Work With Me
👋 I’m Tom Riley - founder of The Fast Charge, the UK’s leading EV industry newsletter, read by thousands of professionals from Tesla to Shell, and regularly cited in the media.
About Me 🙋♂️
I’ve spent the past decade working in various high-level communications roles spanning government, consultancy, and media. I’m now focused on supporting organisations at the forefront of the automotive and energy transition.
My CV in short…
Founder & editor of The Fast Charge, read by 15,000+ professionals every month, with stories cited in The Guardian, BBC, The Telegraph, and The Times.
Former Senior Consultant at Pagefield and Adviser at Teneo, advising FTSE leaders, global brands, and public bodies on communications, campaigns, and public affairs.
Extensive media and campaign experience inside UK Government (HMRC, Cabinet Office, HM Treasury), including leading Brexit and pandemic comms.
Co-founder of Lockdown Loo - a consumer platform that reached over 1m users.
What I Offer ⚡️
I work with clients across the EV, energy, and infrastructure space on:
Strategic Insights: Turning policy and industry shifts into clear opportunities and risks.
Public Affairs & Policy Analysis: Helping you engage effectively with decision-makers.
Media & Reputation: Narrative development, campaign and story development, crisis communications, and senior counsel.
Speaking & Workshops: Translating the EV and energy transition for leaders, teams, and investors.
Why Work With Me?
Independent voice: I sit outside the corporate/agency mainstream, giving sharper, faster insights.
Connected: Through The Fast Charge I engage daily with automakers, energy companies, policymakers, and media.
Proven: From advising Cabinet ministers to global CEOs, I’ve delivered at the highest levels.
My previous clients have included…
If you’d like to explore working together, drop me a line:
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