna being carried out, they knew that the troubles behind were gone, because everyone could see that Senna was no longer saved - when the car overturned, his neck was twisted.

Just as everyone was lifting Senna up, wanting to find a doctor or a priest to do their best, another loud noise came from a distance. Everyone turned their heads and saw a fireball suddenly rising from the wreckage of the car, and then it started to burn. Obviously, the fuel tank broke down and leaked oil in the accident, which eventually caused a fire. Obviously, if everyone was slower just now, Senna and even those who moved him out of the wreckage of the vehicle would enjoy the service of the fully automatic one-click cremation system together.

"This thing is so dangerous?" Rockefeller's eyes widened.

"Well, this accident exposed a lot of problems. In a sense, this is also a good thing." Scozhi, who was standing next to Rockefeller, spoke, his voice extremely calm, and he seemed to have not been affected by the overturning, explosion, and the death of a man just a few steps away from him.

"This accident must not be spread." Rockefeller quickly recovered from his calmness and said so.

Rockefeller knew that the future development prospects of cars are more flexible than railways, and can directly deliver people or supplies to their homes. Compared with carriages, it is faster, easier to manage, and cheaper. Rockefeller had asked Hewitt just now about the cost of such a "powered carriage". Hewitt told him that although he is not sure what the final product will be, if it can be produced in large quantities, this thing is definitely much cheaper than a carriage. Even small businessmen who can't afford to support their own carriages can afford such a "powered carriage".

Rockefeller knew even more that once this kind of thing became popular, oil would really have a lot to do. Imagine that in every city, town, and village in North America there are kilometers connected between kilometers, and these highways are full of such "gasoline-powered carriages". Of course, more importantly, in the fuel tanks of these "gasoline-powered carriages", they are filled with gasoline from Standard Oil. What a big market, how much wealth can it be! Compared with this, even the gold mine Scrooge found in Alaska back then is nothing. Not to mention that the Alaska gold mine, even MacDonald Chemical and Pharmaceuticals, and even MacDonald Steel, is not necessarily more profitable than this deal.

"Wait, how long ago did Scourge start stocking up oil fields?" Rockefeller suddenly remembered this, was shocked, and turned his eyes to look like Scourge. At this time, Scourge was staring at the burning flames, as if thinking.

"Scrooge knew all this several years ago, and he was sure that this kind of thing could succeed and made so much preparations for it. Such a profound vision, well, his previous predictions of the civil war, and his predictions of the future world war not long ago. How could he look so far and so accurate? This is unscientific! (Salute to the great political commissar) This guy is not a monster, the devil is turned into? Or is there any magic that can foresee the distant future. Just like the legendary 'Great Prophecy'?"

Just as Rockefeller was thinking about things in awe, Scrooge was already discussing the problems exposed by the accident with Engineer Hewitt.

"Well, Mr. Hewitt, this accident shows that it is not possible to use the chassis and walking device of the carriage directly. At least for a vehicle equipped with twenty horsepower engines and speeds of about forty miles, the system of an ordinary carriage is completely inadequate."

"Mr. MacDonald, you're right. Alas, poor Senna, if he didn't try to turn and brake, he might not have anything to do." Hewitt sighed at the long traces left by the tires of the world's first car on the ground, "The center of gravity of this car is too high. When turning, as long as the speed is slightly higher, it will easily overturn under the influence of centrifugal force. Moreover, the wheels of the carriage are too narrow, and the friction provided by the brakes is too small, so that the carriage cannot stop quickly. These two defects do not exist when it is a carriage, because

For a carriage will never be so fast, but a gasoline-powered vehicle is a completely different thing, it is much faster. So, in the future, the center of gravity of our formally produced gasoline-powered vehicles must be lowered, and the wheels used must be wider. Of course, wider tires will greatly increase friction, which may lead to a decrease in maximum speed and an increase in fuel consumption. Also, the wooden carriage is too fragile. Maybe we should replace it with iron, but this will increase cost, increase weight, reduce speed, and increase fuel consumption." Hewitt replied with a bitter face.

"This is impossible. We must find ways to reduce danger and avoid more tragedies like the ones just now. Isn't this our responsibility to never hand over something with safety hazards to consumers?" Shi Gaozhi said with a righteous face. "Of course, we must not ignore the cost. In fact, there are still some ways. For example, we make the engine smaller, such as making four cylinders and about ten horsepower - so that we don't run too fast, and then put it in a car that sells it to poorer customers. Well, when the speed reaches a certain level, the resistance brought by the tire is no longer the main source of resistance, and the air resistance is. The square shape of the carriage will bring huge air resistance. If we change its appearance, it may reduce a lot of resistance, thereby increasing the speed and reducing fuel consumption. In addition, for ordinary families, they may not need such spacious space in the car."

"Ah, yes. We can divide the vehicle into grades, just like a carriage, some carriages, some ordinary, and some luxurious. Carriages use high-power engines, such as installing eight, ten, or even twelve cylinders, so that it can have a maximum of forty horsepower, and then use the gearbox to increase the torque, so that it can pull up many cargoes that cannot be pulled by a carriage at once. Ordinary ones are improved as Mr. MacDonald mentioned just now. As for high-end ones, we can use wider tires, steel bodies, and more powerful engines, such as installing a forty horsepower engine, and then installing the luxurious version of the cooling system we used to... "Once Scrooge provided ideas, Hewitt immediately had a lot of new ideas.

"Not bad, not bad! This idea is very good!" Rockefeller praised loudly. He then turned to Scourge and said to Scourge: "Scourge, I think we need to speed up the production of gasoline-powered vehicles. Well, the name of gasoline-powered vehicles is too long. As a research name, it is OK. As a commodity, you must have a simpler name. Just call a car? Hurry up and raise money to set up a car production company. Before we start war with Spain, we can get out the trucks, transport supplies to the troops, drag cannons, and then ordinary passenger cars, and strive to create a luxury model at the Austrian World Expo... Ah, Scourge, what do you think the new company is called? What about it? It's called 'McDonald Auto'? If you're tight, I'm willing to invest in this project."

Scourge understands Rockefeller's meaning. Almost all of Rockefeller's property has been invested in oil. Although the oil industry has been developing continuously over the years and has continuously brought more money to Rockefeller, the growth rate of the money brought by oil is not the fastest in the McDonald consortium, and oil did not seem to be the one Scourge paid the most attention to. This made Rockefeller a little anxious. As for his initiative to give the proposed automobile company the name "MacDonald Auto", it was largely to reassure himself, indicating that he had no intention of competing for the dominance of the company, and his investment was just Hope.

I hope the car can be put into production faster and make some money with the flow. However, Scourge has his own plans for the name of this car company. There are enough large companies called "McDonald". If there are a lot of "McDonald** companies" appear, there will probably be many people who will dislike them. Maybe there will be a bunch of guys who will promote things like "anti-trust laws". So Scourge is no longer planning to add the words "McDonald" to the new company, and even the MacDonald Consortium's control over these companies in the future should be more hidden.
Chapter completed!