We now have our own Chapter of the Electric Auto Association – Big Island EVA.
We now have our own Chapter of the Electric Auto Association – Big Island EVA. “The Electric Auto Association (EAA) was formed in 1967 by Walter Laski in San Jose,
Hawaiian Electric Companies (HECO) releases new EV fast charging rates
From Maui EVA Newsletter: On 10 July 2013, the Hawaiian Electric Companies (HECO) released two new EV rates which make the cost of providing DC Fast Charging more transparent and affordable. 1)
Hawaii Elevrtic Veheilce Charge Station locator
DBEDT Hawaii Charge Station locator on iTunes. Also PlugShare has a web site and an app. This is probably the most up to date information available.
Big Island County Council Meeting
Today I spoke at the Country Council meeting at the West Hawaii Civic Center. The presentation is here. And super thanks to Anne Ku of the Maui EV Allaince for
Big Island EV Association Plug In America Event.
Please join us Sunday September 29, at Kona Commons, 10:00AM-2:00PM for National Plug In America Day! We are hosting this year’s local event, bring your EV and join in the
RV Charging: Did you know that you can (almost) get a 5 hour charge without installing those expensive EVSE’s, that require a permit, and professional installation?
This is kind of a fun topic. Did you know that you can (almost) get a 5 hour charge without installing those expensive EVSE’s, that require a permit, and professional
A Car is Just an iTunes App
As I was doing my Electric Karmann Ghia conversion, Nissan was designing the LEAF and Elon Musk was designing the Tesla. To me it is amazing what the car has
So how much power does a Level-II charge really draw?
People stop me in the street asking: “So how much power does a Level-II charge really draw?” The answer is: It depends… Abstracted from Wikipedia: The SAE J1772 (the Charge Station
Herein a Complete Pictorial Guide to Charging at Kona Airport
You can safely ignore all the confusing and missing instructions at the airport. 1. Drive in to paid parking, proceed to the area just behind where the car rental stands
30 mile map of proposed charge sites.
Here is an interesting NREL report: Evaluation of West Hawaii Civic Center’s Transportation & Energy Use. Note the 30 mile map of proposed charge sites. It needs to be augmented