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More Hawaiʻi Drivers Are Embracing the Electric Vehicle Movement

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For National Drive Electric Week, The Conversation talked to Tam Hunt, director of the Hawaii Electric Vehicle Association, about what it's like to own an electric car. There’s also a webinar this weekend about how motorists are embracing the electric vehicle movement.

Hunt said there are some 16,000 electric vehicles in Hawaiʻi — the second-highest per capita ownership in the country behind California.

This interview aired on The Conversation on Sept. 28, 2021.

Corrected: September 29, 2021 at 12:13 PM HST
A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that 70% of Norwegian drivers drive electric vehicles. According to Tam Hunt, 85% of new car sales in Norway were electric vehicles in May and June of 2021.
Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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