About Symon Hallam — Founder of Velectr

Symon Hallam

Founder & CEO, Velectr

Symon spent 14 years at Google leading business development — scaling partnerships and navigating complex markets. But the work that sharpened his standards wasn't in a conference room. It was on a fire scene.

As a volunteer firefighter and Lieutenant with over 5 years of service, Symon learned that when equipment fails, people get hurt. No returns. No refunds. No second chances. That "life-safety" mindset — the idea that you have to trust your equipment 100% — is the founding principle behind every Velectr product.

When Symon bought his EV and went looking for an adapter to access Tesla's Supercharger network, the market was flooded with cheap, uncertified hardware. No independent testing, no transparency, no accountability. He built Velectr to fix that.

Credentials

• 14 years at Google (Business Development)
• Volunteer Firefighter & Lieutenant (5+ years active service)
• Founder of Velectr (2024)
• 1% for the Planet member

Areas of Expertise

• EV charging infrastructure and adapter technology
• Electrical safety standards (UL 2252)
• NACS and CCS1 charging protocols
• Tesla Supercharger network compatibility
• Product safety certification processes

Why This Matters

Every article on the Velectr blog is written or reviewed by Symon and the Velectr team. When we publish a guide on charging your Ford F-150 Lightning at a Tesla Supercharger, it's based on direct experience — testing real adapters at real Supercharger stalls, with real vehicles.

We're not a content farm producing generic EV articles. We're the people who designed the adapter, tested it, certified it, and use it ourselves.

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