2-673-897 - Historic England Archive/Heritage Images

Mercedes electric bus, 1907. Electric powered vehicles were first developed in the mid 19th century, but were superseded by the cheaper and more reliable internal combustion vehicles. The first motorised buses appeared in London in 1902. The Milnes-Daimler model was a popular and reliable bus and numbered around 600 on the streets of London by 1907. The Bedford Lemere daybook records Charles Dewynter Ltd, advertising agents, as clients for this photograph.