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In a move to bolster sustainable transportation infrastructure and promote electric vehicle adoption, Maui County celebrated the grand opening of new electric vehicle charging stations today.

The US Environmental Protection Agency is nearing the end of processing hundreds of thousands of lithium-ion batteries from burned electric/hybrid vehicles and solar battery energy storage systems from the Maui wildfires and shipping them to Nevada for recycling.

Hawaiian Electric has added seven new publicly-accessible, fast-charging stations for electric vehicle drivers on Maui and O‘ahu.

Maui-based Hawaiʻi Pacific Solar has installed a renewable energy system at the Hawaiʻi Department of Education’s Queen Liliuokalani administration campus in Honolulu.  

Rising Sun is teaming up with the Walsh ʻOhana to offer movie-goers a unique opportunity to win a limited edition, Tesla Powerwall Home Battery.

With the end of Net Energy Metering rooftop solar customers have two tariff options to connect to the utility grid. Rising Sun representatives say the Tesla Powerwall helps customers maximize solar energy consumption and cost savings under both tariffs.

Hawaii residents can save up to $13,500 by applying for rebates on new electric or hybrid electric/gasoline cars and chargers, and now the state has extended the application deadline to January 31, 2012.

Before Elon Musk set out to change the alternative fuel car industry, he was first involved in computers, writing software and founding e-commerce giant, PayPal.  So, then, for Tesla, it shouldn’t be much surprise that its new battery technology is more closely related to computer batteries than it is to cars. Major automakers including BMW, […]