Aloha Petroleum Unveils First Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers

AutoInformed.com Aloha Fast EV Charging

EV batteries can be fully replenished in less than 30 minutes with expensive 240 volt fast chargers.

Aloha Petroleum now has working fast chargers for electric vehicles at three locations in Oahu, Hawaii. As a promotional tool, EVs equipped with a CHAdeMO fast-charging outlet, including some models of the Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi i-MiEV can be topped up free at these Aloha stations. Aloha is the largest gasoline retailer and convenience store operator in the state.

The Aloha charging stations are part of the Hawaii EV Ready Grant Program, which received American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and limit Hawaii’s dependence on petroleum.

As part of this taxpayer-subsidized program, the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism Energy Office is managing the installation of 200 new EV charging stations at more than 80 locations statewide.

In March 2011, the Grant Program gave AeroVironment an $820,000 contract to fund deployment of charging stations throughout the islands. AeroVironment has already installed more than 80 public Level 2 (240-volt) chargers at hotels, shopping centers and office buildings, and DC fast chargers at the Grand Hyatt in Kauai and Wyndham Hotel on Oahu.

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