Walter Bersey

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1888. Walter Bersey, a brilliant 20-year-old who had invented an improved dry battery.

1893-1899 Walter Bersey designed electric buses, cars, and cabs in London UK. The early cabs had 3 1/2 HP Lundell motors, ran at 9 MPH for about 30 miles, and featured quick-change battery boxes. Two companies built 77 cabs to Bersey's design. The cab enterprise lasted from August 1897 to August 1899.

1897 An engineer, working for the Great Horseless Carriage Co and summoned for driving vehicle at more the two miles per hour and withouit a man carrying a red flag. ^[1]

1897 – The London Electric Cab Co began regular service using cars designed by Walter Bersey. The Bersey Cab, which used a 40-cell battery and 3 horsepower electric motor, could be driven 50 miles between charges.

1901. of Automobile Manufacturing Co