Roger Atkins

Roger Atkins is the Managing Director of Electric Vehicles Outlook. With over 30 years experience in the automotive sector as well as 15 years experience within the Hybrid and EV sector, Atkins has spent almost all of his working life in and around the auto industry, gaining knowledge and experience.

Illustrating how to connect principle into practical application within the electric vehicle arena is Atkins’ forte. Aktins believes that there is a convergence that is well underway in terms of energy, connectivity, and vehicle electrification that will disrupt the century old status quo. Gaining valuable experience with virgincars.com, Gibbs Amphibians as well as Modec Electric Trucks, Atkins has had plenty of experience looking into alternative energy supplies.

Additionally to this, Atkins is extremely knowledgeable when it comes to the taxi industry also. Atkins has a strong perspective of the vehicle technology roadmap from his time at Ricardo. Having spent numerous years in the automotive industry - making connections with a variety of unique industry individuals and companies - he has accumulated an impressive amount of contacts, with many of these connections being at board level.

Actively posting articles and creating informative videos via social media, Atkins’ work informs, inspires and encourages progress within his industry’s community. Furthermore, Atkins has a continually growing number of followers, currently at over a quarter of a million.

A demonstration of Atkins' assignments have included preparing market studies for EV product introduction, development of business plans for the sector, connecting business opportunities within Formula E, and advising government on strategic planning. Alongside this, Atkins is also a brand ambassador for Rimac Automobile and a partner at Paris Racing.