Live Podcast: PT1 Live × Claire Miller — Vehicles as Infrastructure: Batteries on Wheels
As EVs turn every driveway into a power plant, who builds and owns the infrastructure to run it?
Bryony Cooper from PT1 talks with mobility and energy specialist Claire Miller about V2G's emerging asset class, the strain heavier electrified fleets put on networks, and what real grid resilience looks like when innovation happens at the edge.
About the host: Bryony Cooper is Director of Investor Relations & Communications at PT1 Ventures, based in Berlin and London. With 17 years in the tech startup world, her background spans founding companies, leading an accelerator and venture builder, and 8 years as a venture capital General Partner.
PT1 is a European VC platform investing in early-stage companies upgrading the physical world. Their thesis-driven approach covers three key pillars:
Electrification (Smart, clean & decentralized energy; heating, mobility)
Built-world automation (AI & robotics for real assets)
Infrastructure Resilience (climate adaptation, supply-chain security, sovereign data)
About the guest: Claire Miller is a strategic advisor and NED to high-impact UK startups and established organisations in mobility and energy. Her expertise spans emerging and establishing technologies, commercial and customer propositions, policy and regulation across electric vehicles, charging, and energy flexibility. Claire has a MEng in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London, and was previously a member of the founding team and Director of Tech & Innovation at Octopus Electric Vehicles.
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