nd consecutive year, Hawaiian Electric Company is a key partner with the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association (HADA) for the 2011 First Hawaiian International Auto Show at the Hawaii Convention Center, Friday, March 18 to Sunday, March 20, 2011. 

The Hawaiian Electric display near the doors to the exhibition hall will provide answers to many questions about electric vehicles.  On hand will be representatives of:

——Plug-in America, a national grass-roots EV organization;
——the Electric Vehicle Association of Hawaii;
——Blue Planet Foundation, the Hawaii based organization with the mission to end use of fossil fuels on Earth;
——Better Place, the global provider of EV networks and services; and
——AeroVironment; Coulomb Technologies and Volta, local and national EV charge station providers.

In addition, Hawaiian Electric personnel will be on hand to explain the utility’s discount EV Charging Rates and other support for making Hawaii EV-Ready.

“I know of no other place in the country where the local utility and the local automobile dealers association are working so closely together to make a dynamic market for electric vehicles,” said Dave Rolf, HADA director.

“We are happy to be at the auto show again,” said Robbie Alm, Hawaiian Electric executive vice president.  “If Hawaii is going to reach our aggressive goals for a clean energy future, we need to reduce our use of oil for transportation, not just for electricity.  The auto show is a chance to talk to thousands of auto enthusiasts and future auto buyers about our clean energy future.”

The theme of the show is “The Big Bang – The New Universe of Automotive Technology. The new alternative fuel vehicles on display are scheduled to include: Chevrolet Volt; Nissan LEAF™; Honda CR-Z Hybrid; Kia Optima Hybrid; Lexus CT 200h; Mitsubishi i; Toyota Plug-in-Prius; Toyota Prius V and Toyota RAV4 EV.