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1897 Bersey Electric Taxi. Artist: Unknown

1897 Bersey Electric Taxi. This was the first type of self-propelled cab licensed for hire in London and came from the fleet of the London Electrical Cab Company. It had a range of thirty miles between battery charges, hardly sufficient for a day's work. The batteries were positioned in a tray under the chassis. This is believed to be the only survivor of seventy similar cabs built.

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Title: 1897 Bersey Electric Taxi. Artist: Unknown

Caption: 1897 Bersey Electric Taxi. This was the first type of self-propelled cab licensed for hire in London and came from the fleet of the London Electrical Cab Company. It had a range of thirty miles between battery charges, hardly sufficient for a day's work. The batteries were positioned in a tray under the chassis. This is believed to be the only survivor of seventy similar cabs built.

Credit: Album / National Motor Museum / Heritage Images

Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 3685 × 4738 px | 50.0 MB

Print size: 31.2 × 40.1 cm | 1450.8 × 1865.4 in (300 dpi)

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