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Electric vehicle infrastructure provider Connected Kerb has secured an investment of up to £110 million to install 190,000 on-street charge points by 2030. The potentially game-changing move has been backed by Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc. The move will…
Veezu is rebranding one of its main operating hubs, bringing the group’s corporate identity into the mainstream market for the first time. In a major step for the company, Bristol-based V Cars is changing its name to Veezu, and it is expected that the…
Tesla has reached a significant milestone in the development of its Supercharger network with the opening of its 1,000th charger in the UK and Ireland. The landmark device is one of 15 in the newly opened London Sidcup Supercharger location at Ruxley Manor (pictured).…
EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou is backing – and branding – a new national taxi booking app, currently under testing in the west Midlands. The easyTaxi app will be rolled out across the UK, with the intention of creating a national branded app to rival…
All-electric executive chauffeuring app Vert is now operating in London after Transport for London granted it an operator’s licence. Initially, the company was operating with a fleet of 10 company-owned Tesla vehicles, but founder Dacian Keran (pictured) said 80 drivers had signed up to…
Uber has announced that a further tranche of operators has signed up to its Local Cab service. The new operators include a bigger presence in West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester, Nottingham and East Lancashire. Since Uber’s successful pilot of Local Cab last year, the service…
Taxi and private hire operators in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are asking for a second increase in fares to cover the huge rise in fuel costs sustained in 2022. The area’s taxi and private hire association is seeking a 6% increase in fares as…
Telford & Wrekin council is this week set to rubber-stamp a proposal to allow older taxis to be licensed in order to maintain the fleet of vehicles in the borough. Ten year old private hire vehicles are currently allowed on the roads, and the…
Nottingham-based DG Cars has continued its ambitious expansion drive with its largest acquisition to date, with the takeover of ACE-ABC of Mansfield. ACE-ABC is the largest private hire operator in Mansfield, with a fleet of 220 cars. And a permanent staff of 35 people.…
EV charging network Osprey has partnered with the UK’s largest family-owned garden centre group, British Garden Centres, to provide rapid EV charging at its UK stores. Osprey’s ultra-rapid charging hubs can add 100 miles of range in 20-30 minutes, and initially 12 of British…