Alexis Petrides · EV Builder & Founder

APEVOLT

Electrical engineer turned EV builder turned founder. I came from nuclear infrastructure, taught myself to build electric vehicles from scratch, and turned that obsession into one of Cyprus' leading electric mobility companies.

Disruptor Under 40 BEng + MSc · University of Bath Ex-EDF · Ex-Sellafield Co-Founder, DIAS Customs
3K+
EV Repairs
500+
Battery Packs Built
60+
Conversions
5
Team Members
Alexis Petrides at an EV event
DIAS Customs · Est. 2022
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Who I Am

APEVOLT V1

Electrical engineer with a BEng and MSc from the University of Bath. Before entering the electric vehicle industry, I spent nearly a decade in safety-critical nuclear infrastructure — Lead Commissioning Engineer at Sellafield and Team Leader at EDF Energy's Hinkley Point C nuclear new-build.

That background shaped how I build: rigorous systems thinking, high-stakes fault diagnosis, and comfort operating inside tight regulatory constraints.

"I left nuclear to build the thing I couldn't stop thinking about."

The APEVOLT V1 — a fully custom electric motorbike — was that thing. It led directly to co-founding DIAS Customs in 2022, one of Cyprus' leading dedicated EV companies. In 2022 I was awarded Disruptor Under 40 by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce.

Education
BEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering
MSc Electrical Power Systems · Bath
Recognition
Disruptor Under 40
Cyprus Chamber of Commerce · 2022
Qualifications
City & Guilds Level 3 & 4 EV Technician
IQE Prize — Best Final Year Project
EV Expertise
Battery pack design & assembly
HV diagnostics · Regulatory type-approval
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Background

2007 – 2010
University of Bath — BEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering
IQE Prize for best final year project in sensors.
2010 – 2015
MSc Electrical Power Systems + nucleargraduates programme
MSc at Bath. Competitive nucleargraduates scheme — secondments at Sellafield, AMEC, and KAIST (South Korea).
2014 – 2016
Sellafield Ltd — Lead Commissioning Engineer (EC&I)
Part of the EC&I commissioning team for the Separation Area Ventilation project at Sellafield nuclear site, leading a small team.
2016 – 2021
EDF Energy — Team Leader, Electrical · Hinkley Point C
Team leader within the Electrical Equipment Programme on the UK's flagship nuclear new-build, managing a small team across HV/LV systems, batteries, and distribution. Awarded EDF Project Star Award.
Pre-2022
APEVOLT V1 — The Build That Started It All
Designed and built a fully custom electric motorbike: 72V 40Ah Samsung pack, 14kW drivetrain, ~100 km/h top speed, 0–50 in ~3s.
Feb 2022 — Present
Co-Founded DIAS Customs — Cyprus' First Dedicated EV Company
Built the entire operation from scratch — sales, conversions, diagnostics, battery systems, e-commerce, and partnerships with Stark Future, Surron, Horwin, Talaria EU, CYC Motors, and others. Visit diascustoms.com.
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Key Projects

APEVOLT V1 side profile
APEVOLT V1 front angle
APEVOLT V1 detail
APEVOLT V1 on boardwalk
Personal Build · Pre-2022

APEVOLT V1

Fully custom electric motorbike built from zero — frame, battery, drivetrain, and electronics all designed and assembled by hand. The build that directly led to founding DIAS Customs.

Battery
72V · 40Ah Samsung Lithium
Peak Power
14 kW
Top Speed
~100 km/h
0–50 km/h
~3 seconds
Origin of DIAS Customs
Classic Mini EV engine bay
Classic Mini EV forest road
Classic Mini EV delivery
Classic Mini EV rear
DIAS Customs · Landmark Project

Classic Mini EV

Vintage classic Mini fully restored and then converted to electric — officially type-approved by Cyprus' Ministry of Transport.

The first officially approved ICE→EV conversion in Cyprus.
Process
Restored · Then Converted
Type Approval
Cyprus MoT · First
Cyprus First · Legally Road-Approved
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Smart BMS

DIAS Customs × Robo.com.cy · In Development

Co-developing a custom Battery Management System

A custom Smart BMS being co-developed with Robo.com.cy — built around the real diagnostic gaps encountered across thousands of EV battery repairs.

MCU
240MHz Dual Core
Connectivity
WiFi + Bluetooth
Features
Precision Balancing · ADC
Intelligence
Fault Inspection & Prediction
Also
Data Logging · Precision ADC
v0.2 Prototype · DIAS Customs R&D
Smart BMS front
Smart BMS back
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By the Numbers

3K+
EV Repairs
Completed
500+
Battery Packs
Built
250+
Vehicles
Sold
60+
Conversions
Completed
5
Team
Members
4yr
Operating
Since 2022
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Stratosphere

DIAS Customs × PASCAL Private English School · Larnaka

Battery system reaches 90,000 ft

Designed and built the custom battery pack and power supply for a student CubeSat mission on a high-altitude balloon — surviving below −60°C and near-vacuum pressure at the edge of the stratosphere.

The same architecture has powered multiple stratospheric missions.

90K
Feet Alt.
−60°
Min Temp
3+
Missions
Stratosphere-proven battery engineering
PASCAL stratosphere mission
Pascal School · Larnaka
~90K ft
Stratosphere