LEVC appoints new dealer in Glasgow
The world’s most advanced electric taxi is now officially available to buy from Glasgow’s first franchised LEVC dealer. Opening yesterday, 16th April 2019, LEVC Glasgow, located at Taggart’s Volvo showroom in Hillington Park Glasgow will be the new home of the LEVC TX in Scotland’s largest city run by Head of Business Derek Muir and operating as part of Taggart’s Motor Group.
With around 20 TX electric taxis already operating across Glasgow, the appointment of an official dealer will further support the adoption of zero emission capable taxis. With the TX, LEVC has completely redesigned the taxi, helping taxi drivers to lower their running costs, while offering passengers a more premium experience. Gary Bowers, the first taxi driver in Glasgow to take delivery of TX last year said: “The most surprising thing about the TX is the savings on maintenance and fuel.” Overall, Gary has already saved “several thousand pounds” maintaining the vehicle and regularly saves at least £75 per week on fuel. The official arrival of the LEVC TX in Glasgow comes at a time when Scotland is heavily investing in improving air quality and encouraging the adoption of electric vehicles. Glasgow City Council has already begun to implement its electric vehicle strategy with £625,000 awarded by Transport Scotland to develop an existing charge point network – consisting of over 100 charge point locations.
Meanwhile, Edinburgh has just announced plans to install a further 66 charge points across the city. Drivers of TX will be able to make the most of any charge point on offer with the flexible charging options available on TX: both CHAdeMO and CCS are available. TX boasts a pure electric range of 81 miles and a total range of 344 miles including use of the ‘range extender’.
Derek Muir, Head of Business of LEVC Glasgow said: “We are delighted to announce the opening of our new LEVC Glasgow business operating from our Volvo showroom in Hillington. Our dedicated team are on hand to provide information on the amazing technology behind the TX and look forward to welcoming taxi drivers at our open days on 16th and 17th April where display vehicles and demonstrators will be available to test drive.’
Steve Cootes, Sales, Marketing and Aftersales Director, LEVC said: “We very much look forward to working with Derek and the team at LEVC Glasgow to deliver our purpose built, electric taxis into the West of Scotland. So far, we have had some really good feedback on the product from drivers in Scotland, with reported savings of around £100 per week in fuel - in addition to the added comfort and smoother ride.
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