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Toyota and Servco Pacific pilot test new car share application in Hawaii

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When the employee-only pilot testing program concludes, Servco, the distributor of Toyota vehicles in Hawaii, will use the car-sharing technology to launch a new Honolulu-based car share business by the end of 2017.

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DOE: California had the highest concentration of plug-in vehicles relative to population in 2016

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In 2016, California had the highest concentration of plug-in vehicles relative to population with 6.65 Hawaii had the second highest concentration with nearly four PEVs per 1,000 people followed by Washington and Oregon with about three PEVs per 1,000 people.

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Solar Impulse grounded until 2016 due to battery damage; team studying better thermal management

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Solar Impulse, the solar-powered electric aircraft attempting to fly around the world, will be grounded in Hawaii until early spring 2016 due to damage to the batteries which overheated in the record-breaking oceanic flight from Nagoya to Hawaii.

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Servco completes Oahu’s first publicly accessible hydrogen station; to begin leasing Mirai

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Our hydrogen station will help show Hawaii residents how FCVs can make a real impact on our sustainability goals. We are committed to the future of mobility in Hawaii, and we believe in the potential for FCVs in our state. Servco brought the first Mirai production vehicles to Hawaii in 2016. Servco Pacific Inc.

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Study finds road conditions in US states worsening in important categories

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This edition of the Annual Highway Report uses state-submitted highway data from 2016, the most recent year with complete figures currently available, along with traffic congestion and bridge data from 2017. Overall Rankings, 24 th Annual Highway Report. Missouri, Maine and Kentucky round out the top five states.

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Navigant: N. American PEV sales to hit almost 200K units this year; ~62% growth y-o-y

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In a new report , Navigant Research forecasts that plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) sales in the US and Canada in 2016 will near 200,000 unit sales, growing by around 62% year-over-year. Since the PEV market launched in 2011, sales have been concentrated on the US West Coast, with PEV market share in California expected to exceed 5% in 2016.

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Safety Institute: auto manufacturers fail to meet NHTSA deadline for replacement airbags

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A study of Vehicle Owner Questionnaires from April through July 2016 shows that the agency has received 155 complaints from consumers with vehicles registered in hot and humid states, who attempted to have their recalled driver and passenger-side airbags repaired, only to be turned away by dealers for lack of parts.