Although battery-powered vehicles enjoyed a brief success in LOCATION@1 , LOCATION@2 , and LOCATION@3 in the NUMBER@1 , the NUMBER@2 invention by MISC@1 PERSON@1 of the taximeter -LRB- the familiar mechanical and now often electronic device that calculates the fare in most taxicabs -RRB- ushered in the modern taxi .

The NUMBER@2 invention by MISC@1 PERSON@1 of the taximeter -LRB- the familiar mechanical and now often electronic device that calculates the fare in most taxicabs -RRB- ushered in the modern taxi .
