Andrew Wade

Hybrid moves on the buses

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Vantage Power’s hybrid technology aims to breathe new life into the UK’s ageing bus fleet. Andrew Wade reports

IMG_8862Alexander Schey

Founder and CEO, Vantage Power

Education

2009 BEng in mechanical engineering,

Imperial College London

Career

Schey completed internships with Arup and Rolls-Royce while studying for his degree, working on heating, ventilation and air conditioning for an art museum and stress analysis.

2009 – present President and founder, Racing Green Endurance

2012 – present Ambassador for BIS ’30 under 30’ Make it in Great Britain campaign

2011 – present CEO of Vantage Power

Schey is a frequent speaker at schools, universities and museums on science and technology subjects and entrepreneurship.

Alexander Schey has packed a lot into his 28 years. After leaving Imperial College London with a first in mechanical engineering, he embarked on a 26,000-mile journey to travel the Pan-American Highway. Schey and his colleagues from Racing Green Endurance were the first to make the trip in an electric vehicle, travelling from Alaska to the southern tip of Argentina in their SRZero twin-motor supercar.

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