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Hawaii Department Of Transportation Has Fleet Of Teslas That Is Helping The State Save Money

CleanTechnica EVs

KHON2 has a few concerns about Hawaii’s decision to outfit its State Department of Transportation (DOT) with a fleet of Teslas. The news station noted that it was receiving a lot of questions about why there were so many Teslas being used by the State DOT. Apparently, state fleets should look worn around the edges […].

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Tesla In The Tropics: Hawaii A Good Market For Electric Cars

Green Car Reports

As Nissan has discovered with sales of its Leaf, Hawaii is well suited to the daily duties of running an electric car. It''s something Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] is discovering too, as sales of the Model S sedan are ramping up in the island state, and taking a healthy chunk of the market''s electric car sales overall.

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Where Are Hybrids, Electric Cars Selling Fastest? Hawaii

Green Car Reports

Hawaii, the land of sun, sea, sand and surfing. In fact, hybrids and electric cars are selling so well in the state they almost matched 2011's figures in the first five months of this year. Green transport, too, according to the latest sales figures emerging from the islands.

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Tesla cutbacks, Norway EVs, Hyundai filters, Hawaii beaches: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Electric cars have become "normal" in Norway. Hawaii fights climate change with a sea wall. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Oil-rich Norway has become famous for how many of its citizens buy electric cars. Hyundai aims to keep particulates out of the cabin. We had a chance to.

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Better Place, Sheraton Waikiki and Hawaiian Electric Partner on EV Charge Network in Hawaii

Green Car Congress

Better Place has started its initial deployment of EV infrastructure in Hawaii, with the launch of a project to incorporate its electric-vehicle infrastructure in Honolulu, in partnership with Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts’ Sheraton Waikiki Resort and Hawaiian Electric Company. Kyo-ya will operate two of the electric vehicles.

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Will Hawaii Become Paradise For Plug-In Electric Cars Too?

Green Car Reports

Hawaii is a beautiful state with warm tropical weather, but it's also an expensive place to drive despite the limited travel distances on each of its islands. All those factors together may make Hawaii the state that's most suited. Fuels have to be brought in by ship, and its gas prices ($4.45

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Ford already delivered F-150 Lightning electric trucks to customers in all 50 US states

Electric Cars Report

In just two months, Ford has delivered electric F-150 Lightning trucks to customers in all 50 U.S. states, from the shores of the Kenai River in Alaska to Houston and even Hawaii.

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