# National Drive Electric Week – Aric Ohana

By Transportation · Published 2023-10-02 · Updated 2026-05-19 · Transportation on MarketScale
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> Car-sharing platforms are democratizing EV access by giving majority of users their first electric driving experience

## Key points

- Car-sharing platforms are providing the majority of their users with their first-ever electric vehicle driving experience.
- Shared EV access helps democratize electric mobility, reducing dependence on personal vehicle ownership as an entry point.
- Blink Charging plays a supporting role in enabling EV infrastructure for car-sharing and broader transportation electrification.

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**Aric Ohana**, President of [Blink](https://blinkcharging.com/) Mobility and CEO of **Envoy**, highlights the groundbreaking initiatives promoting electric car-sharing across the U.S. With Envoy's presence in 50 cities across 21 states, and the impactful Blue LA program placing 150 EVs in Los Angeles, they're catalyzing EV adoption at an unprecedented rate. A staggering 85% of their platform's users experience EV driving for the first time via their fleet. Envoy's mission is to democratize access to EVs for all community demographics, urging everyone to champion the electric shift in their neighborhoods. Soon, they aspire to be a familiar presence in communities everywhere, almost as quickly as a blink

> A staggering 85% of their platform's users experience EV driving for the first time via their fleet.

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