Gridserve is launching an EV test drive programme based at its first two Electric Forecourt charging hubs in Braintree and Norwich. The scheme, run by Gridserve’s leasing division, lets drivers experience electric vehicles from multiple brands, get impartial advice, find out more about charging…

Gridserve has installed 17 new electric vehicle chargers at two of the busiest Moto motorway service areas, Severn View and Heston. The launches bring the total of new Gridserve ultra-fast chargers to be fitted at Moto service areas this year to 53, across six…

The AA has warned that the Department for Transport’s target of 120,000 on-street chargers by 2030 could be missed if more isn’t done to help promote on-street charging. Figures released by the DfT show that the number of on-street residential charge points funded by…

Private hire and taxi giant Veezu has made a £1.75 million investment in a fleet of new hybrid cars as part of a broader strategy to reduce its carbon footprint. The group, which operates five regional hubs covering 22 towns and cities across England…

Ambitious taxi operator Take Me has added another major company to its growing portfolio, with the addition of Northamptonshire-based United Travel Group. The £5.2 million deal is one of the biggest yet as Take Me Group seeks to build a national portfolio of taxi…

Autocab has appointed Jamie Lyons as its chief commercial officer to spearhead the company’s commercial business. His brief is to expand the company’s global footprint across several vertical markets and accelerate Autocab’s taxi booking and dispatch software operations. Autocab business development director Hassan Abod…

Tesla has opened part of its Supercharger network to drivers of other car brands as part of a European pilot programme. It is the first time Tesla has opened up its exclusive UK network to drivers of all electric cars, not just its own…

Fast-growing Take Me Group is planning to convert all its company-owned cars to electric vehicles in the next two years, and to put in place schemes to allow its owner-drivers to go electric too. Chief executive David Hunter (pictured) said the plan was to…

Shell has announced it will install 100,000 public electric car charge points in the UK by 2030, 11,000 of which will be DC fast chargers, the remainder AC chargers for overnight recharging. Most of the fast chargers will be installed at existing Shell petrol…

One of the largest EV charging hubs in Europe with more than 180 charge points is to be built at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. The NEC Group and The EV Network have been given planning approval for the hub on the NEC…

Jamie Heywood will leave his job as Uber’s regional general manager for Northern Europe next month after four years. Heywood is credited with repairing relations with Transport for London after the regulator refused to renew Uber’s licence, citing safety concerns. And in 2020, Heywood…

Uber continues to roll out its Local Cab network into towns and cities across the UK. The latest launches are in North Tyneside, Durham, Stoke-on-Trent and Corby, taking the total number of towns where Uber operates Local Cab to more than 40. New recruits…

As new electric models start to become more freely available, the drive toward greener mobility is gathering pace. Everyone, from taxi and private hire operators to the self-sufficient ride-hailing driver, is in the market for an electric car. But the vehicles are not cheap,…

Last-mile mobility provider Jyrney has agreed a strategic partnership with dispatch software provider Autocab, which will make an additional 40,000 private hire vehicles available to the UK travel industry. Jyrney integrates directly via API with travel and transport companies to provide customers access to…

Addison Lee has returned to profitability in the financial year to the end of August, 2021, recording pre-tax profits of £7.9 million on a turnover of £164m. Addison Lee acquired London black cab operator ComCab in the period, and started the programme of fleet…

Radio Taxis Southampton, Apple Central Taxis of Weston-super-Mare and TOA Taxis of Scotland are among big names in the industry that have signed up to Uber’s Local Cab network, the ride-hailing giant has announced. Local Cab has been extended into nine new locations across…

Uber has chosen a former senior manager at British Airways to head up its UK operations. Andrew Brem (pictured), who was chief commercial officer at the airline, will oversee all areas of Uber’s mobility business in the UK and report directly to Jamie Heywood,…

Chauffeurs will finally be able to specify a fully-electric large saloon later this year when the new BMW i7 goes on sale. The i7 forms part of an all-new 7-series range, giving BMW a crucial advantage over rival Mercedes-Benz, whose new S-Class does not…