NYC's 19th-Century Horse Carriages Spawn Weird, Truck-Size Electric Car

cartechboy (2660665) writes "Led by Tesla, electric cars are all the rage now. And the idea of a nine-passenger all-electric vehicle sounds good--until you learn that it maxes out at 30 mph, weighs almost four tons, and costs in the six figures. What is this monstrosity? It's the Frankenstein creation of a group of animal-rights advocates, who are proposing it as the replacement for New York City's fabled horse carriages--and who paid $450,000 to have a prototype built. Who's against it? Would you believe Liam Neeson and one of NYC's daily papers? The huge electric car--modeled after an early 1900s open touring car, complete with brass lanterns--is on display this week at the New York Auto Show, and it's certainly attracting its share of attention."

Comments

Re:And the horses?

[BenSchuarmer]

They'll take them to a nice farm... um out in the country... um where they can spend all their time in a field chasing rabbits.

Re:Animal rights?

[MildlyTangy]

Its either pull a carriage or off to the dog food factory. Ask the horse for its preference.

The horse was consulted and has been asked which option it would prefer.

The horse did not respond.

The general conclusion was that it seemed likely that the horse did not understand English.

The obvious, cheaper compromise

[PapayaSF]

Let's have animal rights activists pull the carriages.