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Horse-Drawn Hacks
In the 19th century this is what they started off with as taxis. This was a two wheeled and two horsed vehicle that carried passengers to there destination. -
Electric
In December, 1889, the Electric Vehicle Company operated 2,000 taxis, trucks, and busses and its factory in Hartford, Connecticut was the largest electric vehicle assembly in the world. -
Electric Cabs
In the late 19th century they began to innovate and introduced a gas powered and even steam powered. Luckily were no set education requirements to be a taxi driver, but some training on the job. -
The start of yellow cabs
This taxi has a 6-cylinder engine and 3-speed transmission. The average salary they would make a year is around $26,000. Mostly depending on the car. Its stated most people had favored this taxi in the 1920s -
Checker cabs
Checker cabs were already numerous on the streets of the city in the 1920s, operated by independents in competition with the Yellow Cab Company. This shiny new marvel had hydraulic brakes, a six-cylinder engine and safety glass. Starting around these days it was beginning to get more expensive -
Desoto Taxicab
This was the hot stuff!! You would be riding in style with a sunroof. IF you work as a taxi driver it is your responsibility to get them were wanted and to have your own gas money, but taxi drivers are ALWAYS driving -
New and improved Checker cab
These were the roomy and handsome cabs that had so much room in it. Driving in this time period you begin to see a change in your earnings. Money got tight in this time, for some taxi drivers. -
London cab (austin)
It would be the first London taxi to go into production that had four doors, since earlier London taxis had featured a luggage platform, open to the elements, on the pavement/sidewalk side at the front of the cabin, beside the driver's compartment. -
Dodge
In 1960 was a change in cab cars dramatically. Then most cars were dodges and fords. The checker cabs were still in style. -
Gypsy Cabs
These cabs were a lot more normal. This vehicle came around in response to racism, "we go anywhere" -
A 'sleazy' Cab
cigarette butts and paper coffee cups on the floor, dirty windows, leprous upholstery, chewed gum and sticky candy wrappers on ripped seats. Having your cab like these didn't get you a lot of money back then so your earnings decreased in this time -
Ford's crown
this was the year more and more people started taking cabs so cab drivers were non stop moving and taking passengers to there destination so there workplace was in that car 24/7 -
Hybrids, Minivans, SUVs and more
The year taxi cab drivers used any car they wanted so it attracted more people. SUVs fit more people so it allowed more to ride at one time, there is no education for this job so this is usually there time to train. -
Uber, Lyft
This was the new app that allowed people to notify ubers (taxi drivers) that they needed a ride. This was and still is a popular app that people use right now
