Rachel Williamson is a science and business journalist, who focuses on climate change-related health and environmental issues.

Electric Cars

Australia’s ride share firm says $300m cash injection will help expand electric fleet

9 December 2024
Rachel Williamson

Ride share company Splend has been talking of reaching 10,000 cars for almost a decade, and hopes the latest round of financing will help it achieve that goal.

2 min

Electric Cars

Polestar charges into electric rideshare market in new deal with Uber

12 October 2022
Rachel Williamson

Swedish carmarker seals new Australian deals for ridesharing and hire of its Polestar 2s, including for Uber's new Custom Electric service.

2 min

Electric Transport
EV News

Ride-hailing rental start-up and Uber partner adds its first Tesla to the mix

14 March 2022
Sophie Vorrath

Australia's largest supplier of hire vehicles to Uber announces first Tesla delivery - and "first of many" EVs to be added in coming months.

Splend

Australia’s ride share firm says $300m cash injection will help expand electric fleet

Polestar charges into electric rideshare market in new deal with Uber

Ride-hailing rental start-up and Uber partner adds its first Tesla to the mix

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