▁in ▁urban ▁cent ers ▁without ▁need ▁of ▁ref uel ing ▁dep ots ▁( gas ▁stations ). ▁▁ ▁St ude b aker ▁Elect rics ▁were ▁available ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁body ▁styles , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁m im icked ▁the ▁bodies ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁long ▁produced ▁for ▁its ▁luc r ative ▁passenger ▁carriage ▁line . ▁ ▁These ▁included ▁the ▁Stan ho pe , ▁Victoria , ▁and ▁Sur rey . ▁A ▁four - pass enger ▁model ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁▁ ▁Fish ▁realized ▁early ▁on ▁that ▁St ude b aker ’ s ▁future ▁did ▁not ▁rest ▁in ▁the ▁limited ▁electric ▁car , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁gas oline - power ed ▁autom obile . ▁ ▁St ude b aker ’ s ▁field ▁of ▁expert ise ▁was ▁in ▁body ▁building ▁and ▁product ▁distribution , ▁not ▁engine ▁building . ▁ ▁This ▁real ization ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁St ude b aker - G ar ford ▁autom obile ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁joint ▁agreement ▁worked ▁well ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 9 - 1 9 1 0 ▁when ▁Gar ford ▁attempted ▁to ▁di vert ▁ch ass is ▁to ▁its ▁own ▁brand ▁of ▁autom obile , ▁and ▁St ude b aker , ▁looking ▁for ▁an ▁afford able ▁car ▁to ▁sell ▁entered ▁into ▁an ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁E - M - F ▁Company ▁of ▁Detroit . ▁ ▁E - M - F ▁would ▁build ▁the ▁entire ▁car , ▁which ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁distributed ▁through ▁St ude b aker ▁w