The coalition plans to install EV chargers on the Neighbor Islands as well. HECO estimates that the price for a rapid charge for an EV battery will be less than two dollars. The cost is even less for charging EV batteries overnight at home. The Public Utilities Commission recently approved a nighttime rate of 7.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, about half the price of regular residential electric rates. As a result, a 10 kilowatt-hour overnight EV charge will cost about 75 cents.
Many incentives are in place to encourage the Hawaii public to buy and drive EVs.
For example, EV drivers don't have to feed parking meters because their vehicles are exempt from state and municipal parking fees. Even if riding alone, EV drivers can drive in lanes reserved for high-occupancy cars without getting a ticket.