Hawaii charges ahead with electric vehicles

Hawaii charges ahead with electric vehicles

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Frank Rogers of Green Energy Outlet shows a panel of photovoltaic cells, similar to the panels his company uses to recharge electric vehicles.

Photo by: JEFF WIDENER | The Honolulu Advertiser

About the photographer:

Jeff Widener is best known for his now famous image of a lone man confronting a column of tanks in Tiananmen Square during the 1989 Beijing riots which made him a nominated finalist for the 1990 Pulitzer.

Oahu's First ChargePoint Networked Charging Station

Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 12:00pm

Green Energy Outlet
575 Cooke St.
Honolulu, HI 96813

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Hawaii alternative energy pioneer Frank Rogers is announcing the activation of the first ChargePoint Networked Charging Station for electric vehicles in the history of Oahu. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place on Saturday, January 23rd at noon at the grand opening of his new Green Energy Outlet location in Kakaako. The local and state-wide press is cordially invited to attend. (This event is open to the public and prominent local political leaders have been invited.)

The ChargePoint Networked Charging Station itself is made by Coulomb Technologies of Campbell, California. It is part of a smart charging infrastructure for plug-in vehicles called the ChargePoint Network. The unit recognizes the EV driver, charges the vehicle safely, and communicates with both the network and driver. It even sends updates and alerts to the EV driver via e-mail and text-message.

ChargePoints have already been installed at over 50 locations around the mainland and on Maui. The Maui location is at the MECO headquarters in Kahalui and takes power from a wind turbine. The GEO unit will draw power from a solar panel array on the roof. This is all the brainchild of one of GEO's vendors, Mike Leone, CEO of Maui-based Hawaii Electric Vehicle (HIEV). His company is the exclusive Hawaii distributor for ChargePoint. Mike said, "It's time that energy self-sufficiency for Hawai'i stops being a dream and starts to become a reality. I hope that all Oahu supporters of Electric Vehicles and alternative energy will come out on the 23rd to help us kick off the beginning of a new era of clean transportation!"

Oahu's First ChargePoint Networked Charging Station

Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 12:00pm

Green Energy Outlet
575 Cooke St.
Honolulu, HI 96813

Google Maps

Hawaii alternative energy pioneer Frank Rogers is announcing the activation of the first ChargePoint Networked Charging Station for electric vehicles in the history of Oahu. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place on Saturday, January 23rd at noon at the grand opening of his new Green Energy Outlet location in Kakaako. The local and state-wide press is cordially invited to attend. (This event is open to the public and prominent local political leaders have been invited.)

The ChargePoint Networked Charging Station itself is made by Coulomb Technologies of Campbell, California. It is part of a smart charging infrastructure for plug-in vehicles called the ChargePoint Network. The unit recognizes the EV driver, charges the vehicle safely, and communicates with both the network and driver. It even sends updates and alerts to the EV driver via e-mail and text-message.

ChargePoints have already been installed at over 50 locations around the mainland and on Maui. The Maui location is at the MECO headquarters in Kahalui and takes power from a wind turbine. The GEO unit will draw power from a solar panel array on the roof. This is all the brainchild of one of GEO's vendors, Mike Leone, CEO of Maui-based Hawaii Electric Vehicle (HIEV). His company is the exclusive Hawaii distributor for ChargePoint. Mike said, "It's time that energy self-sufficiency for Hawai'i stops being a dream and starts to become a reality. I hope that all Oahu supporters of Electric Vehicles and alternative energy will come out on the 23rd to help us kick off the beginning of a new era of clean transportation!"

USNA Alumni Association Veteran's Day Luncheon

The USNA Alumni Association held a brown-bag lunch on Veterans Day, 2009 at the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Hall located at the Disabled Amerian Veterans Center in Honolulu as part of an on-going series of lectures highlighting Navy alumni contributions to the local commmunity. The lunch was attended by members of both Ivy League and service academy alumni groups, including Harvard, Penn, Columbia, and Princeton.

The lunch meeting was organized by Mark Piscioneri (USNA '77) of HIEV. Ted Peck (USNA '88), the Hawaii State Energy Administrator, spoke about the Governor's Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative and other efforts to "clean and green" Hawaii's environment and economy. Rear Admiral Dixon Smith (USNA '83), the Commander of Navy Region Hawaii, attended as part of the US Pacific Command's Pacific Energy Partnership Strategic Council. That group is advancing PACOM's committment to support and partcipate in the state's sustainability efforts.

After Mr. Peck's presentation, the attendees were given a live demonstration of the Coulomb Technologies "ChargePoint" networked EV charging station. HIEV is the exclusive Hawaii representative for Coulomb Technologies products and services.

Ted Peck, Hawaii State Energy Administrator, speaks to a group of Ivy League and service academy alumni at the Honolulu Disabled American Veterans Center on Veterans Day, 2009. Mr. Peck, a 1988 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, spoke about the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative.

Three graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy Ted Peck '88, Mark Piscioneri '77, and Rear Admiral Dixon Smith '83 meet on Veteran's Day at a green energy event. The Coulomb Technologies "Chargepoint" networked EV charging station can be seen in the background. HIEV is the exclusive dealer for "Chargepoint" in Hawaii.

Wind Turbine at MECO

Maui Electric Company (MECO) leads the way with implementing renewable energy sources. One wind turbine and two Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations were installed at the MECO property last week.

HIEV's Mark Piscioneri Interview on KWAI Radio 1080 Honolulu

HIEV's Mark Piscioneri made an appearance on The Solar Guy with Jeff Davis talk radio show on September 20, 2009 to discuss how the Electric Vehicle and other sustainable energy products will change things in Hawaii.

The Solar Guy with Jeff Davis is a talk radio show on am 1080, Sundays from 10-11. Jeff’s mission is to provide a platform for all things sustainable (products, design, politics, etc). The show began about two years back and has now has expanded to an hour. Jeff would personally like to invite you to be apart of the show and share with the people of Hawaii how you contribute to sustainability.

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Sat 09/19 10-11AM

KWAI radio 1080 Honolulu plus webcast

The Solar Guy with Jeff Davis

Proucer - Ashley McQuillen

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Jeff Davis, Ashley McQuillen, Mark Piscioneri

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HIEV's Sabrina Sirt makes front page of The Maui News

Hawaii Electric Vehicles' Sabrina Sirt is featured on the front page of the The Maui News on 12 September 2009. The article covers the 2009 Maui County Energy Expo.

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Photo by: Matthew Thayer

Sabrina Sirt provides information on a Current on Thursday at the Maui County Energy Expo 2009 at the Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa. The electric car produced by Denver’s Electric City Motors will travel 60 miles on a five-hour, $1.80 charge of electricity. The expo ended its two days of sessions Friday.