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Eugene Suslo

May 6, 2014, 9:00 am

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Taxicabs were invented to provide easy travel solutions to everyday working class people who either had limited transportation options, or a need to ride in style without having to drive themselves. The industry has been around since the 1600’s when the horse and buggy was used to transport individuals in Paris. It wasn’t until the 1800’s when the trend carried over to the US and other countries, becoming most popular in the city of New York. The trend started after mass development of the automobile came into play. People saw an opportunity to loan automobiles out to create competition for the horse and buggy industry, in which they ultimately succeeded.

The first taxis cabs that came on the market were battery operated vehicles, in which the batteries weight upwards of 800 pounds. By 1899 the taxicab became so popular that there was an introduction of 100 taxicabs onto the streets of New York City alone. By the 1900’s more than 600 additional taxicabs, as well as a host of privately owned taxi companies came into play in the same city.

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