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Recently, London electric vehicle company levic (which was acquired in 2013) announced the name of its new model car to be launched: vn5, of which 5 represents the vehicle's 5-m3 load space. The vehicle can load more than 800 kg of payload, and is equipped with a 1.5L gasoline engine + motor drive system, with a group capacity of 31kwh and a pure electric range of 102km (under wltp standard). Vn5 and levic's TX taxis adopt the same architecture and Ecity extended range technology, equipped with a 1.5L gasoline engine + motor drive system. The car has a 5-meter-3 loading space, which can hold more than 800 kg of payload or two European sized pallets. The battery capacity is 31kWh, the pure electric endurance mileage is 102km (under WLTP standard), and the endurance mileage is 485km. Vn5 supports a variety of charging methods. It takes only 30 minutes to fully charge with a 50KW charger. "Our vn5 further marks our transition from a UK taxi brand to an EV manufacturer," said Joerg Hofmann, chief executive of levic. With our successful cooperation with TX in the taxi market, vn5 will now completely change the green logistics. " The model is expected to start production in the fourth quarter of 2020 in the city of ansty, Coventry, UK.