EV 101 - Buying and Owning an EV in Hawaii Webinar
Our first Zoom webinar was held on September 26, 2020, in celebration of National Drive Electric Week. We kicked off our event by announcing Governor David Ige's Drive Electric Week Proclamation across Hawaii.
In addition to the Governor, Mayors of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii Island also proclaimed the week of September 26 through October 4, 2020 ‘Drive Electric Week’ in their respective counties.
Our webinar included the following talks:
EV Benefits and Incentives, presented by Lauren Reichelt, Director of Clean Transportation at Blue Planet Foundation
Buying an EV, presented by Tam Hunt, Hawaii EV Director
Charging an EV, presented by Sonja Kass, Hawaii EV Director
This was followed by a panel of EV owners from across the state who shared their buying and ownership experiences. The panel included:
Noreen Reimel - Kia Soul EV owner
Gary Miller - Tesla Model 3 owner
Sharon Geiken - Tesla Model S owner
Russell Ruderman - Nissan LEAF owner
Andy Kass - Nissan LEAF owner
If you did not get a chance to join our webinar, you can catch the details in the following video.
Many thanks to Kauai EV, Big Island EV Association, Tesla Hawaii Club, Blue Planet Foundation, Drive Electric Hawaii, Tesla Hawaii, Plug In America, Sierra Club, Electric Auto Association, and Electrify America for making this event possible.
