LEVC, the maker of the London taxi, has revealed an electrical eight-seat MPV as the primary in a variety of recent “mobility solutions” it would launch within the coming years.
It’s referred to as the L380 in reference to the Airbus A380, the world’s largest airliner.
It has already been confirmed to go on sale in markets outdoors of China, the place will probably be constructed, after it is launched there in 2024, though LEVC refused to inform Autocar whether or not these will embody the UK.
The L380 relies on LEVC’s new Space Oriented Architecture (SOA), which was detailed in an event at the firm’s Coventry factory in May.
Capable of internet hosting EVs ranging between 4.86m and 5.95m in size, it is designed to optimise inside area, ease of entry, rolling refinement and vary – and can underpin a variety of huge industrial and passenger automobiles separate from the UK-built TX taxi and VN5 van.
Details revealed by Chinese media recommend the L380 measures 5316mm lengthy, 1998mm extensive and 1940mm tall and weighs 2805kg.
Its eight seats are organized throughout 4 rows of two, with the rearmost capable of be folded and stowed and the third row capable of slide backwards and forwards to spice up leg room.
A extra luxurious six-seater, little question with the requisite gear and performance to rival the brand new Lexus LM, will even be supplied.
LEVC will affirm full technical particulars subsequent 12 months, however early studies recommend the L380 might be supplied with the identical 268bhp front-mounted motor because the technically associated EM90 MPV from sibling model Volvo and a selection of both a 73kWh or 120kWh battery for a most vary of 432 miles.
LEVC has confirmed that the SOA platform will underpin EVs with greater than 536bhp from a dual-motor, four-wheel-drive powertrain, however it hasn’t but stated whether or not the L380 will supply a selection of outputs.
