Hawaii HECO utilities will cut charging rates to encourage EVs
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07-15-2013, 05:12 AM
Hawaii HECO utilities will cut charging rates to encourage EVs
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Legislation and Policy, USA
One of the smallest US states continues to be one of the biggest proponents of electric-vehicle adoption, and is now offering special electric-use charging rates for folks who install EV charging stations. The Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO) has received approval from the state's Public Utilities Commission to offer electric-vehicle pilot charging rates, in which businesses that install fast-charging stations get special, lower electricity-usage rates. Additionally, the state will allow HECO to operate as many as 25 publicly accessible DC fast-charging stations in Oahu, Maui and the Big Island.
Hawaii has long been at the forefront of US EV adoption, so much so that California-based advocate group Plug In America used a $50,000 grant from the state to produce a 48-page guidebook geared to help out novice plug-in drivers. The state is regarded as an optimal breeding ground for EV adoption because of its combination of high gas prices and geographically constrained driving distances. Range anxiety gets no aloha.
As of May, there were about 1,400 plug-in vehicles registered in the Aloha State. Meanwhile, as of late last month, there were about 125 publicly accessible charging stations, or about one per every 4,000 registered light-duty vehicles (any powertrain) in the state. By comparison, the US had about 6,300 publicly accessible stations, or about one per 20,000 registered US vehicles, according to US Department of Energy figures. Read HECO's press release below.Continue reading Hawaii HECO utilities will cut charging rates to encourage EVs
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One of the smallest US states continues to be one of the biggest proponents of electric-vehicle adoption, and is now offering special electric-use charging rates for folks who install EV charging stations. The Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO) has received approval from the state's Public Utilities Commission to offer electric-vehicle pilot charging rates, in which businesses that install fast-charging stations get special, lower electricity-usage rates. Additionally, the state will allow HECO to operate as many as 25 publicly accessible DC fast-charging stations in Oahu, Maui and the Big Island.
Hawaii has long been at the forefront of US EV adoption, so much so that California-based advocate group Plug In America used a $50,000 grant from the state to produce a 48-page guidebook geared to help out novice plug-in drivers. The state is regarded as an optimal breeding ground for EV adoption because of its combination of high gas prices and geographically constrained driving distances. Range anxiety gets no aloha.
As of May, there were about 1,400 plug-in vehicles registered in the Aloha State. Meanwhile, as of late last month, there were about 125 publicly accessible charging stations, or about one per every 4,000 registered light-duty vehicles (any powertrain) in the state. By comparison, the US had about 6,300 publicly accessible stations, or about one per 20,000 registered US vehicles, according to US Department of Energy figures. Read HECO's press release below.Continue reading Hawaii HECO utilities will cut charging rates to encourage EVs
Hawaii HECO utilities will cut charging rates to encourage EVs originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Mon, 15 Jul 2013 08:06:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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