Change makers lead the way for equity, clean tech innovation

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LOS ANGELES When California regulations require all new cars to be zero-emissions vehicles in 2035, state officials predict more than 12 million new EVs will be on the road.

What you need to know ChargerHelp! was recognized by the White House for its critical role in the reliability of electric vehicle chargers and in training a future workforce from underrepresented communities will.i.am has partnered with the Los Angeles Unified School District to deliver STEM programs for underprivileged youth California regulations will require all new cars to be zero-emission vehicles in 2035 The White House has announced a goal to build 500,000 EV charging stations along US highways by 2030

At the Social Innovation Summit, changemakers of all stripes discussed society’s biggest challenges, including the CEOs of ChargerHelp!, a company that repairs electric vehicle charging stations.

If she wasn’t already immersed in the electric world as co-founder of ChargerHelp!, Evette Ellis is now definitely the new owner of a Tesla.

This helps my co-founder and I really understand and empathize with EV drivers, she said as she plugged it in to charge.

It’s a deep commitment to their mission at ChargerHelp!, an organization born just before the COVID-19 pandemic. Both Ellis and his co-founder, Kameale Terry, saw firsthand the impact of greenhouse gas emissions when their parents died of lung disease.

Now, in three short years, Ellis said their company has raised more than $20 million to create new technologies and train a diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which they work.

As Compton’s Black woman in tech, Ellis said it’s crucial to offer a livable salary to your technicians and hopes she can serve as proof to society that innovation comes in all forms.

This is what I hope my ethnicity and my gender represent, that we don’t put brilliant ideas in a box, or in a neighborhood, or in a school, she said.

It was their message to attendees of the Social Innovation Summit, an annual gathering of community leaders from different industries who come together to discuss society’s most pressing issues.

Keynote speaker Will.i.am is a Grammy-winning artist known for creating one of the greatest hip-hop groups of our time, but also for his role in changing the landscape of technology as we know it.

He said as a Black boy from Boyle Heights it was very important to him to re-invest in his community and he implores others to do the same.

We need to do this more often, connecting the dots between philanthropy, entrepreneurs and investing, he said. How do we create a movement where we see the importance of mentoring and preparing children for tomorrow and then investing in them along the way?

For him, it’s through his foundation, which partners with the Los Angeles Unified School District to provide STEM programs for underprivileged youth who may one day build the same bridges Ellis did.

The technology is here to fill the gaps, he said. It fills education gaps, it fills education gaps, and that’s what makes it so exciting for underprivileged communities.

Recently, the White House announced a goal to build 500,000 EV charging stations along US highways by 2030. ChargerHelp! was recognized by the White House for its critical role in the reliability of electric vehicle chargers and in training a future workforce from underrepresented communities.

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