The British company LEVC, owned by the Chinese holding Geely, began selling the large electric minivan L380 in China. It is currently available with a 6- or 8-seater cabin and a single- or dual-motor electric powertrain.
The Geely holding created the LEVC company in 2013, formerly it was called the London Taxi Company. Until recently, LEVC was a niche manufacturer of plug-in hybrid TX taxis and VN5 platform vans, using Volvo components and assemblies in their design. LEVC TX and LEVC VN5 are sold mainly in the UK, but there are also left-hand drive versions for continental Europe and some Asian countries.
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At the beginning of last year, the management of the Geely holding decided to turn LEVC into a large global commercial brand with a wide range of models. The first-born of the new model range was the L380 minivan on the SOA (Space Oriented Architecture) modular platform developed specifically for LEVC, which uses some elements of the SEA platform, well known from the passenger models of the Geely holding. The LEVC L380 is produced in China and sales began here today, and outside the Middle Kingdom the spectacular minivan will appear later — for example, in the UK it is expected only by 2026.
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The LEVC L380 received its name in honor of the famous wide-body passenger aircraft Airbus A380, although at the announcement stage the minivan was also called the Xspace — perhaps this name is being saved for export markets. There is not only a superficial similarity between the L380 minivan and the A380 aircraft: the minivan’s developers claim that the level of comfort in the LEVC L380 passenger seats corresponds to the first class of the Airbus A380 aircraft, but this is obviously true for versions that have six or fewer seats in the cabin, and in the most spacious 8-seater version, of course, you shouldn’t expect any airplane space. The photographs show only the 6-seater version; the manufacturer is hiding the 8-seater version for now, but is accepting orders for it. In the future, especially luxurious versions with three and four seats in the cabin are also promised.
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The richly equipped 6-seater version of the minivan has a panoramic transparent roof with an area of 2.18 m2 and a powerful Yamaha audio system (14 speakers). The seats in the second and third rows are installed on common longitudinal rails 1.9 m long; these seats can be moved back and forth and thus customize the interior configuration. All seats are equipped with a ventilation and heating system, the seats of the second and third rows also have built-in massagers, and passengers of the second row also have individual entertainment monitors (attached to the backs of the front seats) and service screens in the armrests.
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Overall length of LEVC L380 — 5316 mm, width — 1998 mm, height — 1940 mm, wheelbase — 3185 mm. Suspension — spring or pneumatic, front — McPherson type, rear — independent multi-link. Trunk volume for the 6-seater version is 1100 l, for the 8-seater version — 520 l.
At the start of sales, the LEVC L380 is available in four versions to choose from — Air, Pro, Max and Ultra. The Air and Pro versions have 6-seater cabins and a single electric motor on the rear axle, its maximum output is 272 hp. and 343 Nm, acceleration to 100 km/h takes 8.9 seconds, top speed is 170 km/h. The battery capacity of the Air version is 100 kWh, the Pro version is 116 kWh, the range on one charge is 570 and 675 km in the CLTC cycle, respectively.
The Max and Ultra versions are all-wheel drive with two electric motors, their maximum combined output is 544 hp. and 686 Nm. The twin-engine minivan reaches the first “hundred” in 5.5 seconds, and the maximum speed is 180 km/h. The Max version has an 8-seater cabin, the Ultra version has a 6-seater cabin, but they have the same battery capacity — 140 kWh, range on one charge — 785 and 805 km according to the CLTC cycle, respectively.
LEVC L380 in the Air version costs in China from 379,900 yuan (4.5 million rubles translated at the current exchange rate) , in the Pro version — from 439,900 yuan (5.2 million rubles). The Max and Ultra versions cost the same — from 479,900 yuan (5.7 million rubles).
For comparison, let's give the prices of the main competitors: the Li Mega electric minivan now costs in China from 529,800 yuan ( 6.3 million rubles), Xpeng X9 — from 359,800 yuan (4.3 million rubles).