Hawaii EV Association

Accelerating Hawaii’s transition to a sustainable transportation future.

We have over 41,000 passenger EVs in the State!

As of April 2026, there were 41,822 registered EVs in Hawaii, an increase of 4,630 vehicles (12.4%) over April 2025. This represents 3.9% of the state's 1,082,686 registered passenger vehicles.

Electric freight vehicles (now at 1,470) represent 1.8% of our 80,295 freight vehicle fleet.

Adoption is accelerating across the state, with very positive YoY growth. This is very positive, but more must be done to accelerate adoption. Hawaii consumes nearly 40 million gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel each month, and gas and diesel-powered vehicles account for approximately 93% of registered passenger vehicles.

Source: dbedt.hawaii.gov/economic/energy-trends-2

County Adoption Trends

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EV and EV Charging News

Maui EV drivers - residents and visitors - now have a new DC Fast Charger hub to keep their cars charged. The Kapalua Airport hub, four 150 kW DC chargers, was formally dedicated on May 13, ahead of schedule. Here’s are the details, courtesy of the Hawaii Department of Transportation.

Read more in our latest post: The Latest Maui DC Fast Chargers - Kapalua Airport, Maui.

Kapalua Airport NEVI DC EV Charger hub. Courtesy HDOT

Electric Vehicle Myth-Busting

Time for some EV FUD-busting. Robert Llewellyn’s informative video addresses some common myths about EVs and EV batteries.

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A smiling woman and man holding a large white sign with the Hawaii Electric Vehicle Association logo, which features a green palm tree, a car, and an electric plug, inside a shopping mall. The woman has long gray hair and wears a red shirt, while the
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A row of electric cars parked in a parking lot with people standing in front, surrounded by lush green trees and a cloudy sky.
A group of people, mostly teenagers, gathered outside during daytime. Two electric cars with open hoods are present; one blue with visible engine components and a gray one where a woman is demonstrating some parts of the vehicle.
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Three people standing in a parking lot near electric vehicles, with a silver Tesla Model X in the foreground and a white Jeep in the background. The group includes two women and one man, all smiling.
Two people sitting in the open trunk of a black SUV parked outdoors under a large tree. The person on the left is a man wearing a gray shirt, black shorts, and a black cap. The person on the right is a woman wearing a black t-shirt and shorts. Both a
Blue electric sports car parked in front of a display tent at a National Drive Electric Week event, with people gathered around and palm trees in the background.
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A group of five people standing around an electric bike in a shopping mall, with a woman holding a young child and a young boy in front, smiling and posing for the camera.
People gathered around a Tesla vehicle at a Tesla Owners Hawaii event in a parking lot, with a tent labeled 'Tesla Owners Hawaii' and trees in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
A man standing on the step of a gray Rivian truck in a parking lot, smiling, wearing sunglasses, a short-sleeve button-up shirt, and shorts, with a U-Haul moving truck in the background and a large tree and a building with elevated rail tracks under
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