Better Place partners Hawaii for electric rollout
Dec 3, 2008 Green Technologies
Better Place
Shortly after announcing plans to set up a electric vehicle charging network in California, California startup Better Place is now set to sign in Hawaii as its next customer. Work for the electric car charging network will presumably start from next year, with electric vehicles first appearing in 18 months and becoming widely available by 2012. Hawaii utility Hawaiian Electric Company has also signed on to collaborate on infrastructure and energy production. More details are likely to be announced shortly.
Better Place already has deals in place for rolling out electric vehicle charging infrastructure in other countries like Denmark and Israel. With this deal, I guess that other electric vehicle makers will shortly follow with their own announcements to take advantage of charging network.
Hawaii being island in Pacific Ocean may be more vulnerable to the effects of global warming than other US states. Whatvere the motive, the state has its Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI), which is aiming to have 70 percent of the states electricity from renewable sources.
Tags: Better Place, Denmark, electric cars, Hawaii, Israel
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