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In 1899 Ninety Percent of New York City’s Taxi Cabs Were Electric Vehicles

April 28, 2011 Daven Hiskey

Today I found out in 1899 ninety percent of New York City’s taxi cabs were electric vehicles. This fleet of electric cars was built by the Electric Carriage and Wagon Company of Philadelphia. Not only that, but in 1899 and 1900, electric cars outsold all other types of cars, such as gas and steam powered vehicles. In 1902 an electric […]

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Why Some Countries Drive on the Right and Some Countries Drive on the Left

June 25, 2010 Daven Hiskey

Today I found out why some countries drive on the right and some countries drive on the left. The origin of this varies based on the time period and country, but primarily throughout history people used the “keep-left” rule. It has only been very recently that the world has predominately switched to the “keep-right” rule. The first real archaeological evidence […]