Sonja Kass

She always knew climate change was around the corner, but, she says, “for some strange reason it always seemed 20 years away in my mind.” In 2013, the family sold their two gas-powered vehicles and purchased a single Nissan LEAF, using only that and bicycles for all the family’s transportation needs over several years. Later, they were able to save and afford more PV panels, and in 2017, they purchased a second LEAF. Last year they added a more efficient car charger.

The Kass' also participate in community events, like April’s Earth Day EV caravan and beach clean-up, to “make people aware that EVs are not rich people’s toys.”