Tell us your Black Cab experiences below!

@ChinaSongsCollection

Жыл бұрын

Electric taxis will always be more comfortable than ICE taxis regardless of whether it's the Black Cab or not. Also just like to mention that the 1st city in the world to have ALL public transport as electric is Shenzhen in China. ALL taxis, buses, and trains in Shenzhen are electric. And have been this way for many years.

@lawrenceli3659

Жыл бұрын

My friend and I took a black Taxi (in 2008)about 10 mins and it cost £50-60. That was expensive 😢

@Moshimulations

Жыл бұрын

Why does it sound like a mice doing a long squeak? lol

@Western_Decline

Жыл бұрын

London’s Chinese e-Cabs, let’s get real.

@Dodilafir

Жыл бұрын

I love the traditional black cabs, but happy to ride the new eV, hopefully this summer.

American will say that this will pose national security problems and British will be forced to ban this Taxi

@eddieyeoh4098

Жыл бұрын

You mean there are ‘ spies ‘ in automobile parts??? 😂😂😂

@HTeo-og1lg

Жыл бұрын

@@eddieyeoh4098 . Let us remember the Tik-Tok fiasco of 2023, compliments of US Congresspersons. "Can Tik-Tok 'spy' on my (Internet) network?" (paraphrased)

@achangyw

Жыл бұрын

LOL worried about not able to obtain spare parts tantamount to national security problem. Hahaha

@waichong9389

Жыл бұрын

Come on we all know what ever the American's says . Is all true 😅😂. One thing I would like the UK citizens to have is the 5 G internet from China. Is very cheap and fast here in Hong Kong. All you want data for a month is under four pounds. I get it for my family and friends when they come over .

@rabbitazteca23

Жыл бұрын

lol tale as old as time

As far as I know, Geely Group, the Chinese automotive company responsible for producing this Taxi, also owns Volvo and Lotus.

@marsmellow1589

Жыл бұрын

I`ve been in the factory and they use the Lotus production method for the alluminium monocoques. Quite interesting.

@etow8034

Жыл бұрын

...and Lynk&Co and PoleStar Volvo's EV division !

@PonyL-6688

Жыл бұрын

And then possibly Aston Martin🤔

@diuco17

Жыл бұрын

And is the biggest share holder of mercedes benz.

@hermesliteratus882

Жыл бұрын

@@diuco17 That's what I say.

I live in Shanghai and we've had electric cabs for almost a decade already. I loved them from the start with their smooth, quiets rides...

@mildlydispleased3221

Жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry.

@blackknight4996

Жыл бұрын

@@mildlydispleased3221 Sorry for not having it?.... that's your fate... I'm very pleased you don't have it.

@mildlydispleased3221

Жыл бұрын

@@blackknight4996 Having to live in Shanghai.

@blackknight4996

Жыл бұрын

@@mildlydispleased3221 You can't afford it.

@shrikhiran3956

Жыл бұрын

I heard KZread is banned in china, how do you comment here?

Proud to have worked for the company for a while and participated in the TX5 development process, really glad to hear ppl loving the end product

I applaud this episode no politics just keeping it grounded about what matters to local needs in fact Geely has really defined value for money for their vehicles

@jaadotech

Жыл бұрын

There’s a smoke and mirrors style avoidance of reassuring anyone that the recharging station capability for the London cabs capacity is at all close to being viable, meaning those little Internal Combustion Engines range extenders would likely be used near 100% of the time during peak hours. I would love someone with facts and data to prove my comment untrue but this is the known problem.

@HenRy-bm9ww

11 ай бұрын

Which is surprising given 99% of Western coverage of anything remotely related to China and Chinese people is always negative. Props to them.

@HasxVoiks

10 ай бұрын

You think there is no politics? You need to do a bit more research behind the video. Firslty, these taxis are extremely expensive and prices have been set extraordinarily high to prevent taxi drivers from buying them. Secondly the reason these taxis are forced onto workers is because of their "zero emissions", however video fails to mention that almost all taxi drivers use the back up 1.5l petrol engine, so no this video is highly controversial and very political. It's pushing some false agenda

@Egal0190

10 ай бұрын

I was surprised, too, as DW is one of those NATO indoctrinated medias that are usually echoing nothing but lies about China, Russia, Iran, Syria and all those other countries that refuse to sell out their resources and their people to US/UK/EU corporations.

London cab really is an icon when it comes to taxis of the world.

@keithkhan174

Жыл бұрын

A British icon made in China...Monty Pyton-esqe...what next? The coronation crown & coach made in China? The British election ballots counted in China by the CCCP?

@Western_Decline

Жыл бұрын

Yea, LEVC is a subsidiary of Geely, Chinese car manufacturer. The West is in decline.

@xrismanessa3993

Жыл бұрын

It’s like World Series in America which is only played in America but call it World Series

@user-fo9oz7qw1i

Жыл бұрын

so DW title is called Chinese Electrical Taxi takeover LONON, but I never hear it is American Electrical Taxi takeover.. those western journalists need to be made more critical of their western indoctrination, not helpful to its citizens

@mkviis

Жыл бұрын

Germany, Mercedes taxis, E class 2000-2023 same goes for S class, it's nostalgic

EV is very suitable as taxis, low maintenance cost and reliable. I’ve heard an interview of a Chinese taxi driver said he drove BYD e5 for 5 years with 1 million km distance. He only spend 400 CNY in total on service and repairs in the 5 years. Almost no service required. The breaks were barely used because of the energy recovery feature. Also BYD offers one battery replacement for free for the taxis on certain years. By law the car above 1 million kms will be forced recycled. So he changed another BYD EV again.

@mickgatz214

Жыл бұрын

But why "force recycle" it?......

@MrSuperunix

Жыл бұрын

@@mickgatz214 应该是，强制报废

@user-xr1gb9bo1i

Жыл бұрын

Such BS! BYD ev cars in China, When you buy it new less than a year, the secondary market the price drops to only half of the original price, also there are many electrical problems!

@ellis777777

Жыл бұрын

brake, not break

@vrealzhou

Жыл бұрын

@@ellis777777 thanks

you can never go wrong with geely, byd or nio in ev

@andymcrae4661

Жыл бұрын

Stolen technology

The older black cabs look like the Chrysler PT cruiser lol. The electric one looks so much better. What an update!

Taxi, being a city transport with designated parking - and hence, charging - locations is the best use case for EV.

@stefanosong9314

Жыл бұрын

Most of Taxi you see in China are EVs. It all started many years ago in Shenzhen from BYD

London Taxis are basically base on Geely's platforms since Geely bought LTI back in 2007. The first London Taxi to include some Chinese R&D was the TX4 introduced in 2007 (the year when Geely bought most of LTI)

@andymcrae4661

Жыл бұрын

No such thing as Chinese R & D

@asdfghjkl92213

Жыл бұрын

@@andymcrae4661 your looking at one right now, most of this cap is designed by geely

@jay-uo2bi

Жыл бұрын

@@andymcrae4661 not sure how you can be so clueless

@josephguo3429

Жыл бұрын

@@andymcrae4661 ya, Tiangong Space Station was designed by Oxford U?!

@Neojhun

Жыл бұрын

@@andymcrae4661 Oh there very much is Chinese R&D in certain fields. Just less in automotive. Chinese R&D get wierd and wacky. Stuff other people wouldn't bother doing.

They're pretty quick, too, I inadvertently drag-raced one on its way out of London (whilst keeping within the speed limit, of course!)

@DWREV

10 ай бұрын

We need more details!

Fantastic 👍🇬🇧 This is what you can achieve when we all work together , a fusion of the old and new coupled with the East & the West , outstanding 👍

@adamanthony7465

Жыл бұрын

Why did British capital not invest?

@dijikstra8

Жыл бұрын

@@adamanthony7465 Because private capital does not think long term. They want profits tomorrow and are hesitant to invest in projects that will only materialize years down the road. China started investing in battery and EV infrastructure almost two decades ago, that's why they are so far ahead now.

3:26 Mr. Bronson needs to see the BYD D1 and FAW Bestune NAT. The LEVC TX is a nice dedicated taxi but there’re others out there…again, from the Chinese.

This feels Bentley had a cullinan baby somehow 😂😂😂

@DWREV

Жыл бұрын

We see what you mean!

@Western_Decline

Жыл бұрын

@@DWREV Do you just ignore all the comments that celebrate China’s success in EVs and in building this vehicle?

The electric London taxi is so cool looking!

The commentator barley acknowledged all this was possible because of China EV industry. Just saying the designers (replicate old model) got lot more credit than the manufacturer (new tech). I am glad they stay with the classic look, its part of london's culture. Like yellow cabs in NY😂😂😂

@etow8034

Жыл бұрын

DW is anti-China !

@petervan7372

Жыл бұрын

dw is just like any other wmm fake news

@DanielBos

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, a bit disingenuous... LEVC didn't "cooperate with Geely", they're a wholy owned subsidiary of Geely.

@petervan7372

Жыл бұрын

@@DanielBos dw is just a fake news as any other wmm

@rabbitazteca23

Жыл бұрын

noticed that, too, lol.

great to finally see a positive DW documentary!

@jbcola74

Жыл бұрын

Not positive for the EU car industry, and chinese car reliance not positive for taiwan.

Having lived in London and New York, the room and ease of access in the London Cabs is so much better than the NY cabs. Not to mention the quality of the seats and benefits of sitting opposite someone you want to talk to instead of beside them. Not sure if they would every make it to other countries but they would be a benefit.

@oronjoffe

Жыл бұрын

They are sold in many other countries, but they’re relatively expensive, so they’re unlikely to overtake other makers.

@anthonydowling3356

Жыл бұрын

There are a few in Bangkok .Not as a regular taxi but as a Hotel VIP service .

Took it a few times in London and simply love it.

I hate riding in all the previous diesel black cabs. These are really nice to ride in. They actually remind me of being in the back of a newer rolls Royce with how silent they are and how smoothly they ride, the panoramic roof is a nice feature too.

@jamesdanton9033

Жыл бұрын

What are you, on the sales team? What do they run on? Coal, that's what.

@Jonathan_Doe_

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesdanton9033 Look up the proportion of U.K. electricity that’s actually produced by coal. Go on. Search for “national grid live”. Coal accounted for just 0.6% of electricity produced in the UK last week. Coal isn’t a significant part of the UK’s grid supply any more. It’s use increased slightly at the start of the Ukraine conflict, but we’ve found other sources of gas now, so it’s back out the window. I’d rather some relatively clean, massively filtered smoke from a natural gas a power station in the middle of nowhere, with a forest around it, than massively carcinogenic diesel smoke getting fired straight at the pavement, in the middle of a city.

@kenbee1957

11 ай бұрын

​@jamesdanton9033 From your comments all over this video, I take it you really hate coal?

Like it or not, China is going to dominate the global EVs industry. Even Tesla is working with CATL the biggest EVs batteries producer. MG which is another Chinese bought over British brand is producing EVs which is well accepted in the global market and is competing with another Chinese EV brand BYD.

@etow8034

Жыл бұрын

China produces 80% of batteries for EVs, the US less than 2% ! ...LoL

@waichong9389

Жыл бұрын

Watch out for the NIO . Everyone that has test drive a Tesla and NIO . 75 percent likes NIO more because is much better.

@Featherface01

Жыл бұрын

Hopefully they won't start spontaneously combusting like a lot the BYDs in China. 🔥

@user-vm9fc8ub4c

Жыл бұрын

​@@waichong9389 it may be because Tesla steals the consuction to the driver, you are not allowed to comit mistakes, the computer correctd you, but what we need is only electric vehicles, not selfdriving cars, we want the freedom to drive

@user-ih9pg5dp7m

Жыл бұрын

@@user-vm9fc8ub4c thats just u. I want free time to do other things.

The quality, tech & ergonomics are great in these new cabs compared to the old ones. I’m always pleased if I catch one in central 👍

4:30 - "Inside, we kept the proportions of the interior" - the most distinctive feature of the London Cab, its tall roof, flat floor and vis-a-vis cabin shown with a single quick dark shot. Instead, there are many shots of the taxi driving around. Pitiful job, DW.

Its time we stop painting China as the boogey man. We can achieve more together. Amazing stuff!😊

@johnsmith-cw3wo

Жыл бұрын

we must crush communism. 💪💪

@rickyamin1876

Жыл бұрын

​@@johnsmith-cw3wo dude this video is talking about taxis and DON'T try to pretend to be smart to try to create unnecessary stuff 🙄..... Btw don't worry I'm not from China just telling the truth so PLEASE get your brain check by the specialist and get a hike 😂

@boli1435

Жыл бұрын

​@@johnsmith-cw3wo we must eradicate ignorance

@piplupempoleon4225

Жыл бұрын

​@@johnsmith-cw3wostill living in 1990s? China is capitalist one party state

@dlee8787

Жыл бұрын

@@johnsmith-cw3wo 😁说实话我为沉浸在意识形态迷思中的人类感到无奈。这只不过是不同族类的统治阶级用来训练自己势力范围的人民的招数。

Kudos to them for the excellent design , it blends well within London .

Loved your presentation, and how you were able to keep that Iconic look.Go Great Britain!!!!!

So glad to see this form being propelled into the future. My favorite feature is that with a built-in, fold out ramp, for a wheelchair the classic taxi is roll-on/roll-off. My last time in London, in 2017, it was pounding down rain and that ramp was a real lifesaver.

EV cars for goodness of mother earth ... very excited

Like the unionjack print behind the grill. Great collaboration; always like the black cab.

Saw a water company van made by these guys yesterday. Same front end. Really good idea.

I was fortunate to travel in the new electric London cab in Paris recently.I realised it had an electric motor and i must say it was a very pleasant and comfortable experience.Much better than the old cabs.Job well done.

Wow, I've seen this taxi before, the drivers are so kind to ladies who are in need for a ride, bless their kind hearts ❤❤

Great to see new world technology, from China this time, being adopted in London.

@ChevyBM

Жыл бұрын

There is nothing great about buying stuff from communist china. They will be the next country that does the same crazy stuff as russia have done.

@FatherOf1450

Жыл бұрын

he is indian, no china company for him, he is gonna bring Tata Motors in~ @@bbasleigh6149

I really love this iconic taxi, hope Shanghai can have the same model❤

Absolutely Fabulous! London cabs are iconic! A little like the old American NYC Checkers! But now, unfortunately, Uber is taking over...

@hongkongpong5588

Жыл бұрын

.. Later will be ban by Pm..

These taxis are comfortable, silent and very popular now. Some even have panoramic sunroof! All drivers are happy with them.

The TX looks amazing btw, reminds me of the Mini designed under BMW... retains all the signature styling and details yet looks modern and retro at the same time

@RandallSlick

10 ай бұрын

@antwango the BMW Mini was, is and will for ever remain a disgrace to the name of the original. A theme-park car for theme-park people. We British love our cultural icons so much we sell them to the lowest bidder.

Lovely! I have to do this!

I had a ride in an all-electric taxi in 1976 in Birmingham UK. It had a range of 100 miles and a top speed of 55mph. It was made by Lucas and designed by Ogle. It was far ahead of its time. It was yellow.

@solapowsj25

Жыл бұрын

Lucas was the most common name in automobile electricals in those days. Trusted.

@DWREV

Жыл бұрын

That's amazing! Would you happen to have any photographs of it? If you do, send them to us on rev.community@dw.com.

@cedriclynch

Жыл бұрын

​@@DWREV Lucas also produced hundreds of electric vans in the late 1970s and early 80s, some of which were converted to minibuses. Most were conversions of the Bedford CF or the British Leyland Sherpa. They used lead-acid batteries and a separately-excited DC motor with electronic controller. It was possible to get 100 miles but you had to drive very gently and slowly. 40 or 50 miles was more like what you would get if you drove at normal traffic speed. With lead-acid batteries the range you get is much more affected by how you drive than with lithium-ion batteries. In 1980 the only real alternative to the lead-acid battery was the nickel-cadmium battery; this was more durable and could give a somewhat longer range but was much more expensive.

They are absolutely beautiful almost like a limousine 🇬🇧

The UK chose to exclude China from any involvement in the design or construction of HS1 and HS2 ... makes absolutely no sense!

@makotohanazawa6560

Жыл бұрын

if only every country could have chinese/ japanese standard hsr

@quanfung5958

Жыл бұрын

Take a look at house of Lords all those out of date people ....they need a groovy train as well to keep them happy ?😂

@peter-world-traves

Жыл бұрын

It makes sense for US..,

@mchparity

Жыл бұрын

Chinese high speed rail way benefits from modular scalable designs from the tracks on the ground to the station canopies above. It's not much use if one's only building a single line. Better spend that budget on consultants.

@5RoadsSalem4

Жыл бұрын

It certainly makes sense from economics and security point of view. We don’t want Chinese to build our infrastructure.

Employing alternate energy for transportation is a great initiative.

It's not the worlds only "purposefully designed taxi",Toyota manufactures the bespoke JPN hybrid lpg/ev taxi in Japan .

@ChinaSongsCollection

Жыл бұрын

Not sure what he means by "purposefully designed taxis" because I would have thought taxis in most countries would be specifically designed as taxis.

@HTeo-og1lg

Жыл бұрын

@@ChinaSongsCollection . Typical hype (aka "over-spin") of so-called Brit's artifices.

@evolaner

Жыл бұрын

Well Toyota taxi now share same architecture of its Sienta MPV, although not look alike from outside. So technically not bespoke like London taxi

@metricstormtrooper

Жыл бұрын

@@evolaner it's a whole different body and interior, people classed the FX as a bespoke Taxi and that was built on an Austin Chassis.

@51tomtomtom

Жыл бұрын

Looking at the mentioned Toyota you understand at what car they looked................

Kudos to Savoy Hotel for making people drive on the right side of the road.

great to see - all big cities to follow this

A Taxi driver was saying to his passenger: "I like driving a cab because I am my own boss and no one tells me what to do" The passenger: "Turn left here, please"

@metricstormtrooper

Жыл бұрын

Aren't you a clever cloggs.

@DWREV

Жыл бұрын

😆

@boyantrifonov

Жыл бұрын

@@DWREV No offense to cab drivers. I think they are doing an important service to society and are not paid enough to sit in traffic all day and deal with bad entitled customers. It is something to think about. Even if you are self employed or an entrepreneur your “boss” is the customer. So in reality working people usually have a boss.

@superduper9357

Жыл бұрын

Jimmy Carr joke!

@boyantrifonov

Жыл бұрын

@@superduper9357 No it is NOT. You can find this joke in a gazillion places.

American/European, Japanese, and Korean auto manufacturers are lucky that Chinese ev brands have not entered the US market yet. I am unsure how well they would be able to compete against Chinese ev brands.

@DWREV

Жыл бұрын

Nio's aiming to enter the US market in 2025. It's going to be really interesting to see what happens then.

@WalterGao

Жыл бұрын

@@DWREV If only Nio can survive in 2024, nice car, bad strategy.

@michelwan9073

Жыл бұрын

@@DWREV with 25% Tax i am not so optimistic

@jamesc3622

Жыл бұрын

This is unfair to China, as Chinese people have bought a lot of American cars

Love to see it with an Austin badge.

Taxis are ones of the best vehicles to go electric. No one needs a taxi to sound or look cool. Range is not a problem since they mostly going around in the city and a charger is never too far away. And no matter where the electricity is coming from, at least they lower the emission in the city. AND they kept the iconic look, brilliant idea.

I was in London in December and saw a lot of electric taxis. Although I was having a hard time telling what ones were electric as they look the same as the diesel ones. Can’t wait until they are all electric.

This is probably the most advanced cabs in the world, British + Chinese technology = world beating.

@johnsmith-cw3wo

Жыл бұрын

yes... British aesthetic and Chinese quality...

@eyeofthetiger6002

Жыл бұрын

@@johnsmith-cw3wo sat in one recently, felt like I'm in a Rolls Royce compared to the old London taxis!🤣

@piplupempoleon4225

Жыл бұрын

British technology,? UK government is the second most hostile country to china after US

Awesome !

fantastic, fitting I love it

Chinese cities have implemented electric taxi long time ago. I am glad that the UK is also doing so. But the U.S. who pushed China is too far lagging behind.

@Ruihengmi

Жыл бұрын

China made electric buses are sold quite well in usa.

@gazgaz2767

Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen 1 EV taxi in Jilin northern China they do not perform in cold weather it cuts the range by 40%

@redditboy9143

Жыл бұрын

Muttricuck bros

@benedictdesilva6677

Жыл бұрын

@@gazgaz2767 A feeble counter-argument. The technological issue in the cold is to keep the batteries warm. The operational challenge is cooling the batteries. During regular charging (more so during quick charging) and often during use, battery packs have to be cooled by technological means (coolant fluids and ventilators) - ever heard ventilators blowing when EVs are being charged, and during high performance use? On cold days the need for cooling of battery pack while charging is less. After charging, the heat conserved in the insulated battery pack ensures no loss in performance - continued use of the well-insulated battery keeps it warm and performing even at cold ambient temperatures. The postulated range loss of 40 % can only be the projected loss after "cold start" of EVs that have been standing out (overnight) in extreme cold without being charged - and poorly-engineered - i.e. *cold* - battery packs. Thermo-regulation of battery-packs is a pretty trivial technological challenge.

@user-uk4jl4ot6y

Жыл бұрын

USA is still phasing out the stagecoaches.

Great innovation!

This is amazing

Yep I saw E120 KHX in Sydney about 15 yrs ago. So it was someone's privately imported car in Australia

Great. What an experience. Made my London holiday awesome.

Great to see a veteran taxi driver embrace the electric vehicle so much - I actually met a driver of a Taxi the same as this at an EV charger near Hatfield and he was a bit disappointed with the EV range of around 60 miles but was happy in how it drove as well.

@burlhorse61

Жыл бұрын

thought they normally do 200miles?that's short

@markreed9853

Жыл бұрын

@@burlhorse61 while the below information are the official figures you never really get that in the "real world " -The LEVC TX5 EREV range extended electric vehicle (EREV) is equipped with a battery capacity of 31 kWh, delivering a range of 128 km / 80 miles (NEDC). The total extended range of the TX5 EREV is 606 km or 379 miles. 

@burlhorse61

Жыл бұрын

@@markreed9853 whats does extended range mean?

@markreed9853

Жыл бұрын

@@burlhorse61 It means the full range with battery and petrol engine with a full tank of fuel. This vehicle has a battery AND a 1.5Ltr petrol engine so it can switch to electric-only in central London but switch to petrol when outside or when the battery is running low. It's like a hybrid BUT electric motors are powering the wheels all the time. The only car like this is the BMWi3 REX.

@burlhorse61

Жыл бұрын

@@markreed9853 so it's a hybrid vehicle ,more or less.thought it's totally electric

Trying to learn the basics of Installing & supplying to Charging Stations. Even Golf Carts have issues. Great concept if It's supported & safe.

Very interesting and instructive video - thank you. My experience with London taxis goes back to 1965-67, when I lived there. Many of the taxis were Austin FX3s, with rattly diesel engines. I saw a few of Beardmores too.

No other carmaker in the world would put money into a low volume nameplate operation like this. Geely is buying goodwil, and sticking the foot into Europe. American, Japanese , and European carmakers take notice. The Chinese want your markets.

@Western_Decline

Жыл бұрын

Only Chinese cars have the technological sophistication to make these EVs. Japan is out to lunch on EVs.

@yudogcome5901

Жыл бұрын

The car is sold as a family car in China, but sales are modest

@serafinacosta7118

Жыл бұрын

@@yudogcome5901 interesting. At least they found a captive market. And there is some sunk cost in its development and tooling.

Fun fact only apart from England, Azerbaijan uses those cabs too

@DWREV

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info, Japan has their own version of the black cab.

@medialex78

Жыл бұрын

@msmissy6888 So these are used in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, too?

@Kuricang31

Жыл бұрын

​@@medialex78Yes they are. But only a handful of them in Northern Ireland as older TX4 were still in used

@achangyw

Жыл бұрын

Oh really!

@k.k.c8670

Жыл бұрын

They use London cabs in Azerbaijan!? Didn't know that. Imported from the UK?

I love the union jack in the grill

👍👍👍👍 Excellent choice

The iconic double decker buses will be next if not already.

@DWREV

Жыл бұрын

BYD has already built all-electric double deckers for London - the Enviro 400EV.

@Western_Decline

Жыл бұрын

@@DWREV is that Chinese as well?!

@zhoma982

Жыл бұрын

​@@Western_DeclineYes

Why can't the Brits make anything anymore?

@foxbat473

Жыл бұрын

Unions

@CM73878

Жыл бұрын

The electric cab is designed and made in the UK by LEVC which is owned by Geely, a Chinese company, the same company which owns Volvo. It would be uneconomic for any company to design and produce a cab which sells in relatively low numbers without support from a larger partner, British or foreign.

@tvdinner325

Жыл бұрын

@@CM73878 So, another iconic British symbol, owned by a foreign country. Got it. Maybe they should sell Buckingham Palace too?

@LaowaiDaveJCP

Жыл бұрын

​@@tvdinner325 remember exploiting foreign lands was the key to the British lux to begin with so yeah karma hitting back

@tvdinner325

Жыл бұрын

@@LaowaiDaveJCP Germans? Read a history book.

I love looking at these black cabs as I drive through london in the back of an Uber.

I must say I think this is only really iconic to Londoners. For me a taxi is a Merc E-class, as that is what was the most used car for taxi service when I grew up.

Thank you, China.

Who ever makes it as long as it improves the standard of living of the country. For poor or rich people

The most recognisable car in the *world* that I have never seen!

Tha cab driver 😍 I ❤️ him!!! Proper Londoner👍🏻😍❤️

I Love everything related to China..absolutely Brilliant!

@MARCRON_MARCRON

Жыл бұрын

everything related to China , got high views

@eoinoconnell185

Жыл бұрын

Especially their credit score !

England, Germany, France, Italy have huge motor companies but China rules the streets.

Nice new electric cab

The new Nissan X-trail runs a petrol motor to drive an electric drivetrain. This one is of similar concept, but with 130km of pure electric range. This is superb for cities.

I'm learning to become a Black cap driver but I'm really worry about the price of those Electric taxis, its extremly expensive

I would never know that BYD stands for Build Your Dreams if Doug Demuro weren't in exist

I got into a London cab and the driver told me, Taxi divers are there own bosses, they can start when they want, stop when they want and have complete freedom. I said can you turn right at the next street 😂😂

that is DOPE!

It's very lovely to see that they've retained the "Britishness" of those taxies yet they've moved on with modernization.

Chinese technology brings affordable pricing to humanity.

@am_ma

Жыл бұрын

You mean chinese prices make technology affordable for everyone.

Great car, great electric cab

They should do a purpose built PHEV cab like this for NYC but make it look like the classic Checker Marathon cabs.

@DWREV

Жыл бұрын

We love this idea, what a great way to move into the future and go back in time, all at once :-)

great, love it but why such a small range? Anyone buying an EV in 2023 is expecting at least 300 miles of range (with now 50-100miles added every year, as bettery tech progresses rapidly. There are cars for the same price that can do between 400-500 miles per charge). This taxi has less than 100 miles? Even my Fiat 500e EV from last year can do 200miles in city driving conditions and MG4 can do 300 for less than £30k.

@challenger2205

Жыл бұрын

What, 300 miles for a cap that spends its entire life in Intown? Not really needed, at least the Londoners don't think it's needed, otherwise, they will request the company to change the design. The batteries are heavy, less batteries, better handling and ride quality.

@challenger2205

Жыл бұрын

And these cabs have to be wheelchair accessible, so they may just not have enough space under the floor.

@copaloadofthis

Жыл бұрын

At 7:24 it briefly mentions it having a “small fuel based range extender” which maybe increases its range above what the battery can supply. It would be interesting to see how much further the car can travel using the range extender. It might also help to justify its relatively high price.

@megapangolin1093

Жыл бұрын

@@challenger2205 And carrying less weight, which means using less electricity, save the planet. Noone needs to drive alone ina 2.5 tonne SUV, 1 tonne max is all that is needed.

@Fernandwinnie

Жыл бұрын

Mercedes for the rest of us…you can keep these things in London.

EV taxi is for the world!

That's great 👍

Although it is certainly unique, the London Taxi is not the only purpose-built taxi. For decades, the Toyota Comfort and Nissan Crew have been the standard taxis in many Asian cities for decades and the LNG versions starting in the 1990s provided an alternative to diesel engines.

I am surprised the UK allows this without American permission

@ex0duzz

Жыл бұрын

USA will tell them in 5 years that they are security threat and thus need to throw them all away and buy American brand cars as replacement and they will agree.

@tomjones7184

Жыл бұрын

Where you from?

@alex.velasco

Жыл бұрын

Nonsense.

@ffbeexaid4509

Жыл бұрын

Same 😂

@seowkhoontan9534

Жыл бұрын

Uk allowed Geely to take over LEVC in 2013 as there was no other potential white knight. Also geopolitics were not so complicated then.

the cab is beautiful.

So cool 😎 ⚡️⚡️

Now Peter Powell is the ambassador that company needs .😂😂👍👍

It’s interesting to see the capitalised “takeover” in the title, which exemplifies how media shape audience’s mind (or should I say, the prejudice) in a covert and consistent way.

Blessed love to all from Jamaica west Indies, can someone tell me who own the black taxi in London ?? Is it one company, or it the government !!

@Curling_Rack

Жыл бұрын

Chinese

@peterfong2241

Жыл бұрын

@@Curling_Rack Are you playing around with me bro ?? Chinese own all the black taxi in London England ?? Is that wat you are really saying ??.

@DWREV

Жыл бұрын

The drivers own or lease their cabs and are licensed with TFL (transport for London) These electric versions, The LEVC TX are made by a British commercial vehicle maker London EV Company (LEVC).

@DWREV

Жыл бұрын

@Jeff Black Cabs are generally owned by the drivers, with them functioning as their ‘shop’ for business.

@peterfong2241

Жыл бұрын

@@DWREV Ok, my heart rate is back to normal now, this explanation sounds better, they were made an English company, ok great not some Chinese crazy knock offs, own, or least by the drivers, ok that's not bad, honestly, I don't like hearing the word, or name Chinese period, those people come to mash up the world with inferior things, an policies, watching from Jamaica west Indies !!

it's not the only vehicle in the world built specifically to be a taxi.. there's also the Toyota JPN Taxi, overall they are similar to the London EV Taxi and designed for the exact same purpose

I’ve rode on one of these in hangzhou, china, where geeky is, apparently it’s not a London only taxi anymore

always Chinese cars are technologically advanced with latest automation , superior quality ( new cars) and very affordable

@dannicrane5577

Жыл бұрын

Copy & Paste

@rickyamin1876

Жыл бұрын

​@@dannicrane5577 no matter it's copy and paste or etc at least they did great on the other hand some big companies charge and sell much much higher compared to them

@weiliao7642

Жыл бұрын

@@dannicrane5577 from what? Europeans don’t even have one major EV battery company, majority of the battery production and tech patents are from China. Wake up, it’s 2023