953 nut 68,463 #1 Posted 3 hours ago September 10, 1897, a 25-year-old London taxi driver named George Smith becomes the first person ever arrested for drunk driving after slamming his electric cab into a building. Smith later pleaded guilty and was fined 20 shillings. 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 57,774 #2 Posted 3 hours ago Electric cab in 1897?? 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 32,344 #3 Posted 2 hours ago (edited) 12 minutes ago, WHX?? said: Electric cab in 1897?? Went into service in 1897 and were withdrawn from service in 1899 because they were too expensive to maintain. Edited 2 hours ago by Achto 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 57,774 #4 Posted 2 hours ago Cool but banana yellow!?!?! I suppose in '98 they were lime green??? 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,802 #5 Posted 2 hours ago 4 minutes ago, Achto said: and were withdrawn from service in 1899 because they were too expensive to maintain. Does that not sound modern day familiar?? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,802 #6 Posted 2 hours ago 3 minutes ago, WHX?? said: Cool but banana yellow!?!?! I suppose in '98 they were lime green??? "The Jonathan Deere Cab Company"? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 68,463 #7 Posted 2 hours ago (edited) 1828–1835 (Models): Ányos Jedlik and Sibrandus Stratingh built small-scale electric model cars using primitive, non-rechargeable batteries. 1832–1839 (First Carriage): Scottish chemist Robert Anderson built a crude electric carriage, known as the first self-powered electric vehicle concept, though it lacked rechargeable cells. 1881 (First Passenger EV): Gustave Trouvé fitted a rechargeable lead-acid battery and a small electric motor to a tricycle, successfully driving it in Paris. 1884 (First Production Car): British inventor Thomas Parker built what is widely considered the first practical, mass-produced four-wheel electric vehicle. 1975 (Wheel Horse goes Electric): with the introduction of the C-185, B-145, A-60, and A-65. Overview of the Bersey Cab Nickname: People called them "hummingbirds" because of the quiet buzzing sound they made and their yellow and black colors. Designer: Engineer Walter Bersey created the vehicles for the London Electrical Cab Company. Fleet size: The company ran up to 75 cabs on the streets at its peak. Speed and range: They reached a top speed of 12 mph (19 km/h) and traveled about 30 miles before needing a battery change. Rise and Fall Advantages: Passengers liked them because they produced no smoke, made very little noise, and did not scare horses. Problems: The heavy lead-acid batteries weighed down the cars. This heavy weight ruined the solid rubber tires and shook the glass battery cells apart on bumpy roads. Closure: High repair costs and frequent breakdowns made the business lose money. The company failed, and the fleet was pulled from service by August 1899. Concurrently in the United States, New York City saw the launch of its own battery-powered electric taxi fleet, the Electrobats, earlier in March 1897 Edited 2 hours ago by 953 nut 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 57,774 #8 Posted 2 hours ago I got a bad feeling ... now I'm gonna get a DWI on Sylvia's A-60 ... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 17,312 #9 Posted 1 hour ago 36 minutes ago, WHX?? said: I got a bad feeling ... now I'm gonna get a DWI on Sylvia's A-60 ... As long as you enjoy earning it.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
