Category: taxi

  • London’s leading electric taxi firm secures £1.6m asset refinance to drive ambitious expansion

    The leading London-based electric taxi company has secured a £1.6m asset refinancing deal, strengthening its position in the capital’s rapidly developing green transport sector and paving the way for significant growth. Electric taxi company Sharbat, which has fully decarbonised its fleet of black taxis in London, will use the funding…

  • Court penalizes taxi driver who cheated tourists

    Yesterday, the Central Traffic Court sentenced taxi driver Eyal Siman Tov, who was convicted of charging exorbitant fares to passengers, including tourists. In one case exposed by Globes in February 2022, a Greek tourist paid NIS 700 for a ride from Ben Gurion Airport to Rehovot, a distance of about…

  • Embraer’s Eve rolls out flying taxi prototype, cash needs covered until 2027 By Reuters

    Written by Gabriel Araujo GAVIAO PEXOTO, Brazil (Reuters) – Electric aircraft maker EVE has shown off the full-size prototype of its “flying taxi” for the first time, marking a major milestone as the company aims to gain certification and enter service in 2026. Embraer-controlled Eve launched its prototype electric vertical…

  • Palestinian Taxi Driver Uses Bitcoin To Save Civilians In Gaza

    Countless lives changed on October 7, 2023, and Youssef Mahmoud’s was no different. Even before the war, the Palestinian taxi driver could not bear the role of passive observer of unemployment and hunger, both of which are widespread in daily life in Gaza. In 2022 and early 2023, More than…

  • Palestinian Taxi Driver Uses Bitcoin To Save Civilians In Gaza

    Countless lives changed on October 7, 2023, and Youssef Mahmoud’s was no different. Even before the war, the Palestinian taxi driver could not bear the role of passive observer of unemployment and hunger, both of which are widespread in daily life in Gaza. In 2022 and early 2023, More than…

  • Local online taxi, food delivery platforms to pay digital tax

    A 1.5% digital services tax will be imposed on local platforms offering online jobs, rental, food delivery and ride-hailing services, if Parliament approves a proposed revenue-raising proposal by the National Treasury. In the Finance Bill 2024, National Treasurer Njuguna Ndongo proposed amendments to extend the digital service tax to platforms…