Electrify America, a network of ultra-fast chargers for electric vehicles, has submitted a formal proposal to the Unicode Consortium, the governing body for emoji creation, to introduce the first-ever "Electric Vehicle With Charger" emoji for smartphone keyboards.

The submission announcement, and a corresponding petition on Change.org, came just two days ahead of World Emoji Day on July 17.

Electrify America also asked consumers to show their support for the emoji on social media with the hashtag #EVmoji.