Lancaster-based Miralis Data has selected the Scottish city for its second office after securing funding to remove potential barriers to electric vehicle adoption.
Miralis has received funding from Scottish Enterprise through the Can Do Innovation Challenge to focus on bay hogging – the use of electric vehicle charging points by non-electric vehicles. The project is also supported by Glasgow City Council, East Lothian and the Scottish Leather Group.
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The data science and software development company has hired two Scotland-based developers to work from the Clockwise offices in Glasgow and one other member of the team to support discussions with the NHS and local authorities.
Will Maden, Director of Research at Miralis, said, “Scotland has an amazing network of EV infrastructure across the country, spanning both urban and rural environments.
“Behaviors like bay hogging are a widespread problem and limit the accessibility of the charging infrastructure, so that we either have to invest in even more infrastructure or solve the problem with more intelligent systems.”
Mr Maden said Scotland is an excellent test environment to come up with a solution. “Once we solved the problem on an established network, we created a blueprint that can be used around the world,” he explained. It is the second project Miralis has worked on with Scottish Enterprise this year.
The company added, “With Scotland leading the way in EV infrastructure in the UK, we are keen to build our presence in Scotland to drive our mutual innovation. As we continue to expand and add a mixed workforce, we believe a second physical location will appeal to the country’s talent. “
Earlier this month, Trojan Energy, based in Stonehaven, secured a $ 2.2 million late seed round investment.
The round was led by Scottish angel investors Equity Gap and includes investments from Scottish Enterprise, SIS Ventures and Aberdeen-based angel investor Alba Equity.
Customers use a lance that connects their vehicle to a flat charging point on the road and charges it at the roadside. The flat and flush design ensures that the roadway is clear and fully accessible to other road users.