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Transcript of UH-Maui College Wins DOE Grant for Renewable Energy Charging of Rental Electric Vehicles
TOP 10 REASONS WHY MAUI IS THE PERFECT
SITE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES
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
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
But Maui could create a new paradigm for drivers: Here are 10 reasons why . . .
#10 Maui will benefit from early delivery of EVs
#9 Maui is geographically small (which helps with “range anxiety”)
48 miles wide
26 Miles across
#8 Maui hosts nearly 2 million visitors per year, (or, on average, over half of the people here are visitors) and . . .
85% of them choose rental cars for transporta=on.
That’s important in this plan, because EVs make sense for rental car companies:
• 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)
• Rental car companies can capture value when they resell the cars
• Having EVs makes them more compe==ve in the rental market
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
• 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 . . . )
#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)
#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
#5 Golf courses, restaurants, and major tourist des=na=ons are installing
charging sta=ons
#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
#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
• 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)
• During the day=me, EVs can draw on solar energy (and the technology is available)
• And EVs also become a poten=al source of storage -‐ a cri=cal component for an isolated grid
#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
And the #1 Reason EVs make sense for Maui?
Gas Prices are the highest in the na=on!
Price shown from May 2011
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
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
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.
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
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]
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