Unlocking confidence to buy, sell and operate EVs and battery assets

Altelium’s team includes electro-chemical engineers, data scientists, underwriters, actuaries and developers. Together we provide battery insights and insurance products which enable faster, safer EV and Energy Storage adoption.

Our story

Insurance and warranties are traditionally based on historical information, analysed to predict future behaviour and risk.

Altelium’s founders recognised that there was a need for warranties to support investment and trade in batteries, and that real-time data, battery modelling and AI could replace historical data.

The business began in 2018 with laboratory testing at Lancaster University to build battery degradation models. Innovate UK recognised the importance of Altelium’s work as key to unlocking investment in the circular economy and transition to green energy, and provided grant funding to develop the business.

Altelium now provides ‘A’ rated insured warranties for batteries in mobile and stationary settings across the world.

Its battery health tests, reports and certificates play a vital role in building confidence when buying and selling used electric vehicles. Its warranties help power investment in battery assets which are an essential component of the transition to net zero.

Meet our team

Prof.
Harry Hoster

Harry is a co-founder of Altelium. An expert in monitoring and modelling rechargeable batteries, in particular for electric vehicle applications, and Chair of Energy Technology at the University of Duisburg-Essen ZBT – Centre for Fuel Cell Technology.

Joanne
Wheatley

Jo is Altelium’s Group Financial Controller, with more than 15 years’ experience in senior finance roles across a multitude of sectors, from housing to transport. She is ACA qualified with a BSc (Hons) in Agricultural & Environmental Science from Newcastle University.

Hugh
Bohling

Hugh Bohling is a graduate of Cambridge University and Altelium’s legal director. He set up CityNet Law in 2006 and is a leading corporate lawyer for the insurance market with over 25 years’ experience. Hugh’s focus in practice is M&A corporate activity and investment in the London insurance/reinsurance market.

Alex
Johns

Alex is Altelium’s business development manager with over twenty years’ transport industry experience. Alex implemented Gatwick Airports’ Tesla taxi trial, at Sustainable Environment Ltd, was instrumental in the development of the Small Vehicle Transport System (SVTS). Alex helped develop UK Social Enterprise policy and ran a major EU project with Poland and Tuscany.