Exciting News!

Dave Bliss and Doug March of Charge Bliss, in cooperation with the Shops at Mauna Lani and Island Wide Solar announce the FIRST (of many… 🙂 ) DC Fast Charge Stations for Electric Vehicles on the Big Island!

Charge Bliss, Inc. is an energy management and smart grid technology company. In addition to helping companies lower their utility bills,  Charge Bliss, working in conjunction with Islandwide Solar, has installed a level 3 charger at The Mauna Lani shops.  This is a critical step to help advance clean transportation on the island.

Demonstrating their commitment to sustainability and the environment in Hawaii, The Shops at Mauna Lani elected to make their location the lead example in this project.  We are all excited because this charger is the first of its kind in the State of Hawaii as it is a dual CHAdeMO and  SAE J1772 combo charger. (It is capable of charging all EV vehicles.) 

We hope the installation of the first Direct Current Fast Charger (DCFC) on the Big Island, will signal the advent of a network of these devices that can charge electric cars to 80% battery capacity in thirty minutes. Hawaii has long been known for its beauty, aloha spirit, and environmental commitment. The build-out of a fast charging network for electric vehicles combined with smart technology to mitigate grid impact,  are offering us a route to a healthier, more sustainable future.

We will have a press event in late May or early June to formally announce the opening and availability of the charge station. PLEASE let’s show up in force like we did for National Plug In Day. There will be food, events, and LOTS of electric cars. Bring your EV to show, and offer rides/drives if you like. We would like to see lots of LEAFs, Volts, Mievs, Teslas, conversions, anything electric. Let’s show our appreciation to Charge Bliss for initiating the DC Fast Charge Station network, to the Shops at Mauna Lani for generously hosting the Charge Station, and Island Wide Solar for their support.

Dave Bliss and Doug March (Doug has moved to the Big Island!) are amazing people. Let’s show them our support. We all want a sensible EV charging infrastructure on the Big Island, so let’s band together to help make it happen. What we really need is able and willing host sites. it turns out the hardest thing to do is to find someone that will host the station. Please get out there, talk to businesses that are likely hosts, get names and numbers and forward them to Dave or Doug. We know where we need the Charge Stations, and many of us are business owners or know business owners, so please help out in identifying host sites.

Yahoo!
Doug

Please note that the Charger at the Shops at Mauna Lani will not be available for use until the formal announcement date.