Unfortunately the reviewer's gag with the (superfluous+unnecessary) recharge stop will be misunderstood by many inattentive viewers. He should have emphasized far more that the batteries can simply be recharged as you drive by the onboard ICE generator and that a recharge stop is only needed if you are determined to only charge up from an external electricity supply. Yes, he mentioned that fact once - but too briefly for viewers for whom this kind of "series hybrid" technology is unfamiliar.Believe me - many viewers will watch this and think that customers may have to stop and wait for a recharge if the battery runs low !!Paul G
Thanks CNET for reminding us how much you hate electric vehicles. They could have taken the 300 mile EV with no petrol engine but they chose a hybrid for London. So they now have to deal with a 80 mile electric range and 400 mile extended hybrid range. So if you use the car as it is supposed to be used then "going electric" will not be a problem. This is not what was expected from CNET but this will help lower expectations for the future.
This video would put people off the new electric cab! The actual range is good and you could do get to most destinations without stopping to charge! This may as well have been reviewed by Jeremy Clarkson!
Personally I do not think that the LED head lamps work with it. Could they just get the body of a Austin FX4 and then put a different engine in it which would save them time hand money? And also they would not desicrate a classic symbol of Britishness. I am really not a big fan of it at all. It looks more like a van than a London Taxi. Hardly surprising when the company that makes them is owned by a another company that will not have had any experience in making black cabs. I will avoid riding in them. This is a iconic car going down the drain in a way. This just my opinion though.
Sit on a bank of phone battery's for 10-12 hours a day Don't forget to buy prostate and stomach cancer insurance. You might live long enough to pay for it. Rock on
I can already see the problems this will have when it is being used. People will be in a hurry , they will not have time to wait for the battery to charge. Sounds like they have good intentions but they have not executed it well at all. I am sure electric cars will get better but they are not up to scratch at the moment. Again ,this is only my opinion.
This car is not good for taxi trade the price nearly £65000 and the hassle of charging over and over again. What the company is claiming Eighty miles on a charge is absolute rubbish claim , with head lights and heaters on , it will not go more than forty miles. In a meeting with this manufacturer , they could not answer lots of technical questions. Guys take my word , do not trust this company, they are bunch of liars.
absolutely degrading the london cabbie . I assume this actor is recreating what an Uber driver would do once he gets one of his cheapskate mug punters in his prius. This video has nothing to do with London cabs and its professional drivers but just a stupid PR excercise to sell more of these shitcarts
"The Knowledge" is not a driving test!!!! Its a professional exam for professional cabbies.
Unfortunately the reviewer's gag with the (superfluous+unnecessary) recharge stop will be misunderstood by many inattentive viewers. He should have emphasized far more that the batteries can simply be recharged as you drive by the onboard ICE generator and that a recharge stop is only needed if you are determined to only charge up from an external electricity supply. Yes, he mentioned that fact once - but too briefly for viewers for whom this kind of "series hybrid" technology is unfamiliar.Believe me - many viewers will watch this and think that customers may have to stop and wait for a recharge if the battery runs low !!Paul G
The person in the back isn't wearing a seatbelt!
...nor a bra
Rubbish
London Cabbies can think of the quickest route in seconds using their brain alone. Amazing really and very unique!
Cringe level 1000
how are you not gonna make a single fake taxi reference
Good content. Worst kind of presentation. Disgrace too for those real Cab Drivers of London.
That woman is never taking a electric
taxi
I will lodge a complain against this type of driver.
It is also worth noting that is too big for a time when the roads are becoming more and more crowded.
do a proper review mate, tell your viewers about the vehicle!
It made me laugh when he said two shakes of a lambs tail😂
He could have dressed better and also respected the passengers desire to get on with her work .
Thanks CNET for reminding us how much you hate electric vehicles. They could have taken the 300 mile EV with no petrol engine but they chose a hybrid for London. So they now have to deal with a 80 mile electric range and 400 mile extended hybrid range. So if you use the car as it is supposed to be used then "going electric" will not be a problem. This is not what was expected from CNET but this will help lower expectations for the future.
worst cnet roadshow video ever
Laptop Toshiba wtf???
Biggest load of bollocks I've ever seen! If he was a real taxi driver! he would have lost his license by now!😂
Thought I was going to watch a fake taxi video.
80 miles on full charge?......lol.....you wish
Windsor is not in London.
It is anything but a black cab. It is just not up to scratch at all. A gain, this is only my opinion.
This video would put people off the new electric cab! The actual range is good and you could do get to most destinations without stopping to charge! This may as well have been reviewed by Jeremy Clarkson!
Are these cabs manual or automatic?
Personally I do not think that the LED head lamps work with it. Could they just get the body of a Austin FX4 and then put a different engine in it which would save them time hand money? And also they would not desicrate a classic symbol of Britishness. I am really not a big fan of it at all. It looks more like a van than a London Taxi. Hardly surprising when the company that makes them is owned by a another company that will not have had any experience in making black cabs. I will avoid riding in them. This is a iconic car going down the drain in a way. This just my opinion though.
I would never drive a cab in London.
Way to cheesy should have been more of just a straight up review
wait is that a real passenger or a cast
Sit on a bank of phone battery's for 10-12 hours a day
Don't forget to buy prostate and stomach cancer insurance.
You might live long enough to pay for it.
Rock on
Just in time to witness the disintegration of a modern country.
Good thing Geely owns this, these can be produced elsewhere, just in case.
I thought the routings had to be memorized?
Windsor is outside the 6 mile radius tho
Scruffy looking host makes out that the new fangled taxi is impractical and inconvenient. It's not actually an electric car but a PLUG IN HYBRID.
I can already see the problems this will have when it is being used. People will be in a hurry , they will not have time to wait for the battery to charge. Sounds like they have good intentions but they have not executed it well at all. I am sure electric cars will get better but they are not up to scratch at the moment. Again ,this is only my opinion.
It's electric powered but not fully electric, there's a 1.5l engine inside to generate electricity.
Nice girl nice car
fake taxi
Watched the vid till the end...no banging! What a waste of time!
Wrong website
Last time on fake taxi
Damnnn Fake Taxi seem to be upgrading lol
No tip for you after that U-turn and pit stop to re-charge. 126 pounds fare?? That's absurb.
Few times problem?? Main dealer Never tell you through just software updating
The taxi trade is finished
Reminds me of fake taxi video
This car is not good for taxi trade the price nearly £65000 and the hassle of charging over and over again. What the company is claiming Eighty miles on a charge is absolute rubbish claim , with head lights and heaters on , it will not go more than forty miles. In a meeting with this manufacturer , they could not answer lots of technical questions. Guys take my word , do not trust this company, they are bunch of liars.
So diesel > electric?
weird video
This is literally a "fake taxi"
...around London’s capital.” What?
I thought its Carfection
More videos in the UK please
hell no
The...sports ball game...
Within 50 years at the most there won't be nay more jobs for drivers of any sorts....they'll all be self driving.
bruh that's a fake taxi
hhehe
CADDIE
This video is one of the worst.
That’s what makes it good
Nice drama with girl friend not a pessenger 😁
That passenger wasnt wearing a seatbelt!!!
tx mark 2 cab will not even have a driver .
absolutely degrading the london cabbie . I assume this actor is recreating what an Uber driver would do once he gets one of his cheapskate mug punters in his prius. This video has nothing to do with London cabs and its professional drivers but just a stupid PR excercise to sell more of these shitcarts
Disliked. Only for the cringe
Great vidoe
WTF is this??
gosh that was bad
Literally the worst CNET video ever 🙈
SHE aint wearing a seatbelt..........just saying!
shitcart overpriced and unreliable . it spends more time in the garage than the streets
Are you from UK?