The LEVC TX^[1] (previously known as the TX5) is a purpose-built hackney carriage manufactured by the British commercial vehicle maker London EV Company (LEVC), a subsidiary of the Chinese carmaker Geely.^[2] It is the latest in a succession of purpose-built hackney carriages produced by LEVC and various predecessor entities. The LEVC TX is a plug-in hybrid range-extender electric vehicle.^[2][3]

The vehicle is designed to comply with Transport for London’s Taxi Private Hire regulations, which banned new diesel-powered taxis from January 2018, requiring zero-emissions capability.^[4]

In the late 2000s, Geely was in talks over the possibility of converting London's black cabs into electric-powered vehicles.^[5] From 2014, Geely invested £480m in LEVC to develop a new taxi, with a new factory to be built near Coventry.^[6][7][8] Geely hoped to manufacture 36,000 vehicles per annum.^[9] The vehicle entered production in 2017.^[6]

In January 2020, LEVC announced plans to market the TX in Japan^[10] with Fleetway and Service Company as the Japanese distributor.^[11] Deliveries were reported to be made in Q2 2020.^[11]

LEVC reported that taxis were sold in Azerbaijan for Baku Taxi Service in March 2020.^[12]

The LEVC TX is built on a unique platform, underpinned by a bonded aluminium chassis built in the UK, giving the LEVC TX a 32 percent parts localisation rate by value. China and Europe each account for 32 percent of the content, while United States content is 4 percent.^[13]

The LEVC TX is powered by a full-electric hybrid drivetrain. It drives in full-electric mode all the time, but is recharged by an 81-horsepower (60 kW; 82 PS) Volvo-sourced 1.5-litre turbocharged three-cylinder petrol engine.

The LEVC TX is fitted with a 33 kilowatt-hours (120 MJ) battery pack supplied by LG Chem, and powers a 110-kilowatt (148 hp; 150 PS) Siemens-built electric motor for traction.^[14] When the battery pack has insufficient charge to power the vehicle, the petrol engine is claimed to achieve 36.7 mpg_‑imp (7.7 L/100 km; 30.6 mpg_‑US).^[15]

The charge connectors are mounted either side of the radiator grille, and are a CCS socket, capable of 50 kW DC and 22 kW AC, and an optional 50 kW capable CHAdeMO connector.^[16]

In accordance to London taxi regulation, the LEVC TX offers a turning circle of 8.45 metres (27.7 ft) (4.23 m (13.9 ft) of radius) which made possible by the front wheels that turn up to 63 degrees, instead of the typical 38 degrees.^[17][18]

The TX took advantage of 2018 Transport for London rules that allowed only zero-emission capable vehicles to become additions to the city's taxi fleet.^[19] By February 2018 it was the only taxi capable of meeting these rules.^[19][20]

By April 2022, over 5,000 TX vehicles has been sold in London, around a third of London's taxi fleet.^[21] In May 2022, LEVC announced that over 7,000 taxis had been sold worldwide.^[22]

Outside London, the TX5 also serves as a taxi in Austria,^[23] Australia,^[24] Azerbaijan,^[25] China,^[24] Denmark,^[11] France,^[11] Germany,^[26] India,^[27] Israel,^[28][29] Japan,^[30] Poland,^[31] Spain^[32] and Switzerland.^[11]

• LEVC VN5, a plug-in hybrid panel van based on the LEVC TX