Hawaii to deploy public EV charging points

Hawaii’s Lt. Governor Brian Schatz has announced that AeroVironment has been selected to help lead the way to a cleaner transportation future through an $820,000 contract from the Hawaii EV Ready Grants Programme.
February 2, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Hawaii’s Lt. Governor Brian Schatz has announced that 2132 AeroVironment has been selected to help lead the way to a cleaner transportation future through an $820,000 contract from the Hawaii EV Ready Grants Programme. The contract will fund the deployment of up to 320 AeroVironment 240-volt electric vehicle (EV) charging docks throughout the islands. Once deployment is completed, Hawaii will have one of America’s first statewide public charging networks supporting electric vehicle drivers.

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