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Leading on-street charge point operator backs carmaker initiative with councils to help those without driveways to convert to electric cars

char.gy to partner with Vauxhall Motors in its Electric Streets of Britain Campaign

London, August 15, 2023 - char.gy, one of Britain’s leading on-street EV charge point operators, has teamed up with Vauxhall to help local authorities across the country in their journey towards electrification.

Pioneer of the Nissan LEAF joins Brill Power as chairperson to bring game-changing British technology to EV batteries

Dr Andy Palmer CMG, the godfather of the EV, outlines his vision for vehicle electrification 2.0 with Brill Power

[Embargoed until 00:01 15.08.23] Oxford UK. Dr Andy Palmer CMG widely regarded as the pioneer of electric vehicles following his stewardship of the Nissan LEAF project more than a decade ago, was today announced as the new chairperson of Brill Power, a battery technology company that he believes will make a key contribution to ushering in a new era in vehicle electrification.

New ‘Night Saver’ tariff from char.gy unlocks competitive on-street EV charging rates as power prices soar.

char.gy announces ‘Night Saver’ tariff to unlock affordable rates for all EV motorists

London, 17 November 2022: UK-owned and operated char.gy, today announced the launch of its new ‘Night Saver’ tariff to help all EV motorists manage their rising energy bills.

Oxford University spin-out Series A funding round led by Legal & General Capital and Barclays

Brill powering its way to making batteries smarter with $10.5m Series A round

Embargoed Until 0830hrs BST, Wednesday July 20, 2022. Brill Power, an Oxford University spin-out company, announced the conclusion of its Series A round raising $10.5m today to support its mission to make batteries smarter, cleaner, safer and longer-lasting as a critical element of the shift to zero emissions energy. The funding will support team growth and new product development to expand presence in both static energy storage and the automotive sectors.

Viritech’s hydrogen hypercar, debuted at Goodwood today, offers a vision of a zero-emissions performance future

Apricale® resets the automotive engineering paradigm with revolutionary hydrogen powertrain

23 June, 2022, Goodwood Festival of Speed. Pioneering cleantech engineers, Viritech debuted their revolutionary hydrogen powertrain technology in the form of the Apricale, the world’s first zero-emission hypercar to achieve weight parity with petrol-engined competitors, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed today.

Pioneering cleantech engineers, Viritech, partner with the fabled design studio to unify form and function for the Apricale

Viritech partners with Pininfarina to realise Apricale®, the ultimate road-going hydrogen hypercar

UK’s leading on-street charge point provider announces a tariff increase but promotes regular use discounts to insulate customers

char.gy sets out long-term strategy to protect the low cost of EV ownership in spite of rising energy costs

London, 16 May 2022.char.gy, the UK’s leading on-street EV charging network, today set out its strategy to maintain low cost of ownership for EV drivers in spite of rapidly increasing wholesale electricity prices. The strategy was announced as the company published new charging tariffs of PAYG at 42p/kWh inc VAT and two subscription tariffs offering up to a 15% saving at 35.7p/kWh inc VAT for higher mileage drivers.

Pioneering cleantech engineers, Viritech, will deliver their prototype hydrogen hypercar as well as deliver HGV and light aircraft powertrains and two critical enabling patent pending technologies for structural pressure vessels and energy management systems

Viritech provides investment opportunity in the global hydrogen economy on land, sea and air

24 February, 2022. MIRA Technology Park, Warwickshire. Pioneering cleantech engineers, Viritech today confirmed an opportunity for investors to take a share in the automotive, aerospace, marine, and distributed power sectors of the global hydrogen economy through a Crowdcube equity funding round commencing today.

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