🚲 Didi Chuxing invest “tens of millions of dollars” in bike sharing platform 🇨🇳
The Chinese ride sharing service Didi Chuxing, who last month bought Uber’s operations in the country, have announced an investment of “tens of millions of dollars” in a bike sharing platform.
Looking to expand and offer their customers more than just on-demand rides in cars, the company have invested in Peking start-up ofo, who specialise in bike sharing.
It’s now expected that Didi…
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Following our blog on mobile phone use in cars reaching ‘epidemic proportions’ amongst the British public, we held a poll on Twitter to see how our followers’ views compared. And how did they?
63% said it was never acceptable to use a mobile phone whilst driving, with the other 38% agreeing it…
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A report released by the RAC describes the illegal use of mobile phones as at ‘epidemic proportions’, as an estimated 11 million motorists admit to making or receiving a call without a hands-free system while driving within the last 12 months. A further 5 million say they’ve taken photos or videos whilst driving.
The Report on Motoring 2016 reveals that…
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In an unexpected move, car giant Ford has moved into the bike sharing sector, working in partnership with hire operator Motivate. The new hire product, named Ford GoBike, will launch next year in the US and will start with a fleet of 7,000 bicycles.
This, along with a new team working to overcome localised transport challenges, and the acquisition of a…
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Hi! I’m Laura, and I’m a member of the Client Engagement Management team. I think it’s fair to say that everyone’s job at Liftshare is a diverse one, but I think that CEM’s is probably the most diverse. Our job requires us to meet with corporate car sharing clients face to face, so when we’re not in the office,…
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Hi! I’m Emma, Liftshare’s Community Manager. My job is to make sure all 500,000 of you have a great experience with Liftshare and are happy sharers 24/7… so no pressure! Here’s my day in the office:
6:30am
I’m an early riser. I prepare myself for a busy day at work with a run or…
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It’s not long until the final bank holiday of the summer, and we’ll all be skipping out of the office on the Friday for a glorious three-day weekend. There’s loads on across the country, so if you haven’t already, now’s the time to get planning for your final summer adventure. With drivers and passengers alike ready to share, get…
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A new analysis of Department of Transport spending highlights more of a North-South divide than ever – revealing that more money has been spent on London’s new ‘Elizabeth’ Underground line than on all the projects in Northern England combined.
Over the next four years of Conservative government, the DfT is set to spend £280 per person in the North; compared…
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Hi! I’m Lex, the Marketing Manager for Liftshare.
If you read the Liftshare blog articles or social media, then you actually have already seen my work in practice, but probably not realised it. So let’s consider this a formal introduction, and here’s a bit more information on what I do.
7:00am
I start my day in…
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London Underground stations are set to be powered by low and zero carbon energy generators under a new scheme being introduced by Mayor Sadiq Khan.
Energy regulator Ofgem have given the go-ahead for the new deal, which means the Greater London Authority can now look to buy clean energy from a generator panel. The panel includes 5 London boroughs, a social…
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SocialCar is a research and innovation project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 project, aiming at producing a continent-wide journey-planning app which includes liftsharing options.
Working alongside engineer and public authorities and representatives from Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Switzerland, FYR Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Hungary, Spain and Belgium, Liftshare is lending its expert knowledge and experience to help…
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We’re called Liftshare, and obviously we promote shared journeys by car; but that’s not all we do!
We also provide end-to-end personal travel plans for lots of business’ employees, so that when they set out to get to and from work, or on business road trips, they can see all of their travel options laid out next to each…
filed in: Industry | tags: bike, bike to work week, bike week, car-share, car-sharing,
It’s no secret Liftshare is car-daft, but we’re also aware that it’s not the only mode of transport out there. As the world gets increasingly health-conscious, more and more people are hopping on bikes and blasting some cardio while they commute, or simply unwinding with a leisurely cycle in their spare time.
The cycling community is a…
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The last time you were bumper-to-bumper on your way to work did you find yourself thinking “the traffic seems to be getting worse?” Well you were probably right. In the last decade Britain has seen 4million more vehicles take to our ever-crowded roads. As well as the obvious environmental impact another depressing…
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