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At Petalite, we bring a ‘race ready’ engineering mindset to solving the challenges of EV charging. By blending motorsport innovation with automotive expertise, our team is developing cutting-edge technology to accelerate the transition to a reliable, scalable, and net-zero future.

We explore if electric cars are more eco-friendly than petrol and diesel cars.

Owning an EV is a very different experience to a petrol or diesel car. So here are answers to all the questions you might have when deciding if electric is right for you.

Here’s our guide to the dos and don’ts of electric vehicle charging, to help you understand the etiquette that can make life on the road a little easier.

This guide explains what DC charging is and its place within the electric vehicle charging industry. DC charging, also known as rapid charging, is one of the fastest ways to charge an EV.

Gemma has spent over 20 years working in recruitment, sourcing top engineering talent for companies such as Dyson, JCB, JLR - as well as universities and technical institutions. We catch up with her to learn more about her role at Petalite.

This quick guide will help you to understand which electric vehicle chargers fit your electric car. First, we’ll explain the two main types of EV charger (AC and DC). Then we’ll look at the different types of ports, plugs and cables that you’ll need to know about.

Our quick guide to EV charging speeds will help you understand the difference between fast charging, rapid charging and ultra-fast charging. We also look at battery capacity, and other factors that affect charging speeds.

Sally joined Petalite in the autumn of 2020; back when we were a team of only twelve.

Our CTO Robert Nash was recently interviewed by electrification expert Ryan Maughan for the eTech49 podcast.

Dan joined the business as senior cost engineer in November 2023, he’s had an incredibly busy and productive 9+ months.

To provide a behind-the-scenes look into our EV charging scale-up, we interviewed Paul Robson, Petalite's Technical Specialist in Product Development.

To provide a behind-the-scenes look into our EV charging scale-up, we interviewed Mario DeCristofano, Petalite's Head of Information Technology.

Robert shares his thoughts about the UK’s engineering industry, the challenges, and opportunities it faces and joining Petalite in this podcast by Ferris Aitchison for Techne Connect.