Electric Vehicles

Every year, global motor shows have an increasing focus on electric vehicles. That's true this week in Thailand, as HPR's Bill Dorman explains in today's Asia Minute.

Funding for the charging station came from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program. It's the first of several that will be installed throughout the state.

Two of the buses will operate as school buses, while the other three will be the first EV tour buses in the nation. Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s Ilihia Gionson said this fits in with statewide tourism goals.

The Federal Highway Administration awarded the state $2.6 million in funding for the project, which will be used by the state Department of Transportation to purchase 32 fast EV chargers and 16 power units.

Hawaiian Electric needs the help of electric vehicle owners to better understand EV charging habits.

For National Drive Electric Week, The Conversation talked to Tam Hunt, director of the Hawaii Electric Vehicle Association, about what it's like to own an electric car.

City Council Chair Tommy Waters discusses the hotel room tax hike, the pending vacation rental bill, and efforts to manage peer-to-peer rental car businesses on Oahu; the Hawaii Electric Vehicle Association details what it's like to own an electric car and its upcoming webinar; and UH architecture students win top honors in a recent Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture program.

Three new state laws regarding electric vehicles just went into effect.

A new tax on gasoline-powered cars priced more than $60,000 would be used to fund electric vehicle infrastructure across the state.The proposed measure,…

More than two dozen bills at the Hawaii Legislature aim to increase the use of electric vehicles, but auto dealers and green energy proponents are…