Better Place to bring electric car network to Hawaii
Electric car infrastructure company Better Place and the state of Hawaii announced on Tuesday that they would be pursuing a plan to build an electric vehicle charging system in that state. The system will be comprised of a network of recharging and battery swap stations.
Hawaii will join Israel, Denmark, Australia, and the San Francisco Bay Area, as a participator in Better Place’s ambitious plans. As an island, Hawaii is a natural fit for Better Place’s model. The island is completely dependent on imported oil and most residents do not need to drive more than 100 miles per trip.
Better Place founder Shai Agassi states, “We always knew Hawaii would be the perfect model. The typical driving plan is low and leisurely, and people are smiling.” Better Place hopes to have mass-market availability in Hawaii by 2012.
The plan calls for the electricity to be purchased from the Hawaiian Electric Company, which has promised to increase its use of renewable energy for the grid.
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2 Comments on Better Place to bring electric car network to Hawaii
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Jason on
Wed, 3rd Dec 2008 2:03 am
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ZAP Xebra on
Thu, 4th Dec 2008 4:35 am
only one problem, 97% of Hawaii’s energy is generated by burn coal or burning oil. Electric Cars would be nice because you can’t drive more than a hundred miles on most of the Islands’ except the island of Hawaii. Until Hawaii creates electricity based on renewable engery resources it will be just as bad as driving gas based cars.
Hawaii is ideally suited to support an EV network given its access to wind, solar, wave and geothermal energy. That and the fact that the island’s size means shorter trips makes this ideal
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