Feb 13, 2021 - 05:32 pm LEVC appoints distributor in Austria
The London Electric Vehicle Company, LEVC for short, has found its first partner in Austria as it appoints Grünzweig Automobil GmbH as exclusive distributor. The dealership is based near Vienna and will offer full sales and service support for LEVC’s product range which includes a taxi, a shuttle and a van.
Weiterlesen Nov 3, 2020 - 12:21 pm LEVC starts production of hybrid van model VN5
The Geely subsidiary LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) has started production of the new VN5 van model in Anstry near Coventry and has meanwhile integrated another partner in Germany into its local dealer network.
Weiterlesen Aug 12, 2020 - 01:43 pm LEVC developing conversion for VN5 utility van
The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) is developing a conversion programme for its VN5 van. This involves various superstructures with which the plug-in hybrid electric van with a range extender can be adapted for different industries.
Weiterlesen Jul 24, 2020 - 01:56 pm DPD UK ahead of electrification schedule
The parcel service DPD now has over 700 electric vehicles in use in the UK, and has thus reached its target of electrifying ten per cent of its UK fleet five months earlier than planned.
Weiterlesen Jul 21, 2020 - 12:48 pm LEVC expands to Germany
The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) has concluded its first sales and service partnership in Germany with the Markötter Bielefeld car dealership. This step follows the establishment of the sales office for Central Europe in Frankfurt last year.
Weiterlesen Jul 9, 2020 - 02:38 pm LEVC reveals series VN5 electric van for £46,500
The Geely subsidiary LEVC has presented the series version of its electric van with range extender called VN5, which can be ordered immediately and delivered from the end of 2020. Prices for the British market have been revealed.
Weiterlesen Jun 24, 2020 - 06:38 pm UK government boosts electric automotive sector
The UK government has awarded £73.5 million in funding through the Advanced Propulsion Centre. This includes ten projects in the automotive sector to develop technologies to reduce CO2 emissions. A significant proportion of the money is being spent on furthering electric vehicle production and technology.
Weiterlesen Apr 27, 2020 - 12:47 pm LEVC pauses supplier payments for April
The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) has apparently stopped payments to suppliers for at least a month. The company has invoked a force majeure clause in its contracts due to the coronavirus crisis. LEVC’s business plan for this year remains unchanged.
Weiterlesen Apr 23, 2020 - 04:05 pm Oxford City Council begins fleet electrification
In England, Oxford City Council has received the first six electric vehicles ordered as part of its Energy Superhub Oxford project. A further 27 battery-electric vehicles, including cars, a street sweeper, an excavator and mix of different sized vans, should be delivered over the next 3-4 months.
Weiterlesen Mar 16, 2020 - 01:14 pm LEVC names their first electric transporter VN5
The Geely subsidiary LEVC has announced the name of its new e-transporter with range extender due for production this year. It’s called the VN5, where the number represents the five cubic meter load capacity. There are also further details about the van’s chassis.
Weiterlesen Feb 20, 2020 - 02:58 pm LEVC to create 100 jobs in electric van production
The Geely subsidiary LEVC (London Electric Vehicle Company) wants to create 100 new jobs during the production of the new delivery van in Anstry near Coventry. Pre-series production of the PHEV transporter recently started. But the company also has ambitious plans with the well-known taxi model.
Weiterlesen Jan 17, 2020 - 05:56 pm UK funds wireless charging trial for electric cabs
The British government announces an investment of 3.4 million pounds for tests on wireless charging of electric taxis. Specifically, ten e-taxis from Nissan and LEVC are to be equipped with appropriate hardware and inductively charged in Nottingham for six months.
Weiterlesen Jan 13, 2020 - 01:21 pm LEVC to release hybrid-electric taxi in Japan
The UK Geely subsidiary LEVC is opening up a new market with its hybrid taxi, which combines an electric drive with a combustion engine as a range extender. The LEVC TX eCity has now been launched in Japan with the Fleetway and Service Company acting as the official importer and dealer.
Weiterlesen Nov 28, 2019 - 04:28 pm Inductive charging project for taxis in Cologne
In the German city of Cologne, an inductive (wireless) charging project for taxis is being set up called the Taxi Charging Concept for Public Spaces (TALAKO for short from the German). This is part of the SMATA feasibility project was launched in October.
Weiterlesen Oct 8, 2019 - 12:49 pm Geely & Volvo merge hybrid and ICE motors
Volvo Cars and its parent company Geely intend to merge the development and production of internal combustion engines and hybrid drives into an independent company to save costs and to focus on the development of an all-electric range of cars.
Weiterlesen Aug 28, 2019 - 05:54 pm Sherbet London purchases 125 LEVC taxis
London taxi company Sherbet has just announced the purchase of 125 new electric taxis worth over £7 million. The first 50 black electric cabs were already delivered this month, the remaining 75 are soon to follow.
Weiterlesen Aug 19, 2019 - 04:13 pm LEVC and EO Charging join forces in Scotland
EO Charging, a UK charger manufacturer, has been selected as the London EV Company’s (LEVC) official charging partner in Scotland. EO will supply and install ‘smart’ home charging points across the country.
Weiterlesen Jun 17, 2019 - 01:18 pm LEVC presents delivery van with range extender
The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) has now officially presented its semi-electric delivery vehicle, for which the order books are to be opened at the end of 2020. Deliveries are scheduled to start at the end of 2020.
Weiterlesen Jan 31, 2019 - 01:12 pm UK company LEVC lays off 70 employees
The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) is to lay off 70 temporary employees, according to information from the BBC. Reasons were not given, but it is likely that Brexit has played a role.
Weiterlesen Jan 17, 2019 - 02:01 pm LEVC: Jörg Hoffman to follow Chris Gubbey
The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC), which belongs to the Geely Group, will soon be managed by a German. After the current CEO Chris Gubbey announced his retirement, LEVC appointed the former Audi- and GM-Manager Jörg Hofmann as his successor.
Weiterlesen Jan 9, 2019 - 04:11 pm LEVC delays new electric van
The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) is postponing the launch of its planned new electric delivery van. The new vehicle should have come out at the end of 2019, but will only be “ready for the market at the beginning of the 2020s”. LEVC already published a first photo of the EV in May 2018.
Weiterlesen Oct 18, 2018 - 02:26 pm Paris grants permission for launch of LEVC’s black cab
Geely-owned London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) will bring its electric taxi with range extender to Paris. A permit for the black cab has now been granted by the Paris authorities. The French capital is expected to receive the model called TX in the first half of 2019.
Weiterlesen Jul 18, 2018 - 05:58 pm Hamburg: Deutsche Bahn to use LEVC electric cabs
Deutsche Bahn subsidiary ioki has launched an individual shuttle service in Hamburg. The on-demand offer complements the public transit by operator VHH and is included in their ticketing. The partners opted for the range-extended electric taxis made by British LEVC.
Weiterlesen Jul 5, 2018 - 04:18 pm Beige electric cabs by LEVC kick-off in Germany
A bit of Britain has come to Germany today as LEVC launches their range extended cab in the country. The TX will cost just short of 60,000 euros and LEVC chairman Carl-Peter Forster believes the taxi will soon make it on “many significant markets” worldwide.
Weiterlesen Jun 25, 2018 - 03:14 pm London Black Cab rival en route to Coventry
Geely-owned LEVC that make the electrified London black cabs may soon have a rival right at their base in Coventry. The Chinese conglomerate Red Sun Group has reached out to Britain’s Ecotive and CAD CAM Automotive (CCA) to start building hybrid taxis in the UK as well.
Weiterlesen May 31, 2018 - 02:41 pm First glimpse: all-electric van from LEVC
LEVC, the makers of London’s electric black cabs have been busy working on another model. Based on their TX, their electric van is to combine an electric drive with a tiny range extender and LEVC says its is not just for the last mile.
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