forecourttech October '22

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News round-up
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. and Millat
Convenience Ltd have entered into a master
license agreement that will take the Circle K
banner to South Africa. “We are always exploring
opportunities to bring Circle K to new customers
with franchise partners who understand
how to build brands in their markets,” said Pat
Fitzpatrick, vice president of global franchise
for Circle K.
MAN Truck & Bus has developed a digital
platform for all payment processes relating to
commercial vehicles: MAN SimplePay. The
company has partnered with bp to launch
a pilot phase for the solution, allowing for
automated, contactless and secure payment
when refueling – without cash or cards.
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Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. plans to have
retail shops and restaurants in a third of its
gasoline refilling stations by 2025 as its seeks
to boost revenues beyond fuel. In a recent
interview with Bloomberg, Lorelie Quiambao
Osial, CEO of the company, detailed the
firm’s plans to drive non-fuel sales at Shell
stations with a projection of increasing its income
by 15% yearly. A total of 550 forecourts
are set to include retail offerings ranging from
convenience stores to restaurants and different
companies outlets such as Starbucks,
McDonald’s and Adidas by 2025.
Uber plans to exclude ICE cars from its taxi
fleet from 2030, the ride-hailing company’s
CEO has confirmed. “We have a target to be
fully electric in the US, Canada and Europe,”
said Dara Khosrowshahi in an interview
with CBS News. When asked if drivers of
“gas-powered” cars – which includes hybrids
such as the ubiquitous Toyota Prius – would
be allowed, Khosrowshahi replied: “No, if
we’re doing our job, we’re gonna be all-electric.”
Uber previously joined EV makers
including Arrival, Lucid, Rivian and Tesla –
among numerous others – in launching the
Zero Emission Transportation Association, a
group lobbying for 100 per cent EV sales in
the US by 2030.
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