Electrify America, the largest open DC fast charging network in the US, has opened its first EV charging station in Hawaii.
The launch brings Electrify America’s network presence to 47 states plus the District of Columbia. (I can say with confidence that they’re not in Vermont yet.)
The new Hawaii EV station is in Pearl City, on the island of Oahu. It features four EV chargers that can deliver up to 150kW. As is the case with all other Electrify America charging stations, drivers in Hawaii can pay by credit or debit card or by using the Electrify America mobile app.
As of 2022, the US Department of Energy reported that Hawaii had 406 EV charging stations and 940 charging outlets. The vast majority of those are Level 2, and there are 77 DC fast chargers.
In September, the state announced its EV infrastructure plan following the passage of the Biden administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Ed Sniffen, deputy director of Hawaii’s Highways Division, said:
Hawai‘i ranks highest among states in the adoption of electric vehicles.
Through this program we will fill gaps in the state’s charging network to make owning electric vehicles cost effective and charging more convenient to support conversion in line with our aggressive state goals.
EV adoption in Hawaii is rising quickly: As of February 2023, the number of passenger EVs in the state was 23,450, an increase of 4,833 vehicles (26%) from the same month last year, and an increase of 644 vehicles (2.8%) from January 2023, according to Hawaii’s Monthly Energy Trend. (For perspective, there are 1,068,071 registered passenger vehicles in the state.)
Top comment by BuckeyeJo
We returned from the Big Island yesterday. We found conditions regarding chargers constantly changing. Several chargers, broken earlier in our trip, were replaced and functional within six days. We found second tier chargers at many resorts, which were available to us for the cost of a lunch. (The only exception was the Fairmount; the valets said the chargers were broken. A call to the manager revealed that was not accurate. No aloha at the Fairmount valet stand.) There was a charger in Waikaloa Village, Kawi, Waimea/Kamuela, and one outside the electric company in Kona that appeared to be like the one pictured. There was a charger outside a coffee/tea shop in Hilo. Chargers that were broken at the Mauna Kea Resort and King Shops in Waikaloa were repaired within five days. I'm certain there are other chargers we didn't need, but we were able to travel around the island easily relying on the chargers already up and running. We even found a couple of privately owned chargers made available to the public for a voluntary donation. Weather and use by people untrained in charging are hard on public stations everywhere, but especially in the islands. Thank you, Big Island, for supporting EVs and their users.
Electrify America and Electrify Canada currently have 800 total stations with 3,500 DC fast chargers installed or construction completed. They expect to have more than 1,800 total charging stations with over 10,000 individual chargers in the US and Canada combined by 2026. The company’s chargers offer speeds of up to 150kW or 350kW.
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Photo: Electrify America
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