At the turn of the century, motor vehicles were handmade, expensive toys of the rich, and widely regarded as rare and dangerous. When the first electric car emerged in Britain in the 19th century ...

A 19th Century padlock - that protected both historical grounds and one of the first cars - has been unearthed in the Harborough district.

Both men solidified reputations as technological innovators, and on the HistoryExtra podcast, Professor Iwan Morus argues ...

New York City had a horse problem in the last 19th-century ... going on to drive the next American century. But electric cars would make a comeback. When 25 all-electric taxis began operation ...