Will Fan’s Relentless Rise: From Art Class Daydreams to Leading the EV Revolution

When Will Fan was a child, he sketched futuristic cities in his school notebook—hovering buildings, flying cars, clean air stretching as far as the eye could see.

At the time, it was just a kid’s imagination.

Today, it’s his mission.

Now the CEO of Emobility Energy and a key executive at Solo Automotive Group, Fan is reshaping the way the world thinks about electric vehicles and clean energy. But his journey here didn’t follow a straight line. It’s a winding, high-voltage story of risk, grit, and a refusal to settle for “normal.”

From Vancouver to Global Ventures: The Spark That Started It All

Will grew up in Vancouver, a city wrapped in mountains and green consciousness. While his friends were dreaming of summer holidays, Will was already thinking about how the world could work better.

“I remember being in art class and drawing a floating city. That vision never left me,” he says.

As climate disasters worsened and headlines became heavier, Fan felt a weight most people tried to ignore. He couldn’t. “The idea that my future kids might have to survive a climate disaster—that fear drove me. It still does.”

But before he could change the world, he had to learn how to build something from nothing.

$100 a Day to $1,000, Then $10,000: Building From the Dirt Up

Fan’s entrepreneurial roots weren’t glamorous. He started with small teams overseas—places like Africa and India, where talent is rich but resources are thin.

“I had a dev in Africa who spoke perfect English. He told me, ‘If I don’t succeed in this business, I can’t afford my medication.’ That’s the level of hunger that inspired me.”

With no outside funding and no roadmap, Fan created a system—a formula—for growth. From $100 a day, it became $1,000 a week, then $1,000 a day. His teams grew. His products scaled. He turned processes into repeatable blueprints.

But instead of clinging to what worked, Fan did what most founders don’t: he left.

“I didn’t want to stay in software. I wanted to build something bigger—something that could change how cities move.”

Taking a Company Public at 26—and Not Slowing Down

By 26, Fan had taken his first company public—focused on natural resources and oil. Then came cryptocurrency. Then lithium.

Every win was reinvested into the next bold idea.

Then the world changed. COVID-19 arrived. The world slowed down—but Fan’s EV vision sped up.

“People wanted alternatives. The gas prices, the lockdowns—it made people rethink how they move. That gave us the push we needed.”

Emobility Energy launched with a mission to make EV infrastructure accessible—not just for the wealthy, but for everyday people.

Making EVs For Everyone—Not Just the Elite

Will Fan is tired of the narrative that EVs are only for rich people in Silicon Valley. “Tesla started as a luxury brand. That made a lot of people feel like EVs weren’t for them,” he explains.

His solution? Build affordable, scalable, and innovative micro-EV products. Think smart charging stations. Think city-friendly electric scooters. Think of solutions that actually meet people where they are.

“We’re designing for real lives—not just tech conferences.”

His belief is simple: scalability comes from accessibility. The tech has to be affordable, or it won’t go anywhere.

Hiring With Heart, Leading Without Ego

If you applied to one of Will Fan’s companies, your resume might not matter.

“Honestly, I care more about how you solve problems than what school you went to,” he says.

In his warehouses, he’ll hand you a task and say, “Figure it out.” If you don’t know how, he’ll tell you to learn from YouTube and try again.

“That’s how we innovate. People need space to figure things out. Micromanagement kills creativity.”

His approach has created something rare: a company culture where invention is expected—and ego gets left at the door.

The Painful Truth About Innovation

Being a tech entrepreneur sounds exciting on paper. But in real life?

“It’s lonely,” Fan admits.

Not everyone understands the weight of trying to build the future. “If you try to teach someone and their ego’s too big, they won’t hear you. That’s what kills so many great ideas.”

He’s seen brilliant investors walk away from trillion-dollar markets simply because they didn’t understand them—and were too proud to ask.

“Ego is the number one killer of innovation.”

Staying Fluid in a World That’s Always Shifting

One of Fan’s biggest philosophies is this: don’t get stuck.

“I saw so many friends go bankrupt during COVID. They couldn’t pivot. They were too deep in one business model.”

Fan’s companies are built to be fluid. Flexible. Fast-moving.

It’s what’s allowed him to scale across countries like Taiwan, South Korea, Spain, and the U.S.—without needing to be first, just adaptable.

Why the Next Generation Needs More Than Just Ambition

He worries about the generation coming up behind him.

“A lot of grads are lost. Inflation, student loans—it’s hard to dream when you’re trying to survive.”

But he also sees a solution: discipline, grit, and embracing discomfort.

“We’ve grown up too slow. Some people are thirty but still thinking like they’re twenty.”

Fan believes innovation isn’t just about ideas—it’s about mindset. That hunger. That willingness to build without applause.

If He Had an Hour With Elon Musk?

He wouldn’t ask about Mars.

“I’d talk to him about family values,” he says without blinking.

Because for Will Fan, all of this—EVs, infrastructure, AI—isn’t just about making billions. It’s about creating a world that his future children will thank him for.

A world that feels a little closer to that floating city he once sketched as a kid.