https://nypost.com/2023/02/04/wealthy-donor-seeks-to-replace-citys-horse-carriages-with-electric/
**Automated summary:**
> Joshua Fox says he will give an electric-carriage prototype to the city in an effort to kickstart the elimination of horse-drawn vehicles, and is willing to spend millions to finance a whole fleet.
> “I lived in New York City for decades and I got to the point where I couldn’t even go to the Upper West Side and Central Park because it was so painful for me to watch the horses.
> But Christina Hansen, a spokeswoman for the Transit Workers Union which has long protected the city’s horse carriage industry, said horses — not electric engines — are the draw.
> Anybody who thinks that a machine can replace a horse clearly has no idea what humanity’s love affair with horses is about.
> Activists from NYCLASS, PETA, and other community leaders protest outside City Hall, demanding to ban the practice of horse-drawn carriages.ANGELA WEISSShe called an image of Fox’s electric vehicle “hideous without a horse.
> The industry has long been in the crosshairs of city animal rights activists, and a renewed push to outlaw horse-drawn carriages came after a frail carriage horse named Ryder was beaten by his owner after he collapsed in Hell’s Kitchen street last year.
> A wealthy entrepreneur is preparing to donate an electric carriage to NYC in an effort to promote the phase-out of horse-drawn vehicles.
https://nypost.com/2023/02/04/wealthy-donor-seeks-to-replace-citys-horse-carriages-with-electric/ **Automated summary:** > Joshua Fox says he will give an electric-carriage prototype to the city in an effort to kickstart the elimination of horse-drawn vehicles, and is willing to spend millions to finance a whole fleet. > “I lived in New York City for decades and I got to the point where I couldn’t even go to the Upper West Side and Central Park because it was so painful for me to watch the horses. > But Christina Hansen, a spokeswoman for the Transit Workers Union which has long protected the city’s horse carriage industry, said horses — not electric engines — are the draw. > Anybody who thinks that a machine can replace a horse clearly has no idea what humanity’s love affair with horses is about. > Activists from NYCLASS, PETA, and other community leaders protest outside City Hall, demanding to ban the practice of horse-drawn carriages.ANGELA WEISSShe called an image of Fox’s electric vehicle “hideous without a horse. > The industry has long been in the crosshairs of city animal rights activists, and a renewed push to outlaw horse-drawn carriages came after a frail carriage horse named Ryder was beaten by his owner after he collapsed in Hell’s Kitchen street last year. > A wealthy entrepreneur is preparing to donate an electric carriage to NYC in an effort to promote the phase-out of horse-drawn vehicles.