20-26 February: Motoring Milestones
Cars, people and events in this week’s Motoring Milestones include: Formula 1, flying cars, Spyker, Pontiac Firebird and Seinfeld. 180 years ago this week, Thomas Davenport, of Brandon, Vermont, US, received a patent for an “Electric Motor” (“Improvement in Propelling Machinery by Magnetism and Electro-Magnetism”) – the first commercially successful direct current electric motor [25…
From Carriages to Uber: The History of the Taxi
Are taxi services dying? This is a common question today. Arguably, they are simply changing to suit the needs of today. Taxi apps like Uber and Lyft are simply the latest big milestone in a long history. It is impossible to discuss automotive history without taking a moment to reflect on the importance of the…
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