EV emoji sought for World EV Day

World EV Day founders ABB and Green.TV are issuing an “EVmoji” challenge to participants aged six to 16 to create an electric vehicle emoji.

The winning design announced on World EV Day September 9 will be submitted to the Unicode Consortium that finalises and produces official emojis.

An official emoji representing EVs does not currently exist, so the EVmoji will highlight a sustainable mobility future, with passenger EV sales set to increase sharply in the next few years and rising from 3.1 million in 2020 to 14 million in 2025.

“World EV Day has become an important event to ABB as we continue to raise awareness around e-mobility and the value of enabling a low-carbon future,” ABB E-mobility Division president Frank Muehlon says.

“But just as importantly, we see this event as helping to engage the passion and creativity of the future generation of drivers.

“Launching an EV emoji challenge within the context of World EV Day offers the perfect opportunity to bring young people into the excitement and momentum around electric vehicles, long before they make purchasing decisions.”

All EVmoji drawings, pictures or digital graphics must be posted publicly by August 20 via a personal or parent’s Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn or Twitter with the hashtag #EVmoji.

The winner will be contacted by World EV Day representatives via direct message on the social account from which they entered the challenge.

Click here for contest terms and conditions.