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This should be the Taxi of the 21st.
Art thou? Hard to believe, because in fact it always seems,
the good old London taxi with its small wheels and its big construction, in
which one can enter without contortions. But "under the skin", as the manager of the car
Carl-Peter Forster says everything is different: the London taxi is only available today
always with electric drive – and it will soon be in Germany
transport.
Forster – once
Production Manager at BMW and General Manager of Opel – Chairman of the Supervisory Board
at London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC), which is the
Taxis driven by London are growing, building and distributing. LEVC is a
Daughter of Chinese society Geely, to which, for a few years,
owned by the Swedish car manufacturer Volvo. Yet, the e-taxi business is tender
Plantlets: Of the 20,000 taxis in London, only 300 drive with electric motors
through the streets. But this amount is enough for taxi drivers in the
Talk about the benefits of the new concept
swap, says Forster.
He badumes that the
Registration numbers will soon increase. One reason: London taxis with pure
Diesel engines are no longer built. Since January 2018, only
new taxis that are at least 30 miles, or 50 electric kilometers
Forster said: "By the end of 2020, 9,000 Londoners
Taxis meet this requirement and therefore all of London's nitric oxide emissions
reduce by 3.5 percent. Particle pollution is expected to decrease by 4.5%.
If necessary, the gasoline engine produces electricity
Even in Germany could
The London electric taxi to help improve the air is a LEVC
convinced. Thus, the Embbady of England in Berlin was the scene of the first of
new vehicle, which will soon be on the continent –
distributed and maintained by Volvo dealers. Contracts are not yet for that
signed, but according to everyone involved, it's only a matter of time.
The first London electric taxi will be exported soon to the Netherlands
go, even the German interested parties already exist.
These must be with
59 600 euros plus sales taxes do not invest little money, but both
Taxi companies as well as shuttle services can use it for all guests
offer an original driving experience. In a London taxi, you drive differently.
There is room for six pbadengers at the back, each in a trio
sitting in front. Separated from them by the plexiglbad disc is the driver and
stay in touch by radio. About a ramp can very quickly too
Wheelchair to take on board.
But above all, you are in
the electric taxi on the way. After Geely took over the London Taxi Company
had been thinking intensely about the good path of electrification
CEO, Forster said. 300 million pounds sank in the redesign
of the car and a new factory. The concept of driving in the taxi is in itself
not new: hybrid technology plug-in, in addition to the electric motor
The gasoline engine is installed. The three-cylinder in the TX5 comes from Volvo, but drives
not the taxi itself, but a generator, in turn, the
Can charge batteries. The propulsion for the taxi comes alone from 110 kW (150
PS) strong electric motor.
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the vehicle that
can reach a maximum speed of 130 km / h, "able to travel long distances",
said Forster. By taxi from London every day this property is important if you
Sometimes a city pbadenger has to bring Heathrow Airport. In terms of
The distance is 50 to 80 kilometers for the round trip, and then it would be
The range of the battery charge – about 130 kilometers – already to a good extent
depleted. Thanks to the gasoline engine, the taxi does not have to be the same
again for a long time at a charging station.
Riding a taxi and saving money
The gas engine also helps
drivers, who have lived to a good extent outside of London, at work,
says Chris Gubbey, CEO of LEVC. "You do not lose any scope then
the way in their field of application. "According to Forster speaks against a bigger battery
as well as the still thin charging infrastructure: "When a big battery is empty,
I have to load it. But where am I then as a taxi driver? "
Fast charging allows a driver to recharge the battery during the lunch break.
takes about half an hour. On average, London taxi drivers
120 miles a day, just under 200 kilometers.
Even if the price of purchase
Not exactly down, Forster and Gubbey want businessmen to cost
convincing. First of all, the electric taxi does not have to travel every 12,000 kilometers
Inspection, but every 25,000. Second, there is a five-year limited warranty
batteries, no mileage limit. And thirdly, says Chris Gubbey, "you save
about 450 euros per month in operating costs, based on the price of electricity in English.
What are taxis then
need is a sufficiently dense network of fast charging stations. For London
The taxi manufacturer requires 150 charging points of this type by the end of the year and
300 to 2020. "Such a density", says one in a prospectus LEVC,
allow TX drivers to use the electric motor for a full shift.
However, the manufacturer does not want to build this infrastructure, the
This leaves a task for the electricity companies or the public sector.
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