Driving the New ‘Black Cab’

Driving the New ‘Black Cab’

Anyone who’s driven a black cab for a day, let alone a lifetime, will know that it’s not really a high point in motoring. The driver’s space is packed and uncomfortable, the steering is heavy and the body shudders alarmingly. The new six-passenger LEVC TX Taxi is not like that. Driving it feels like gliding. As we drive it today, it’s powered only by its electric motor, and there’s barely any wind, road or mechanical noise. The 1.3-litre petrol, three-cylinder range-extender engine is off because the taxi is working easily…

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