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The AA is demanding that more should be done to help potential EV drivers without access to off-street parking who cannot benefit from home charging at preferential rates. The AA claims 40% of households do not have access to off-street parking, or live in…
Blackpool Council has decided to peg licensing fees and charges at a reduced level for a further year. Blackpool Council last year cut taxi licensing fees and charges to support businesses through the Covid-19 pandemic. Now the council has agreed not to increase costs…
The UK automotive industry’s trade body has called on the government to set binding targets for EV infrastructure and to set up an independent regulator for the sector. The SMMT has published a new seven-point plan aimed at addressing the issue of “charge anxiety”…
Addison Lee has responded to new reports into electric vehicle infrastructure released today by UK automotive trade body SMMT and consumer advice group Which? The private hire giant, which is switching its entire fleet to electric vehicles over the next two years, believes the…
Wales’ first high-powered electric vehicle charging hub has opened at Moto Swansea. The advanced Electric Hub, part of the Gridserve Electric Highway, initially hosts six 350kW high-power EV charge points, with the ability to quickly add a further six high power chargers as soon…
Consumer advice organisation Which? is calling for lower prices and simplified payment systems for electric vehicle customers who are reliant on public charging networks. The organisation wants to see payment by bank card replacing the current mish-mash of apps and stand-alone RFID cards, and…
Sheffield City Council is launching a trial scheme to give local taxi drivers the chance to experience an electric taxi. Eight London Electric Vehicle Company hybrid-electric black cabs will be available for two weeks. All the electric taxis are wheelchair accessible and are cleaner,…
People are waiting 61% longer for taxis as the ongoing driver shortage impacts the UK. And 72% either missed or arrived late for an important event – because they were unable to book a cab. This includes more than a quarter (26%) who were…
A solution to electric vehicle charging for drivers without off-road parking has moved closer to production. ZipCharge’s potentially game-changing portable EV powerbank charger, the Go, is now advancing to the validation prototype (VP) stage. In the UK alone, 8.5 million (or 40%) of car-owning…
One of the world’s oldest taxi firms, Blackpool-based Whiteside Taxis, has added 13 new hybrid cars to its fleet of nearly 100 vehicles. The £500,000 investment in nine Hyundai Ioniqs and four Skoda Octavia e-Tec hybrids was via The Taxi Centre, a division of…