ride-hailing

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WeFlex strikes £7m fully-electric fleet deal with Toyota

WeFlex agrees multi-million-pound deal with Toyota for London's ride-hailing market.

Toyota 21 Mar

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Kia signs deal with Uber for new modular electric vehicles

Kia has signed a deal with Uber to develop its newly revealed modular electric vehicles for ride-hailing at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas.

Kia 11 Jan

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WeFlex secures £40m to fund electric vehicles for ride-hailing fleets

The debt funding facility from LCM Partners will enable it to finance more than 1,300 new EVs.

Fleet funding 14 Dec

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Moove to bring 10,000 EVs to Uber’s London fleet

Moove, a mobility fintech, is bringing 10,000 new electric vehicles (EVs) to Uber’s London fleet.

Uber 1 Sept

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Arrival reveals first images of new Uber ride-hailing electric car

Arrival has revealed its first prototype electric car which it has designed specifically for the ride hailing-industry.

electric and hybrid vehicles 17 Dec

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Uber price hike possible after High Court decision

Uber customers in the UK could be hit with higher fares after the ride-hailing firm lost a High Court case.

Uber 7 Dec

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Gett offers low-emission business travel in London

Gett has introduced new sustainable transportation options and upgraded its corporate Ground Transportation Management (GTM) platform and B2B marketplace.

smart transport 24 Jun

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WeFlex to provide electric MG 5s to ride hailing drivers

Rent-to-buy vehicle provider WeFlex will provide up to 200 MG 5 cars to ride hailing drivers this year as part of its new electric vehicle offering.

ride-hailing 4 May

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Volvo to develop self-driving cars with DiDi

Volvo Cars and DiDi Autonomous Driving have signed a strategic collaboration agreement on autonomous vehicles for DiDi’s self-driving test fleet.

20 Apr

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Uber drivers to receive minimum wage, pension and holiday pay

Uber has confirmed it will pay its drivers a guaranteed minimum wage, offer holiday pay and provide pensions following a court ruling last month.

Uber 17 Mar

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Cordic driver app to help taxi industry keep pace with ride-hailing rivals

Cordic has developed a new driver app it says will “revolutionise day-to-day operations” for private hire and taxi fleets.

6 Oct

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Ride-hailing firm Ola faces London ban

A number of failures that could have risked public safety have resulted in ride-hailing firm Ola not being granted a new licence to operate in the capital.

6 Oct