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    GM announces big Hawaii Hydrogen Initiative plan; plug-in advocates still pushing for electric vehicles
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    Just because the overall mood in the advanced automotive technology field has shifted pretty much into a plug-in vehicle direction doesn't mean that hydrogen fuel cells are dead and buried. Even in a place as tailor-made for electric vehicles as Hawai'i, the fight for H2 continues. Today, GM ...

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    Better Place, Sheraton Waikiki, Hawaiian Electric team will bring EVs to Hawaii
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    Better Place, in partnership with Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts' Sheraton Waikiki Resort and Hawaiian Electric Company, has stepped up its efforts to electrify Honolulu. The trio will launch a project aimed at incorporating electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure in Honolulu, kicking off with the ...

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    Hawaii goes Leaf crazy as Nissan reports 300+ pre-orders from island state
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    Nissan's recently announced pairing with the state of Hawaii that reinforces our view that our nation's only island state is ideal for electric vehicles (EVs). With the Leaf's arrival in Hawai'i scheduled for January 2011, Nissan is now reporting that pre-orders for its electric hatchback have ...

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    A cure for Island fever: Nissan teams up with Hawaii to promote electric vehicles
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    As we've said before, the islands of Hawaii appear to be ideally suited for electric vehicles (EVs). The picturesque beaches, sparkling blue water and breathtaking mountain ranges are a sight to behold. EVs, often tagged as zero-emissions vehicles, are believed to have less environmental impact ...

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    CT&T chooses Hawaii for production of company's tiny electric cars
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    South Korean-based CT&T, makers of quirky little electric cars like the one pictured above, has chosen the beautiful island state of Hawaii as the new locale for a $200 million assembly plant that could employ as many as 400 people once construction is complete. CT&T is pondering four ...

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    Report: Hawaii could have 10,000 electric vehicles in five years
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    There are four big reasons why Hawai'i is an ideal electric vehicle market: no real range anxiety, a lot of eco-minded citizens, current high energy costs, lots of solar potential. We've been saying as much since 2006. Since then, there has been some progress made: a partnership with Better ...

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    Hawai'i opens first public electric vehicle charging station
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    We've been saying for ages that Hawai'i is really the ideal electric vehicle target, and in one week, it'll be even more perfect. After all, the islands are small (no reason for range anxiety), it's warm (no cold weather effect on batteries), it imports a lot of oil, which makes oil-free cars ...

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    Envy alert: cruising in a Tesla Roadster in Hawai'i
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    Tesla Roadster - Click above for high-res image gallery
    Finally. It's been a few years since we made the case that Hawai'i is one of world's best places to introduce electric cars. Since then, we've seen the state begin to make moves in an EV direction through a partnership with Better Place and ...

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    Phoenix Motorcars is not dead, will bring electric vehicles to Maui (UPDATED)
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    Curious about what Phoenix Motorcars has been up to? Taking trips to Hawai'i, apparently. The California company behind the all-electric Phoenix SUT (above) and SUV has announced it will bring electric vehicles to Maui by next year. What's interesting is that the Hawai'i-Phoenix joint press release ...

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    Getting off the gas in Hawaii - part 2: The first electric car in Hawaii
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    Inside the Enova Hawaii garage. Click to enter gallery.Enova Systems, based in Torrance, California, is known for converting heavy-duty vans and buses to using fuel cell and hybrid powertrains (read previous ABG stories on Enova). In Hawaii, the Enova branch is also working on all-electric ...

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