EV Fires are Rare and Manageable
Electric vehicle adoption continues to rise in Hawaii. We now have 37,000 of them on our roads. They are paving the way to a cleaner and more resilient energy future. As with any emergent technology, there are questions and concerns raised that may create unnecessary hurdles to adoption.
One concern area that we’ve heard more about lately is the risk of fires. The Matson decision to pause shipments of EVs and recent headlines have heightened concerns about EV fire risk. The fact is that EV fires are rare and can be managed with modern firefighting technologies and techniques.
Hydrogen Cars - Folly or Common Sense?
California’s experience with hydrogen fueling stations holds lessons that can help Hawaii avoid waste and accelerate its transition to clean energy. It is on track to spend over $400,000,000 on a network of 100 hydrogen fueling stations. The rationale seems to be built on the axiom “build it, and they will come.”
The reality is that it’s unlikely that ‘they’ (fuel-cell electric cars) will come fast enough to play a meaningful role in the decarbonization of ground transportation. Many factors are playing against it in Hawaii: