The London Electric Vehicle Company, also known as LEVC, is entering the high-end people carrier market with this: the L380.

If you don’t know who LEVC are, it’s the brand behind the TX plug-in hybrid taxi that’s become a staple of modern London. However, LEVC says it wants to become known for more than just being a taxi maker, with its CEO Alex Nan saying: ‘LEVC’s strategy is to become a leading zero-carbon mobility technology company and our new direction will see us grow beyond manufacturing the world’s most advanced taxi, the TX, and deliver smart, green, safe, and accessible mobility solutions to all.’

It seems the market for a flashy, multi-person shuttle is growing exponentially, even drawing in the kinds of manufacturers that don’t tend to create such cars. Seemingly, a market that Mercedes had to itself for years is now being invaded by the likes of Volvo with its EM90 (and Zeekr with its 009 twin) as well as Lexus with the LM. LEVC joining the growing crowd, then, doesn’t seem like that much of a surprise.

The L380, then, is designed as a battery-electric shuttle designed to seat up to eight people in comfort. LEVC says the L380 runs on the ‘Space Oriented Architecture’ which it has developed alongside its parent company, Geely Holding Group, in order to provide the future of big-space EVs.

Other than that, though, details and specifications are sparse. LEVC says the new platform means ‘advances in range, efficiency, safety, charging time, durability and connectivity.’ Having such an open platform allows multiple seating configurations, too.

We’ll find out more about the L380’s performance and technical specs when it launches in China in 2024. LEVC says other markets are to follow afterwards.