TUAL, developers of ultra-deployable charging solutions for commercial EVs, has appointed Tharsus, an advanced manufacturer, as its manufacturing partner, marking a major milestone in TUAL’s growth strategy and reinforcing its commitment to building high-value clean technology in Britain
The partnership will enable Tharsus to optimise production of TUAL’s PowerUp Charger, the company’s robust, rapidly deployable, battery-buffered, high-performance DC fast charger, facilitating efficient, high-volume manufacturing and large-scale deployment.
The announcement follows TUAL securing Made in Britain status for the business and its PowerUp Charger, recognising the company’s commitment to British manufacturing provenance as it scales a technology designed to address infrastructure barriers to commercial fleet electrification.
Working with TUAL’s design and engineering teams, Tharsus will ensure the transition from proof of concept and field trials to full production is as seamless as possible, applying its expertise in building, scaling, and industrialising advanced technological solutions.
Tharsus is one of the UK’s foremost manufacturing partners, with a track record of scaling complex electro-mechanical products from prototype to production volumes.
The company has delivered complex projects involving lithium-ion battery packs, intelligent control systems, and high-reliability power electronics for technology and mobility partners. Tharsus’ work includes advanced energy storage systems for autonomous and electric mobility platforms, industrial power modules, and connected robotics, where precise electrical performance, safety, and reliability are critical.
Its expertise uniquely positions Tharsus to support TUAL in scaling production of the PowerUp Charger, a system that combines intelligent battery buffering, robust power electronics, and predictive software to deliver dependable fast charging in grid-constrained environments, wherever it’s needed.
As TUAL looks ahead to scaling production and serving customers across Europe, Tharsus offers the flexibility, supply-chain strength, and production maturity required to take the PowerUp Charger from early-stage builds to mass manufacture.
The Made in Britain mark is the official, protected collective mark for British manufacturers, used by members to identify businesses and products made in Great Britain or Northern Ireland. For TUAL, achieving Made in Britain status emphasises the company’s focus on building a scalable, export-ready manufacturing model rooted in British engineering, production capability and industrial resilience.
Phil Clarke, founder and CEO at TUAL, said, “Delivering on our uptime and performance targets requires a manufacturing partner with exceptional technical capability and operational discipline. Tharsus brings exactly that. They understand the importance of building quality into every stage of the process and have the experience to support our move from pilot to scalable production. It was very clear to us that this was the right partnership to secure from the outset.
“PowerUp has been developed to solve a very real infrastructure problem for commercial fleets, but it also represents the kind of advanced clean technology Britain should be building, scaling and exporting. Achieving Made in Britain status is an important marker of that ambition. It reflects the strength of the UK’s manufacturing base, and the role that British engineering can play in delivering practical, dependable infrastructure for the electric transition.”
Brian Palmer, founder of Tharsus, said, “We’re proud to partner with TUAL in realising their much-needed EV technology and bringing world-class British engineering to markets across Europe. As a UK manufacturer, we were completely behind TUAL’s drive to secure their Made in Britain status. Tharsus is proudly British, with a global outlook, and we’re excited to continue supporting TUAL on their upwards trajectory.”
Looking to the broader British manufacturing sector, as electrification transitions from pilots to large-scale deployment, the market will depend on the ability to industrialise new innovations reliably, manufacture them to high standards, and deploy them across demanding real-world environments. Through its partnership with Tharsus and its Made in Britain status, TUAL is positioning the PowerUp Charger as both a practical solution to grid-constrained fleet charging and a showcase for the UK’s advanced manufacturing capability.
