Fulham-based FuroSystems was launched in 2017 by university friends and engineers Albert Nassar and Eliott Wertheimer.
The pair, who design everything from their London base, have since raised over £750,000 in seed money from tech VC investors including TSP Ventures, and sold multiple thousands of units across the UK and Europe.
From this week the startup will allow customers to pay for their eco-friendly vehicle in unregulated digital currencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash.
Wertheimer said the startup is working with crypto exchange Coinbase to ensure funds are transferred securely, and will have a system in place to allow the issue of refunds, despite cryptocurrencies’ famously volatile value.
Refunds will be given in the same currency at the same volume of coins used for the payment. FuroSystems will also account for price volatility by up to 0.5%, and will not charge customers for price changes between transactions beginning and completing.
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