- Electric Car — 2023-08-27 16:16:21
…nderson ** around 1835 but at this time electric motors were in their infancy and the power would have been poor. == Bersey Electric Taxi == {{Image url="BerseyHummingbirdTaxi.jpg" class="left" title="Bersey Hummingbird Taxi" width="400" }} T…
…here was plenty of competition for electric vehicles with Bersey producing taxis. With a top speed of 9-12 mph, Walter Bersey’s taxis were the first self-propelled vehicles for hire. Although the range was around 38 miles it did not need to re…