A 120 year old electric carriage goes on display at the Science Museum

What looks like an old horse-drawn carriage has appeared in the Science Museum, but looks are deceptive, for this was an exceptionally early electric car. This is the Bersey Electric Cab, but if you’ve never heard of it, don’t be surprised, as the company, set up in 1897, closed down just two years later.This horseless carriage is the highlight of an exhibition looking at how society is transitioning to cleaner energy – both at the point of production but also where it’s