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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…