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The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is finalizing a climate roadmap to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Electrifying vehicles is a key strategy.

DTRIC Insurance is hosting its August Drive Aloha Safest Driver Challenge. This month-long competition awards cash prizes to the safest drivers in the state if they download an app that tracks their driving behavior.

Hawaiʻi's largest shipping company told customers this week that it won’t ship electric vehicles to Hawaiʻi anymore. Matson says it’s because of the fire risk of shipping lithium-ion batteries. We get more on that story from Pacific Business News Editor in Chief Janis Magin.

Melissa Pavlicek, the executive director of the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association, discusses how Trump's proposed tariffs could skew sales for the rest of the year, depending on what parts get taxed and whether the automakers have U.S. plants.

April is national Distracted Driving Awareness Month. An event this weekend hopes to draw parents and potential new student drivers to learn about what to consider when you get behind the wheel.

State lawmakers are considering increasing the tax on registering large vehicles to fund the Safe Routes to School Program. For cars over 4,000 pounds — like a 2025 Toyota Tacoma — it would cost 3 cents a pound instead of 2 cents.

The report defines superusers as the 10% of drivers in the U.S. who use the most gasoline. In Hawaiʻi, about 65,000 drivers are considered superusers. The organizations behind the report suggest more targeted incentives for superusers to switch to electric vehicles. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

A fast-growing electric vehicle maker from Southeast Asia has hit a snag. VinFast is a Vietnamese company that plans to build a plant in the United States — but probably not on the timeline it would prefer. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

The IRS has made it a bit easier for EVs to qualify for tax credits in 2025. In the meantime, here's what you need to know about which cars are eligible right now.

Inflation is moving more slowly than it was earlier this year — both in Hawaiʻi and in the rest of the United States. But in some places, prices are still rising for certain products, including the price of a car in Singapore. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.