Template:Did you know nominations/Bersey electric cab

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:13, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

Bersey electric cab, Walter Bersey

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Drawing of a Bersey electric cab

... that Walter Bersey introduced electric taxi cabs to the streets of London in 1897? "Bersey electric cab, 1897, designed by Walter Bersey" (Science Museum) "The London Electrical Cab – also commonly known as the ‘Hummingbird’ due to its sound, or the ‘Bersey Taxi’ after its young designer – first took to the streets of the capital on August 19 1897." (The Engineer)
- ALT1:... that after the withdrawal of Walter Bersey's 1897 design it took 120 years for fully electric powered taxis to return to the streets of London? "The Dynamo, a taxi converted from a Nissan electric van in a Coventry factory, is the first 100% electric taxi on the streets of London since 1899. Its predecessor, the Bersey, failed to take off at a time when most cabs were horse-drawn." (The Guardian)

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Shen Jilan & Template:Did you know nominations/Duan Qingbo

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 08:08, 10 November 2019 (UTC).

Two well written and interesting articles, fully sourced and referenced with no obvious copyvios. Personally, I prefer ALT1. GTG Jack1956 (talk) 22:11, 10 November 2019 (UTC)