Rev Up Your EV: NEVI's First Funded Charging Stations are Now LIVE!
All eyes were on Maui today, where the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation announced the opening of the first electric vehicle charging stations funded by the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program in Hawai’i. Today’s blessing and dedication of these landmark stations represented a crucial milestone in the NEVI program, transportation electrification and Hawaiʻi's journey towards a sustainable future. The Kahului Park and Ride on Kuihelani Highway now boasts four 150-kilowatt Tritium DC fast chargers, the fastest units in the state open to all EVs.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg expressed tremendous pride in the opening of the first federally funded EV charging stations in the State of Hawai‘i. This move is in line with President Biden's vision to establish a nationwide network of EV chargers, ensuring all Americans benefit from the transition to clean energy.
What is NACS & what does it mean for fast charging?
By Tritium
In June 2023, Ford and GM announced they’d be switching from the Combined Charging System (CCS) to Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) connectors for their future EVs. Less than a month later Mercedes-Benz, Polestar, Rivian, and Volvo also announced they’d support the NACS standard for their US vehicles in the coming years. The switch to NACS from CCS seems to have complicated the electric vehicle (EV) charging landscape, but it’s a great opportunity for charger manufacturers and charge point operators (CPOs). With NACS, CPOs will be able to charge more than 1.3 million Tesla EVs on the road in the US.
What is NACS?
NACS is Tesla’s previously proprietary direct current (DC) fast charging connector standard—formerly known simply as the “Tesla charging connector.” It has been used with Tesla cars since 2012 and the connector design became available …
Aloha Charge providing Tritium EV charging stations for Hawai'i's entire first round of NEVI funding.
Aloha Charge, a National Car Charging company based in Honolulu, announced today that it will be providing all the DC fast charging hardware and software for the first round of the State of Hawai’i’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program funding.
… Federal Highway Administration approved Hawai’i’s Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Plan, granting the state access to $2.6 million of NEVI funding in FY2022. As part of their NEVI deployment plan, HDOT is utilizing its existing contract with Sustainability Partners, a public benefit company mandated to form reliable and enduring partnerships with public institutions for the advancement of their critical infrastructure.
Aloha Charge Keeps Growing to Meet Demand.
Honolulu, Hi - Viewed as Hawai’i’s largest and most experienced EV charging station reseller and installer, Aloha Charge announced this week they are continuing to expand, growing their talent pool with the hiring of Blaise Hirayama. Blaise is joining the company’s already robust sales team and bringing with him vast experience in sales and sustainability.
“With our tremendous growth in 2022 and the anticipated year ahead, we felt it was critical to continue to build out our team so we can best service our clients and meet the exponentially growing demand for EV infrastructure,” stated Jim Burness, the founder and CEO of Aloha Charge.
2023 is EV Ready with Vehicles on Center Stage.
By Amy Mullett & Javier Gomez
While the numbers are still being tabulated, 2022 proved to be an inflection point for electric vehicle sales. In September alone, worldwide sales broke all records when for the first time EV registrations exceeded the one million mark.
There were lots of reasons why 2022 was a banner year for electric cars including escalating gas prices and growing demand to address climate change. However, there was also more choices every and more affordable options hitting the roadways.
After years of promising EVs, manufacturers here in the U.S. and around the world finally delivered and the options are many - just see what we uncovered at the 2022 LA Auto Show.