London Electric Vehicle Company May Already Have 2nd Overseas Market Lined Up For New Electric Cab
The London Electric Vehicle Company came to terms with interested parties in Amsterdam (Netherlands) a couple of months back to sell and deploy some 225 units of the company’s new extended-range electric cab — with the deal set to represent the first deployment outside of London of the new electric version of the city’s iconic black cabs. That deal will see the electric cabs deployed as a component in a service to transport disabled and/or elderly people.
Now, the company’s CEO has revealed that a second overseas market (in Europe) may already be lined up — with talks looking likely to conclude relatively soon, possibly by the end of the year, according to the exec.
The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) CEO, Chris Gubbey, was quoted by Reuters as saying: “Quite soon hopefully there will be an announcement on the second one after Amsterdam. We’re getting very close now.”
It should be remembered here that the company, owned by Geely (a major corporation based out of China), is still in the process of expanding and building its production capacity.
The current plan is for the London Electric Vehicle Company to produce and sell around 10,000 vehicles to parties outside of the UK by the turn of the next decade. These vehicles won’t all be cabs, though, as the company has other vehicles (including a van) planned.
For more information on the London Electric Vehicle Company and its plans, see:
London Electric Taxis Now Performing Testing On London’s Streets
London Taxi Company Rebrands Itself As London EV Company, Dutch Company Orders 225 Vehicles
London Taxi Company Going Electric (#CleanTechnica Original)
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