The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC), manufacturer of the plug-in range extender TX taxi, has unveiled a new Space Oriented Architecture (SOA), marking its transformation from a taxi manufacturer into an e-mobility solutions provider.
Developed over the last 2.5 years in collaboration with parent company Geely at R&D centres in China, Sweden, the U.K., and Germany, the EV platform is designed to set new standards for onboard space and bring zero local-emissions mobility to more consumers than ever before.
The new SOA gets an L-OS electronic architecture that will offer the computing power needed for SAE Level 4 autonomous driving LEVC states that the platform will be able to offer multiple seating and load-carrying configurations, allowing the firm to build products that will include both passenger carrying and commercial models atop it, while delivering advances in range, efficiency, safety, charging time, durability and connectivity.
This flexibility comes courtesy of a centrally-located battery, which gives the SOA a flat floor and maximises space for passengers or cargo.
The platform will support vehicles up to 5,995mm in length and 1,998mm in width, and can offer front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive layouts. The SOA will additionally be able to hold batteries with a capacity of 73kWh to 120kWh, which LEVC states will facilitate a range of up to 695km.
Perhaps most interestingly, the SOA will make use of an L-OS electronic architecture that mean it will be able to process computing demands to facilitate up to SAE Level 4 autonomous driving, offer a complete digital operating system, and be able to process new software received via over-the-air updates.
Developed over the last 2.5 years in collaboration with parent company Geely at R&D centres in China, Sweden, the U.K., and Germany, the EV platform is designed to set new standards for onboard space and bring zero local-emissions mobility to more consumers than ever before.
This flexibility comes courtesy of a centrally-located battery, which gives the SOA a flat floor and maximises space for passengers or cargo.
The platform will support vehicles up to 5,995mm in length and 1,998mm in width, and can offer front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive layouts. The SOA will additionally be able to hold batteries with a capacity of 73kWh to 120kWh, which LEVC states will facilitate a range of up to 695km.
Perhaps most interestingly, the SOA will make use of an L-OS electronic architecture that mean it will be able to process computing demands to facilitate up to SAE Level 4 autonomous driving, offer a complete digital operating system, and be able to process new software received via over-the-air updates.
