Comments on: Mitsubishi and Hawaii Promote Electric Vehicles Through Additional Rebates and EV Charging Stations http://inhabitat.com/mitsubishi-and-hawaii-promote-electric-vehicles-through-additional-rebates-and-ev-charging-stations/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:51:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: caeman http://inhabitat.com/mitsubishi-and-hawaii-promote-electric-vehicles-through-additional-rebates-and-ev-charging-stations/comment-page-1/#comment-343002 caeman Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:40:10 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=267027#comment-343002 In 2007, Hawaii had 1.13 million and a population of 1.28 million. Maybe these smaller EVs are a good answer for Hawaii's traffic problems, but can the power grid handle what could potentially be a lot of new EVs plugging in? Let's be optimistic and assume that 10% of drivers will buy an EV, roughly 113,000 EVs. Can the power grid in Hawaii handle 113,000 level 3 chargers being plugged all potentially at the same time? (Drive to work, plug in, drive home, plug in). What if the financial incentives really take off and 20% of the cars become EV? In 2007, Hawaii had 1.13 million and a population of 1.28 million. Maybe these smaller EVs are a good answer for Hawaii’s traffic problems, but can the power grid handle what could potentially be a lot of new EVs plugging in? Let’s be optimistic and assume that 10% of drivers will buy an EV, roughly 113,000 EVs. Can the power grid in Hawaii handle 113,000 level 3 chargers being plugged all potentially at the same time? (Drive to work, plug in, drive home, plug in).

What if the financial incentives really take off and 20% of the cars become EV?

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