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The firm, which has its headquarters on Colwick Industrial Estate, said the takeover will add around 30 drivers to their fleet. Nottingham-based DG Cars is continuing its rapid expansion drive to become a major player in the East Midlands with another acquisition, its seventh…
A number of London Uber drivers staged a 24-hour strike and protest in London after a trade union claimed they were losing 40% of their earnings because Uber did not include waiting time as drivers’ working hours. In a statement, the App Drivers and…
The numbers of ultra-fast electric vehicle chargers in the UK grew by 40% in the first half of 2022, according to data from EV charging app Zap-Map. As of the end of June 2022, Zap-Map’s data shows that the number of ultra-rapid charge points,…
Europe’s biggest and most powerful EV charging hub has been opened in Oxford. Energy Superhub Oxford will initially provide fast and ultra-rapid charging for 42 vehicles, but this could be extended to charge 400 cars at a time. The hub, situated at Oxford’s Redbridge…
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…