The end of the trade

[acnedriver]

The end of the trade is coming faster than we thought.

The cost of the Electric cab has now passed the £100k PLUS if you manage to keep it after you have done 30,000 miles you will be surcharged an additional 15 pence a mile.

It will be far cheaper to buy a 2 grand car and work one of the app's

It is a shame it has come to this but I think this was the intention in the first place. Burnham and his crew cannot wait to get hold of the Money from Congestion charge.

[acnedriver]

Further to the above post. GEELEY have now kicked the balls in on every Driver who has already bought a TXE.

They have started again with another model, which presumably corrects the Issues (low mileage etc) on the first models.

What chance do you think buyers of the first TXE are going to get as part ex against the new one. ?

The Chinese-owned London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) has revealed the new platform that will underpin its electric vehicles, including the famous London black cab.

LEVC – which shares its Geely parent company with Volvo, Lotus, Polestar and Proton – says the new platform can be customised for purpose-built vehicles aimed at taxi, ride share, or commercial delivery operators.

The brand currently offers London’s famous cabbies an electric alternative to their existing cars, along with an electric van. It’s likely the new platform will underpin next-gen versions of those vehicles.

Named the Space Oriented Architecture (SOA), it has been developed over the last two and a half years across China, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and Germany.

SOA can support vehicles from 4860mm to 5995mm in length, 1945mm to 1998mm in width, and vehicles with a wheelbase between 3000mm and 3800mm, which makes it easily adaptable to various segments.

The platform can support batteries between 73 and 120kWh, which can supply a driving range of up to 695km and have ultra-fast charging capabilities.

LEVC says the new architecture can support front-, rear-, or all-wheel drive powertrains.

An additional feature of the platform will be the company’s L-OS software which has been developed for use across multiple applications.

www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/chinese-owned-electric-london-taxi-maker-reveals-next-gen-tech