Climate tech ecosystems

Electric vehicles are a key ingredient to dropping our emissions, and one of the most visible examples of a climate tech solution.

But EVs are only as green as the electricity that goes into them.

Buying an EV is a huge step, but if your electricity supplier obtains it’s power from fossil fuels, it’s a step forward only to take a step back again.

You might hear some EV owners talking about the total cost of ownership being way more than the car, because of not just the charging infrastructure added to their home, but also the solar panel system they’ve installed to power it all.

In this way, that owner has created a small ecosystem in their home that powers their car, among other things.

Then it’s down to the city/state infrastructure to follow suit – and that starts looking a lot cleaner.

It sounds expensive now because it is, but as it becomes the norm, it’ll be more accessible to everyone.