In a major boost for the UK car industry, the Chinese car firm unveiling a ￡300million electric black cab factory in Coventry confirmed expansion plans today.
In the village of Ansty, manufacturer Geely will produce the new electric London Taxi Cab and create 1,000 jobs, after it pledged to invest a further ￡30million on top of the ￡295million cost of the factory.
The plant, which is the first new car factory in the UK for a decade, will also build an electric van alongside the world's first purpose-built, mass-market electric taxis as it ditches diesel.
Up to 500 more jobs and ￡30million of investment could be added as a result of the additional electric van project that could see total production peak at 36,000 electric vehicles a year.
robj3123, tring, United Kingdom, 21 hours ago
This must be the downside of Brexit then .............. UK is booming and will continue to do so !
这一定是脱欧的负面影响。。。英国正在繁荣并且将继续繁荣下去！
David Whitmore, London is tan, United Kingdom, 20 hours ago
UK company is taken over by Chinese company.Booming , okay, if you say so.
英国公司正被中国公司接管。繁荣，好吧，如果你硬要这么说的话。
Spike58, Dorking, United Kingdom, 21 hours ago
Good news. I was wondering when they would make an all electric London taxi and here it is. Given the focus on pollution right now this is an obvious move.
Roy Burstead Parva, Billericay, United Kingdom, 19 hours ago
The Cab will run on electric in congested Inner City areas but will switch to the engine on long runs to places like the airports. When they get back to London the batteries will be fully charged.
nj1, DPR Of Scotchland, United Kingdom, 22 hours ago
70 Mile range? WOW!.....
70英里的航程？哇。
Roy Burstead Parva, Billericay, United Kingdom, 19 hours ago
Are you being enthusiastic or critical ?
你这是赞赏呢还是批评？
nj1, DPR Of Scotchland, United Kingdom, 14 hours ago
More facetious :)
更多的是开玩笑 ：）
Viktor_ Meldrew, The Sunny South, United Kingdom, 19 hours ago
Not a lot of use no matter the hype!! A 70 mile range would be useless and as for providing charging points in London the spend more time charging then driving, unless using the petrol engine! So apart from the huge ramp in initial costs together with increased road tax since it'll attract the additional ￡320 pa for costing over ￡40k and ￡130pa for the normal tax from 1st April, no taxi driver would be able to make a profit from it! Come back when they are? more reasonably priced together with 300 mile range, then maybe it'd be worthwhile!!!
Goseth Jones, London Town, United Kingdom, 11 hours ago
Simply fit a spare Petrol engine on the roof of the electric cab for when the Juice runs out.
只要在电动的士上面安装一个汽油引擎就可以了，以备电量耗光。
Ann Onymous, I do not live in a city, United Kingdom, 21 hours ago
Excellent, but whatever happened to English entrepreneurs?
很好，但是英国的企业家怎么了？
TellingItRight, London, United Kingdom, 20 hours ago
They all want to be builders and hair and beauty technicians.
他们都想成为建筑商以及美发和美容技师。
Investment.Banker, City of London, Sweden, 18 hours ago
They still exist. Infact the UK ranks top 5 in terms of best places to be an entrepreneurs. So just wait 10 years and you'll see more of them popping up again.
Roy Burstead Parva, Billericay, United Kingdom, 19 hours ago
The vast majority of trips will be well under 70 miles. You only bring in the petrol engine for long runs when it also recharges the batteries. It is the short stop/start inner city journeys which ruin internal combustion engines.
David, Commuter Belt, United Kingdom, 22 hours ago
Almost every time we hear about investment it is to do with cars. What exactly are the Government promising these firms?
每次听到投资的消息时都和车有关。政府到底给了这些企业什么样的承诺？
Foolishwit, london, United Kingdom, 17 hours ago
Free tank of petrol and fitted mats
