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  • LEVC: London electric taxi company loses £180m

    Transport and infrastructure

    LEVC, the London electric taxi company, lost almost £180m during its latest financial year as its sales were slashed. The Coventry-headquartered electric taxi maker, which is also known as London EV Company, has reported a pre-tax loss of £179.4m, according to new accounts filed with Companies House. The business, which is owned by Chinese automotive [...]

    LEVC has been cutting jobs.
  • Polestar takes advantage of Tesla sales slump

    Transport and infrastructure

    Polestar is benefitting from Tesla’s well-publicised slump as it revealed a huge growth in global sales for the first three months of 2025. The Swedish company, which is listed on the US Nasdaq, has sold an estimated 12,304 cars since the turn of the year, 76 per cent up compared to the same period in [...]

    Polestar has a major UK base in the West Midlands. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)
  • Falling number of London taxi drivers leads to LEVC losing more than £100m

    Transport and infrastructure

    LEVC is attempting to boost its net worth by £100m to combat the falling number of taxi drivers in central London and the expected further decline in its sales this year. The Coventry-headquartered electric taxi maker, which is also known as London EV Company, is in the process of increasing the value of everything a [...]

    LEVC is based in Coventry. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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