MAXiCab and LEVC TX Fuel Cost Comparison
MAXiCab is over £2,000 cheaper on the road compared to the LEVC TX Comfort Plus – and with its fully electric engine, you can also save more than £2,000 per year on fuel, £10,000 over five years.
Important Information
(i) Driver miles per day (130) and annual days worked (250) per year supplied by the London Cab Drivers Club, based on London city drivers and may vary across the UK. The number of days worked annually is based on a five-day week, with two weeks of annual holiday and may vary across the UK.
(ii) Battery range information is taken from the manufacturer-tested figures. Battery range for LEVC 78 miles and MAXiCab 186 miles – source www.levc.com and www.ford.co.uk.
(iii) Home charging costs per day: LEVC £2.10 and MAXiCab £3.35. Home charging costs are supplied by Octopus Energy using an EV tariff rate. https://octopus.energy/ev-tariffs/
(iiii) Petrol costs supplied by https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/fuel-watch/ using UK-wide average pricing, updated July 2025. Based on 1.34ppl, resulting in a fuel cost per day for the LEVC TXe £9.84
Costs per annum for LEVC £2,984 and MAXiCab £839, resulting in savings of £10,728 over five years.
| Source Information | TX | MAXiCab (BEV) |
|---|---|---|
| Driver miles per day | 130 | 130 |
| Days worked per annum | 250 | 250 |
| Usable battery capacity (kWh) | 28 | 64 |
| Battery range (miles) | 78 | 186 |
| Miles using range extender/engine | 52 | N/A |
| MPG (range extender) | 32.2 | N/A |
| Home charge cost (pence per kWh) | 7.5 | 7.5 |
| Fuel cost per gallon (£1.34ppl) | £6.09 | N/A |
| Total Fuel/Charging Costs | TX | MAXiCab (BEV) |
|---|---|---|
| Home charging per day | £2.10 | £3.35 |
| Petrol cost per day | £9.84 | £0.00 |
| Total cost per day | £11.94 | £3.35 |
| Total cost per annum | £2,985 | £837.50 |
| MAXiCab Annual Savings | MAXiCab 5 Year Savings |
|---|---|
| £2147.50 | £ 10,737.50 |
Sources –
1. Driver miles per day/year & days worked: LCDC
2. LEVC TXe battery capacity, best case range, CO2 emissions & mpg: LEVC TX Price and Specification GB-GBR/2025-04/V9
3. e-Maxicab battery capacity, best case range: https://www.ford.co.uk/cars/new-tourneo-custom#performance
4. 6. Home charging cost (Octopus): https://octopus.energy/ev-tariffs/
5. Petrol costs per litre (The RAC, July 2025): https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/fuel-watch/