Women of Electric Vehicles Information

Our Story Founded in March 2013, by four women in the EV industry, Women of Electric Vehicles (WEVs) thrives today as a female-led organization made up of a diverse array of women throughout the world who are working in the EV space. The idea behind WEVs developed in Portland, Oregon, by founders, Ashley Horvat, Amy Hillman, Emmaline Pohnl, and Julie Peacock. These women bonded together to commit to establishing a space to support each other in their careers while working to carry other women while they climbed. Since the group’s founding, it's evolved and grown rapidly to a worldwide network of 700+ women leading the EV industry with EV influencers from Seattle to Japan, Ohio, India & beyond. Our Vision An electric vehicle industry that supports diverse people and practices, while creating a welcoming and fair workplace environment with a large proportion of women leading in every part of the value chain, from a battery engineer, to an electric bus driver, and a CEO. Our Mission WEVs “elEVates” women who are working in the EV industry by establishing a community built for “her” from the ground up. A space to coalesce women globally towards the urgent need to rapidly shift to electric transportation. Together, we create community and long lasting connections, by sharing stories, ideas, resources, and strategies to become better leaders & innovators in our industry. Because when women lead, communities and industries thrive. Our Guiding Principles EMPOWER, ELEVATE, EDUCATE, INSPIRE, & CELEBRATE While WEVs has formally established these 5 key principles, undergirding each and every one of them is the commitment to having fun while changing the world. Most importantly, we do so by embracing and raising each other up, ditching the ego while maintaining our pride and confidence. Our ethos is steeped in educating men and women alike on the challenges and opportunities ahead for making our industry the gold standard for a modern workplace.