About

Confirous Tree Forest Aerial View In North America

Our Mission

Accelerate the EV transition to decarbonize commercial transportation at scale

We believe that climate change is the greatest challenge facing our planet. And we know that electrification – of transportation, building heating, industrial thermal applications, etc. – represents a massive opportunity to quickly and cost-effectively reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, successful implementation challenges current operational processes, business models, financing sources, and value chains. This entails a once-in-a-generation shift in production, purchasing decisions, and infrastructure, akin to when the world moved from the horse and buggy to the automobile. Legacy systems and solutions will either adapt or die.

Enter Inspiration Mobility: the first Electrification Accelerator^TM

Wholly committed to driving decarbonization in North America through electrification, our solutions provide tailored, turnkey solutions that enable our customers and partners to achieve their business and sustainability goals as quickly as possible, with minimal risk.

With an initial focus on the electrification of transportation, responsible for over 30% of U.S. GHG emissions, we are committed to delivering results that avoid 10 megatons of CO2 emissions by 2030.

The inspiration behind Inspiration – a note from our founder

How a return trip to Patagonia in 2019 led to the launch of Inspiration Mobility in 2021.

In 2019, my wife and I embarked on a honeymoon that visited some of the most beautiful and fragile ecosystems on Earth. In Patagonia we trekked in the iconic Torres del Paine national park, retracing a route I had hiked exactly 20 years prior. At the trek’s end sits the Grey Glacier, but its surroundings were unrecognizable to me. The campsite where I once slept, directly in front of the glacier, was now closed. Instead, there was a map showing how the glacier had receded many, many miles since that first trip and was no longer visible. This scenario repeated itself multiple times in Patagonia, including at the Perito Moreno glacier in Argentina, shown in the photo above.

When we left on our trip, I felt burned out after 20 years of working in climate. Society seemed to be going the wrong direction, and my commitment to the cause was waning. But seeing the ravages of climate change firsthand, in these places I loved, made me angry, and I knew I had to stay in the fight.

I returned home recommitted to the climate fight – and as I discussed with colleagues how to make the biggest impact in the least amount of time, I realized that one technology, in particular, was ready to take on a more important role: electric vehicles.

Transportation emissions represent roughly a third of global emissions. And by early 2020, it was clear that electrifying fleets, when done right, makes them cheaper, safer, and more reliable. But the last mile to wide-scale electrification is difficult to traverse, as fleet managers trying to go electric face a wide variety of new and complex challenges: everything from picking the right vehicles, to setting up charging, to financing.

Legacy fleet management companies and banks weren’t set up to solve these problems – and the charging landscape was highly fragmented. What companies needed, but didn’t have, was a single partner they could rely on to overcome all the challenges of electrification.

That’s why I launched Inspiration: a mission-driven Electrification Accelerator^TM, initially focused on decarbonizing commercial transportation. What started as a three-person company with one fleet customer, 50 EVs, and one investor has grown into a nationwide electrification platform with 3 large investors, 4x more equity capital, over 60 employees, and, most importantly, thousands of EVs on the road. We’re leading the charge to an all-electric future, working with commercial fleets of all types and sizes, vehicle and charging OEMs, real estate owners, climate-focused investors, and others to ensure they participate in, and maximize the benefits from the EV transition.

Wherever you are on your electrification journey, I hope you’ll join us.

Josh Green, founder and CEO