UH-Maui College Wins DOE Grant for Renewable Energy Charging of Rental Electric Vehicles

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TOP 10 REASONS WHY MAUI IS THE PERFECT SITE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES

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DOE Planning Grant for Electric Vehicles Awarded to UHMC and DBEDT The Department of Energy has awarded nearly $300,000 to University of Hawaiʻi Maui College—in partnership with the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT)—to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Hawaiʻi. UHMC was the only college or university that received a community planning grant in this initiative. “Our strategy,” says Susan Wyche, UHMC Special Projects Coordinator, “is to capitalize on Maui’s unique features that will support the mass adoption of electric vehicles, such as our short driving distances, high cost of gasoline, and the large number of rental vehicles that make up our vehicle population. Our goal is to have the highest EV ownership per capita in the world, and to combine that with the greatest percentage of fossil free sources to charge those EVs. Maui will serve as a case study for other islands in Hawaii, and the world.” The strategy required extensive recruiting of partners willing to dedicate personnel time to the planning process. Over 30 partners will participate, including car rental companies and car dealers, resort hotels, utility companies, local and state environmental agencies, organizations with large vehicle fleets, and renewable energy producers. In addition, UHMC will be consulting with the University of California San Diego and San Diego Regional Clean Fuels Coalition, which have been national leaders in developing renewable energy resources, innovative policies, and studies on consumer use of electric vehicles. “We worked with UH Maui College to get this grant because Maui is an ideal location for EV adoption. Maui attracts some two million visitors per year, and 85 percent of these use rental cars. Visitors and local people can test drive the cars; this will help them decide whether they would like to become EV owners. Many Maui resorts are putting in charging stations, so the infrastructure will be available. And EVs can be plugged in at night to use Maui-generated wind energy, which is usually most available in the evenings,” said Estrella Seese, acting administrator of DBEDT’s Energy Office. The connection to renewable energy is key for the project, because the goal is not just to encourage drivers to switch to electric vehicles—which would only mean exchanging where the fuel is burned from the combustible engine to the central energy plant—but to power the vehicles through renewable energy. “This grant fits with the College’s goals of providing leadership in sustainable solutions for island-based economies,” says Chancellor Clyde Sakamoto, “We look forward to cooperatively spearheading this effort which will contribute to our independence from imported fuels.”

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TOP  10  REASONS  WHY  MAUI  IS  THE  PERFECT  

SITE  FOR  ELECTRIC  VEHICLES    

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EVs  pose  mul=ple  challenges    to  mass  adop=on  

•  They  are  expensive  •  They  require  new  infrastructure  •  They  provoke  “range  anxiety”  •  They  require  consumers  to  change  their  fueling  behavior  

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Challenges  for  EVs  (cont.)  

•  Poten=al  owners  are  concerned  that  current  technology  will  become  obsolete  quickly  

•  Most  are  sold  in  advance,  so  limited  opportuni=es  for  test  driving  exist  

•  They  create  an  unknown  impact  on  old  u=lity  grids  

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But  Maui  could  create  a  new  paradigm  for  drivers:                    Here  are  10  reasons  why  .  .  .  

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#10  Maui  will  benefit  from  early  delivery  of  EVs  

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#9    Maui  is  geographically  small    (which  helps  with  “range  anxiety”)  

48  miles  wide  

26  Miles  across  

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#8  Maui  hosts    nearly  2  million    visitors  per  year,  (or,  on  average,  over  half  of  the  people  here  are  visitors)  and  .  .  .    

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85%  of  them  choose  rental  cars    for  transporta=on.  

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That’s  important  in  this  plan,  because  EVs  make  sense  for  rental  car  companies:    

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•  Rental  car  companies  can  purchase  in  large  quan==es  

•  Fleets  change  over  quickly  (they  don’t  have  to  worry  about  geang  stuck  with  obsolete  technology)  

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•  Rental  car  companies  can  capture  value  when  they  resell  the  cars  

•  Having  EVs  makes  them  more  compe==ve  in  the  rental  market  

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EVs  will  also  appeal  to  rental  car  customers  because  .  .  .  

•  They  can  try  the  cars  without  commiang  to  a  major  purchase  

•  The  infrastructure  is  taken  care  of  at  their  des=na=on  

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•  They  can  get  an  extended  “test  drive”  experience  

•  The  car  becomes  part  of  the  vaca=on  adventure  

                                                   And  •  In  some  cases,  refueling  is  covered  by  their  hotels    

(Which  leads  us  to  our  next  set  of  reasons  .  .  .  )    

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#7  A  majority  of  visitors  stay  at  hotels  or  condos  

clustered  along  the  south  and  west  

coasts  of  the  island  (where  they  can  recharge  their  EV  cars  overnight)  

 

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#6  Parking  facili=es  that  are  available  for  use  by  the  general  public  and  have  at  least  100  spaces  are  required  to  install  an  EV  charger  for  every  100  spaces  

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#5  Golf  courses,  restaurants,  and  major  tourist  des=na=ons  are  installing    

charging  sta=ons  

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#4  Rental  cars  will  encourage  local  adop=on  

•  EVs  will  become  familiar  (as  hybrids  did)  •  Infrastructure  for  visitor  des=na=ons  can  also                                                    serve  local  drivers  (malls,  restaurants,  etc.)  

•  Seeing  EVs  on  the  road  will  increase  buyer  interest  

•  Local  drivers  can          rent  EVs  on  a  trial  basis  •  Maintenance  service            will  be  available      

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#3  EVs  will  assist  Maui’s  isolated  grid  to  integrate  renewable  energy:  

•  Wind  and  solar  energy  are  readily  available  on  Maui,  but  .  .  .  

•  The  local  power  company  limits  variable  energy  sources  to  15%  because  of  its  impact  to  an  old  grid  

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•  Most  EVs  will  charge  at  night,  when  loads  on  the  u=lity  are  low  

 •  EVs  will  help  the  local  u=lity  company  use  energy  from  wind  farms  (which  is  frequently  highest  at  night)  

 

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•  During  the  day=me,  EVs  can  draw  on  solar  energy  (and  the  technology  is  available)  

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•  And  EVs  also  become  a  poten=al  source  of  storage  -­‐  a  cri=cal  component  for  an  isolated  grid  

 

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#2  Because  of  having  an  isolated  grid,  Maui  has  been  selected  as  a  test  

site  for  “Smart  Grid”  systems  by  several  major  companies,  

including  MECO,  GE,  and  Hitachi  

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And  the  #1  Reason  EVs  make  sense  for  Maui?  

     

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Gas  Prices  are  the    highest  in  the  na=on!        

     Price  shown  from  May  2011  

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Why  are  EVs  important  for  Hawaiʻi?  

•  Hawaiʻi  is  the  na=on’s  most  dependent  state  on  foreign  oil  

•  Hawaiʻi  spent  $7  billion  impor=ng  oil  –money  lost  to  reinves=ng  in  the  local  economy  

•  60%  of  that  is  spent  for  transporta=on  •  Hawaiʻi  has  set  a  goal  of  genera=ng  40%  of  its  energy  locally  by  2030  

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University  of  Hawaii  Maui  College,  in  partnership  with  the  State  of  Hawaii’s  Department  of  Business,  Economic  

Development,  has  a  plan  for  helping  Maui  become  a  na=onal  leader  in  the  mass  adop=on  of  electric  vehicles  (EVs):    

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ND

TOURISM

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Maui  Electric  Vehicle  Alliance  (EVA)    

 Maui  EVA  will  bring  together  interested  par=es  to  develop  a  collabora=ve  strategy  for  promo=ng  EVs  and  encouraging  infrastructure  development.  The  group  consists  of  government,  business,  academic,  and  non-­‐profit  organiza=ons.  

   

   

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Project  Partners  • Honolulu  Clean  Ci+es  • University  of  California  –  San  Diego  • San  Diego  Regional  Clean  Fuels  Coali+on  • AeroVironment  • Be=er  Place  • Castle  and  Cooke  • CATRALA  (Car  &  Truck  Rental                  Associa+on)  • Chevron  Energy  Solu+ons  • County  of  Maui  • Des+na+on  Resorts  Hawaii,  Inc.  • EAN  Holdings  (Enterprise)  • GreenCar  Hawaii  • Grand  Wailea  Resort  Hotel  &  Spa  • Hawaii  Automobile  Dealers  Associa+on  • Hawaii  Electric  Company    

• Hawaii  Electric  Vehicle  Network                  Corpora+on  • Hawaii  Electricians  Training  Fund    • Hawaii  Renewable  Energy  Development                  Venture  • Hawaii  Energy  and  Technology  • Hawaii  Natural  Energy  Ins+tute  • The  Hertz  Corpora+on  • Honua  Kai  Hotel  • HNU  Energy  • HTDC  -­‐  MEP  • Jim  Falk  Automo+ve  Group  • Maui  Economic  Development  Board  • Maui  Electric  Company  • Maui  Hotel  and  Lodging  Associa+on  • Rising  Sun  Solar    

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Planning  will  begin  in  Fall  2011        For  further  informa=on,  contact    

Susan  Wyche,  Special  Projects  Coordinator  University  of  Hawaii  Maui  College  

Tel.  808-­‐984-­‐3670  [email protected]  

         

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Slide  Credits  •  Slide  1,  photograph  by  Hiren  •  Slide  4,  image  from  hop://green.autoblog.com  •  Slide  6,  map  by  Google  Maps  •  Slide  7,  image  of  Maui  Airport  (OGG)  •  Slide  9,  images  of  Enterprise  and  Hertz  EV  rental  car  adver=sements  •  Slide  14,  Photograph  by  Randall  Michelson  •  Slide  15,  Photograph  of  Beoer  Place  charging  sta=on,  image  from  

hop://caradvice.com.au  •  Slide  16,  image  of  Kahili  Golf  Course,  Maui,  image  from  hop://www.hgcsa.org  •  Slide  18,  image  of  Maui  Electric  Company  Power  Plant,  from  

hop://www.hawaiiforvisitors.com  •  Slide  19,  image  of  Kaheawa  Wind  Farm  from  hop://www.beoerplace.com  •  Slide  20,  image  of  GE  Solar-­‐powered  Carport  •  Slide  21,  image  of  Chargepoint  charging  sta=on  •  Slide  24,  photograph  by  Susan  Wyche