Edge Rewrite
location Source code View original
// request.cf · coarse context

A page that knows where it met you.

Only coarse request metadata is shown. This demo does not display or persist visitor IP addresses.

Country
US
Cloudflare location
CMH
Connection
HTTP/2
Language
Not provided

Ray ID: a40e887d3d12aedd

Jump to content

London EV Company

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from LEVC)

London EV Company
FormerlyThe London Taxi Corporation
TypeSubsidiary
  • London Taxi Company (2013–2017)
  • LEVC (2017–present)
IndustryAutomotive
PredecessorLTI Limited / Carbodies (Manganese Bronze Holdings)
Founded11 January 2013; 13 years ago (2013-01-11)
Headquarters
Ansty Park, Warwickshire
,
United Kingdom
Key peopleChristopher Allen (managing director)[1]
Alex Nan (UK CEO and Global CEO)
ProductsAutomobiles
ParentGeely (100%)
Websitelevc.com

London EV Company Limited (LEVC), formerly The London Taxi Corporation Limited, is a British automotive manufacturer with its headquarters at Ansty Park near Coventry, England. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese automaker Geely. The company produces London's famous black taxicabs.

History

[edit]

Geely's involvement in British taxicab production began in 2006 when it partnered with London EV Company's predecessor, The London Taxi Company, and its parent Manganese Bronze Holdings, in the creation of a China-based taxicab manufacturing joint venture.[2][3] In 2008, Geely considered the possibility of converting London's black cabs into electric-powered vehicles.[4] In 2009 Geely bought shares in Manganese Bronze Holdings.[5]

In 2012 Manganese Bronze Holdings entered administration due to lack of funding.[6][7] In 2013 Geely rescued part of the business and created its own taxicab production company as The London Taxi Corporation Limited.[8]

The joint venture, Shanghai LTI Automobile Components Co Ltd, made the TX4, a licensed London Black Cab,[9] in Fengjing, Shanghai,[10] and exports semi-complete knock-down kits for assembly in the UK.[9]

From 2014, Geely invested £480m in LEVC to develop a new taxi. Much of the engineering is done by China Euro Vehicle Technology, a Geely subsidiary based in Gothenburg, Sweden.[11] In March 2015, LEVC announced a new factory and offices would be built at Ansty Park, northeast of Coventry at a cost of £90m, creating 1,000 jobs.[12][13][14] Geely hoped to manufacture 36,000 vehicles per annum.[15]

In 2017, the company launched the new LEVC TX range-extended electric taxi and announced its intentions to begin production of electric commercial vehicles in addition to taxicabs.[16]

In February 2025, LEVC was integrated into Geely Galaxy dealership network in the Chinese market. Its sole model in China, the LEVC L380, was rebranded as the Geely Galaxy LEVC L380.[17]

Leadership

[edit]
  • Chris Gubbey (2016–2019)[18]
  • Joerg Hofmann (2019–2022)[19]
  • Alex Nan (2022–2026)[20]
  • Tony Chi (2026-present)[21]

Models

[edit]

TX

[edit]
LEVC TX

Geely had been in talks over the possibility of converting London's black cabs into electric-powered vehicles. The company said it has held talks with UK government officials about the plan.[22] The TX range extender electric vehicle is built at a new facility near Ansty Park, 5 miles (8 kilometres) northeast of Coventry.[23][24][25] By April 2022, over 5,000 TX's has been sold in London, around a third of London's taxi fleet.[26]

VN5

[edit]
LEVC VN5

An electric van was revealed by LEVC on 17 June 2019[27] In March 2020, LEVC confirmed that the new van would be called LEVC VN5.[28] It went on sale in the UK in 2020 and in the rest of Europe the following year.[29]

Geely Galaxy L380

[edit]
Geely Galaxy LEVC L380

LEVC revealed the L380 electric people carrier for the Chinese market in December 2023. With a length of 5.3 m (17 ft) and up to 4 rows and 8 seats inside, the name and stylistic cues of the L380 are based on those of the Airbus A380.[30] Since February 2025, the vehicle has been renamed Geely Galaxy LEVC L380 in China, following the consolidation of LEVC into Geely Galaxy's sales network.[31]

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ "LONDON EV COMPANY LIMITED people - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Black cab, U.K. transport icon, to be made in China – Business – International Herald Tribune". The New York Times. 4 October 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "London EV Company Limited". Companies House. Crown.
  4. ↑ "Geely: we'll make an electric London Cab". China Car Times. China Times. 20 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Geely set for control of London cab maker". Reuters. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ↑ "Manganese Bronze calls in administrators". BBC News. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "London black cab maker Manganese Bronze enters administration". The Guardian. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Coventry taxi maker LTI sold to Chinese firm Geely for £11.4m". BBC News. 1 February 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Shanghai LTI Starts Supplying SKD TX4 to the UK". ChinaAutoWeb. 25 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "British icon on wheels made in China". China Daily. China Daily Information Co. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "LEVC VN5 Ultima mot Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo". Teknikens Värld (in Swedish). 30 April 2023. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  12. ↑ "An obscure Chinese firm has taken over London's black cabs. Its next target? Beat Uber at its own game". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "London EV Company – Zhejiang Geely Holding Group". Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  14. ↑ "London Taxi Company Coventry plant to create 1,000 jobs". BBC. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "City AM". 20 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  16. ↑ Mullen, Enda (11 July 2017). "London Taxi Company to change its name after 69 years". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "预计2月下旬开启预售 吉利银河翼真L380陆地空客系列官图曝光". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  18. ↑ https://www.taxi-point.co.uk/post/2019/01/16/levc-announce-management-change-following-successful-tx-ecity-launch&ved=2ahUKEwiWwIinzZeRAxXnGrkGHep9EbcQ1fkOegYIAQgGEBk&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw1xEK47qLVQa2CMbT_aE2fi&ust=1764514076439000[permanent dead link]
  19. ↑ "LEVC: Jörg Hoffman to follow Chris Gubbey - electrive.com". 17 January 2019.
  20. ↑ https://www.autofutures.tv/topics/levc-announces-leadership-changes--chairman-alex-nan-to-take-over-as-ceo/s/4f1c2360-7a48-4dbe-bf8b-48ebd51b5e9f%23:~:text%3DLEVC%2520Announces%2520Leadership%2520Changes;%2520Chairman,the%252Dart%2520factory%2520in%2520Coventry.&ved=2ahUKEwiWwIinzZeRAxXnGrkGHep9EbcQ1fkOegYIAQgGEAI&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw1xEK47qLVQa2CMbT_aE2fi&ust=1764514076439000[permanent dead link]
  21. ↑ "LEVC MAKES EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP CHANGE TO SUPPORT FUTURE GROWTH | London Electric Vehicle Company". www.levc.com. Retrieved 28 July 2026.
  22. ↑ "Geely: we'll make an electric London Cab". China Times. 20 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  23. ↑ "Coventry – is the UK's 'motor city' still driving forwards?". BBC News. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  24. ↑ "London taxis to take on the world as hybrid TX5 sets sights on global exports". The Independent. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  25. ↑ "London taxi-maker raises $400m to develop greener cabs". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  26. ↑ "LEVC CELEBRATES SALE OF 5000TH TX ELECTRIC TAXI IN LONDON". LEVC. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  27. ↑ "LEVC reveals new taxi-based range-extender delivery van". Autocar. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  28. ↑ "LEVC VN5: name confirmed for taxi-based range-extender delivery van". Autocar. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  29. ↑ "LEVC launches new VN5 electric van in Europe". Automotive World. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  30. ↑ Pappas, Thanos (11 December 2023). "New LEVC L380 Is An Electric Minivan Inspired By The World's Largest Passenger Aircraft". Carscoops. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  31. ↑ "吉利银河-新能源架构造车引领者-吉利银河汽车官方网站". galaxy.geely.com. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=London_EV_Company&oldid=1366576879"