IT'S ELECTRIC!
A California firm proposes to jump-start electric car use in Hawaii
STORY SUMMARY | READ THE FULL STORYBy 2012, Hawaii is poised to become a national leader in electric car use under an ambitious plan announced yesterday by Gov. Linda Lingle.
Palo Alto, Calif.-based Better Place has proposed a $1 billion plan to be funded through private investments that would include up to 100,000 charging stations around Hawaii and possible state incentives for thousands of electric car buyers to be rolled out in the next several years.
It is the first statewide project of its kind, and follows a similar outlay announced last month in San Francisco.
"Better Place is a grand scale step in the right direction," Sen. Daniel Inouye said in a statement. "Let us not falter or recede from our commitment to reduce our dependency on foreign oil."
Under the plan, which might include government incentives for customers to buy electric vehicles, drivers would pay up to 8 cents a mile to buy electricity through Better Place under a subscription plan similar to that of a cell phone contract.
The plan is part of the state's Clean Energy Initiative, which provides that 70 percent of power come from clean energy sources by 2030.
"Our goal is 1.2 million cars in Hawaii all going electric," said Shai Agassi, founder and chief executive of Better Place.
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